exclusive details New York Knicks Bruce Brown ‘very surprised’ to be fighting different kind of second-apron battle for Knicks chance By Stefan Bondy Published Oct. 6, 2026, 6:10 p.m. ET Bruce Brown of the New York Knicks shoots the ball during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. NBAE via Getty Images The second apron, as Karl-Anthony Towns can attest, has become a hindrance to contract negotiations.
Bruce Brown, among the newest crop of Knicks signings, went from logging 82 games last season with a title contender to a scant free agent market.
The teams interested “weren’t many,” he told The Post, and the common excuse was “the second apron.”
