Cameron Payne just became the first regular rotation player from last year's New York Knicks team to officially head for the exit.
He won't be the last.
A league source confirmed to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post that Payne "will not be returning to" the team for next season. While hardly a surprise, the 31-year-old's departure marks New York's most prominent on-court exit from last year.
Every player who ranked in the top six of total minutes during the 2024-25 campaign is currently scheduled to come back. The same goes for Mitchell Robinson, who appeared in just 17 games due to an ankle injury.