Karl-Anthony Cities’ relationship with the New York Knicks continues to deteriorate.
The Knicks announced in a public statement earlier in the week that they’re formally shutting down contract talks with their gamers till in a while within the season. In consequence, Cities is amongst a number of Knicks who is not going to be getting an extension earlier than the beginning of the 2026-27 marketing campaign.
Talking with reporters on Sunday, Cities addressed the Knicks’ choice. He mentioned that he was “very upset” with the crew over what he indicated as a shock growth.
“It was information to me,” mentioned Cities, per James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. “Very upset to say the least. Let’s state the apparent. It’s enterprise, however there’s enterprise on the court docket for us to deal with.”
The six-time All-Star Cities, 30, is on the lookout for a brand new contract from the Knicks after serving to make them the NBA championship in 2026. He’s within the closing assured yr of his contract this season at $57.1 million and in addition holds a $61 million participant choice for 2027-28.
Of their try to keep away from the second apron of the posh tax, New York just isn’t prepared to present Cities a max extension. As a substitute, they want him to leave tens of millions of dollars on the table on a potential new contract.
Cities, though he has reportedly been frustrated with the Knicks for the last several months, has no less than proven a willingness to barter with the crew at a quantity lower than his max. However now the Knicks are all of a sudden not trying to negotiate in any respect, which is a disappointing growth for each Cities and his different extension-eligible teammates reminiscent of Josh Hart and Miles McBride.
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