Overview
- On Saturday, July 18, 2026, the Knicks submitted a two-year offer sheet to restricted free agent Moussa Cissé, triggering a roughly 48-hour matching window for the Dallas Mavericks.
- Reports say the deal is half guaranteed in Year 1 and non-guaranteed in Year 2, with a reported October 1 guarantee-vesting date that changes the financial timing of Dallas's decision.
- Cissé is a 6-foot-11 athletic center viewed as a developmental rim protector who played 38 games for Dallas last season and logged 530 minutes.
- If Dallas matches, the Mavericks keep a young frontcourt piece but use a roster spot on a player who was a limited rotation member; if they decline, New York adds a low-cost upside flier and preserves financial flexibility.
- The move fits the Knicks' strategy of adding controllable bigs without long-term commitments and could affect New York's roster construction this summer by shaping how the club signs second-round or two-way players.