Knicks waive Tony Bradley, Ochai Agbaji as roster race narrows to Wiseman and Brown

The Knicks made their camp cuts official on Thursday, waiving Tony Bradley and Ochai Agbaji along with Drew Eubanks, the center who suffered a torn pectoral muscle this week.

The moves leave center James Wiseman and swingman Bruce Brown as the only camp invitees still competing for a regular-season roster spot. New York technically has two openings on its 15-man roster, but keeping both Wiseman and Brown would require either surpassing the second tax apron or making a trade to stay below it. If owner James Dolan remains unwilling to cross that line, one of the two must be waived before Monday’s roster deadline.

Reporting this fall has indicated the Knicks prioritize keeping a backup center behind Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre Drummond, which would give Wiseman the edge for the 14th spot.

Bradley, the 28th pick in the 2017 draft, has appeared in 234 regular season games over eight seasons, including 41 last season for Indiana and Atlanta, and holds career averages of 4.3 points and 3.8 rebounds in 10.9 minutes. Agbaji, a 2022 lottery pick, averaged 10.4 points and 3.8 rebounds for Toronto in 2024-25 before his playing time and production fell off last season and he was traded to Brooklyn at the deadline. The Nets declined to make him a qualifying offer this summer.

Both players are on non-guaranteed minimum contracts and can be claimed by any team with room on its 21-man roster. If they clear waivers, they become unrestricted free agents.