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Mitchell Robinson unlikely to return to Knicks as team faces second apron crunch

By Andrew Battifarano Published June 25, 2026, 9:32 p.m. ET

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The longest-tenured Knick probably won’t get a chance at an NBA title repeat.

Mitchell Robinson is unlikely to return to the Knicks next season, a source told The Post’s Stefan Bondy on Thursday night.

Robinson is an unrestricted free agent, and with Knicks owner James Dolan making clear he is not willing to go into the second apron, it was always going to be questionable whether the big man would be back in New York.

Dolan said last week during an appearance on “The Carton Show” on WFAN that going into the second apron — due to its restrictive nature in free agency — would not be an option for the newest NBA champs.

Mitchell Robinson is unlikely to return to the Knicks in free agency.
Mitchell Robinson is unlikely to return to the Knicks in free agency. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

“There’s certain things in the NBA that you’d have to be suicidal to do. One of them is the second apron. Cannot go into the second apron,” Dolan said. “I’ll write as big of a check as possible, but I can’t write a check that goes into the second apron.”

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