Editing New York Knicks (section)

===Retained draft rights===
The Knicks hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA. A drafted player, either an international draftee or a college draftee who is not signed by the team that drafted him, is allowed to sign with any non-NBA teams. In this case, the team retains the player's draft rights in the NBA until one year after the player's contract with the non-NBA team ends.<ref>{{cite web|first=Larry|last=Coon|author-link=Larry Coon|title=NBA Salary Cap FAQ – 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement|url=http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm|website=CBAFAQ|access-date=April 13, 2014|quote=If the player is already under contract to, or signs a contract with a non-NBA team, the team retains the player's draft rights for one year after the player's obligation to the non-NBA team ends. Essentially, the clock stops as long as the player plays pro ball outside the NBA.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527075033/http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm|archive-date=May 27, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> This list includes draft rights that were acquired from trades with other teams.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"
! style="{{NBA color cell|New York Knicks}};"|Draft
! style="{{NBA color cell|New York Knicks}};"|Round
! style="{{NBA color cell|New York Knicks}};"|Pick
! style="{{NBA color cell|New York Knicks}};"|Player
! style="{{NBA color cell|New York Knicks}};"|Pos.
! style="{{NBA color cell|New York Knicks}};"|Nationality
! style="{{NBA color cell|New York Knicks}};"|Current team
! style="{{NBA color cell|New York Knicks}};"|Note(s)
! class="unsortable" style="{{NBA color cell|New York Knicks}};"|Ref
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2023 NBA draft|2023]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|31
| {{sortname|James|Nnaji}}
| style="text-align:center;"|C
| {{flagu|Nigeria}}
| [[Bàsquet Girona|Girona]] ([[Liga ACB|Spain]])
| Acquired from the [[Detroit Pistons]] (via [[Charlotte Hornets|Charlotte]])
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Knicks Acquire Karl-Anthony Towns|url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/news/new-york-knicks-acquire-karl-anthony-towns|website=NBA.com|date=October 2, 2024|access-date=October 4, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2021 NBA draft|2021]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|34
| {{sortname|Rokas|Jokubaitis}}
| style="text-align:center;"|G
| {{flagu|Lithuania}}
| [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv]] ([[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israel]])
| Acquired from the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Knicks Acquire Draft Rights to Jokubaitis and McBride|url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-acquire-draft-rights-jokubaitis-and-mcbride|website=NBA.com|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803181247/https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-acquire-draft-rights-jokubaitis-and-mcbride|archive-date=August 3, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2017 NBA draft|2017]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|50
| {{sortname|Mathias|Lessort}}
| style="text-align:center;"|C
| {{flagu|France}}
| [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens]] ([[Greek Basket League|Greece]])
| Acquired from the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] (via [[Los Angeles Clippers|LA Clippers]] and [[Minnesota Timberwolves|Minnesota]])
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Knicks Acquire Draft Rights to Kentucky's Immanuel Quickley|url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-acquire-draft-rights-kentuckys-immanuel-quickley|website=NBA.com|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202130803/https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-acquire-draft-rights-kentuckys-immanuel-quickley|archive-date=December 2, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2017 NBA draft|2017]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|58
| {{sortname|Ognjen|Jaramaz}}
| style="text-align:center;"|G
| {{flagu|Serbia}}
| [[Saski Baskonia]] ([[Liga ACB|Spain]])
| 
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Vorkunov|title=Knicks Draft Frank Ntilikina of France, Avoiding a Dramatic Twist|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/sports/basketball/new-york-knicks-draft-frank-ntilikina.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 22, 2017|access-date=April 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421164851/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/sports/basketball/new-york-knicks-draft-frank-ntilikina.html|archive-date=April 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2016 NBA draft|2016]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|57
| {{sortname|Wang|Zhelin}}
| style="text-align:center;"|C
| {{flagu|China}}
| [[Shanghai Sharks]] ([[Chinese Basketball Association|China]])
| Acquired from the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] (via [[Los Angeles Lakers|LA Lakers]])
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lakers Trade Gasol and 2nd Round Pick for Draft Rights to Wang Zhelin.|url=https://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/lakers-trade-memphis-marc-gasol-wang-zhelin-210910|website=NBA.com|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|date=September 10, 2021|access-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204002033/https://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/lakers-trade-memphis-marc-gasol-wang-zhelin-210910|archive-date=December 4, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NewleyZhelin">{{cite web|title=Knicks Acquire Denzel Valentine and Cash Considerations in Three-Team Deal|url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-acquire-denzel-valentine-and-cash-considerations-three-team-deal|website=NBA.com|date=January 3, 2022|access-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104034431/https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-acquire-denzel-valentine-and-cash-considerations-three-team-deal|archive-date=January 4, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2015 NBA draft|2015]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|39
| {{sortname|Juan Pablo|Vaulet}}
| style="text-align:center;"|F
| {{flagu|Argentina}}
| [[Palencia Baloncesto|Zunder Palencia]] ([[Primera FEB|Spain]])
| Acquired from the [[Indiana Pacers]] (via [[Brooklyn Nets|Brooklyn]] and [[Charlotte Hornets|Charlotte]])
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Knicks Acquire Mikal Bridges and Keita Bates-Diop|url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/news/mikal-bridges-acquired-in-trade-with-brooklyn-nets|website=NBA.com|date=July 6, 2024|access-date=July 13, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2015 NBA draft|2015]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|57
| {{sortname|Nikola|Radičević}}
| style="text-align:center;"|G
| {{flagu|Serbia}}
| [[Dziki Warsaw]] ([[Polish Basketball League|Poland]])
| Acquired from the [[Denver Nuggets]] (via [[Detroit Pistons|Detroit]])
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=KNICKS TRADE ALEC BURKS AND NERLENS NOEL TO DETROIT|url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/news/knicks-trade-alec-burks-and-nerlens-noel-to-detroit|website=NBA.com|date=July 11, 2022|access-date=July 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711151439/https://www.nba.com/knicks/news/knicks-trade-alec-burks-and-nerlens-noel-to-detroit|archive-date=July 11, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2013 NBA draft|2013]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|59
| {{sortname|Bojan|Dubljević}}
| style="text-align:center;"|F
| {{flagu|Montenegro}}
| [[Basket Zaragoza|Casademont Zaragoza]] ([[Liga ACB|Spain]])
| Acquired from the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] (via [[Minnesota Timberwolves|Minnesota]])
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Jalen McDaniels Acquired from Charlotte in Four-Team Trade|url=https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/jalen-mcdaniels-acquired-at-trade-deadline|website=NBA.com|date=February 9, 2023|access-date=February 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210125140/https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/jalen-mcdaniels-acquired-at-trade-deadline|archive-date=February 10, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2009 NBA draft|2009]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|34
| {{sortname|Sergio|Llull}}
| style="text-align:center;"|G
| {{flagu|Spain}}
| [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] ([[Liga ACB|Spain]])
| Acquired from the [[Denver Nuggets]] (via [[Houston Rockets|Houston]])
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="RiversST">{{cite web|title=Knicks Sign Austin Rivers|url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-sign-austin-rivers|website=NBA.com|date=November 27, 2020|access-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207153235/https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-sign-austin-rivers|archive-date=December 7, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Houston purchases trio of second-round picks|url=http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/Rockets_Nab_Three_Players_in_D-317489-34.html|website=NBA.com|date=June 26, 2009|access-date=April 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203051800/http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/Rockets_Nab_Three_Players_in_D-317489-34.html|archive-date=February 3, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2009 NBA draft|2009]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|57
| {{sortname|Emir|Preldžić}}
| style="text-align:center;"|G/F
| {{flagu|Turkey}}
| Orlovik Žepče ([[Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]])
| Acquired from the [[Phoenix Suns]] (via [[Cleveland Cavaliers|Cleveland]], [[Washington Wizards|Washington]], [[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]], [[Indiana Pacers|Indiana]], [[Toronto Raptors|Toronto]] and [[Philadelphia 76ers|Philadelphia]])
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Knicks Acquire Terrance Ferguson, Vincent Poirier and Draft Considerations|url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-acquire-terrance-ferguson-vincent-poirier-and-draft-considerations|website=NBA.com|date=March 25, 2021|access-date=March 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610073111/https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-acquire-terrance-ferguson-vincent-poirier-and-draft-considerations|archive-date=June 10, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
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