The Knicks picked up contract options for RJ Barrett, Kevin Knox

The New York Knicks completed a bit of roster business Monday, picking up the options for second-year wing RJ Barrett and third-year forward Kevin Knox. Barring trades, both players will be on the Knicks roster for the 2021-22 season.

Both Barrett and Knox are on their rookie deals, and this was pretty much just a formality, though Knox was so bad at times last season that it might have been fair to wonder if the Knicks would just cut bait on the embattled forward. Knox certainly helped his case at the last minute by shooting 52.9% from beyond the arc in the preseason.

In another bit of news that won’t surprise, Frank Ntilikina and Dennis Smith Jr. didn’t receive contract extensions on Monday, despite the fact that clubs were handing out big-money extensions to the likes of Markelle Fultz (three years, $50 million) and Luke Kennard (four years, $64 million). Both Ntilikina and Smith will hit the market in the summer as restricted free agents, assuming they remain on an NBA roster.