{"id":2021669,"date":"2026-07-01T15:38:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2021669"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:38:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:38:45","slug":"mitchell-robinson-to-leave-knicks-and-sign-3-year-contract-with-celtics-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2021669","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell Robinson to leave Knicks and sign 3-year contract with Celtics: Source"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Free agent center Mitchell Robinson will leave the NBA champion New York Knicks to sign a 3-year, $47 million contract with the rival Boston Celtics, according to a league source who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been completed.<\/p>\n

Robinson gets a contract the Knicks are unable to match without going over the second apron, which team owner James Dolan said publicly he didn\u2019t want to do<\/a>. Robinson, despite a lengthy injury history, is one of the best offensive rebounders in the league. He didn\u2019t have a tremendous postseason, but still managed to corral some huge offensive rebounds. Now he goes to the rival Celtics with more money. The Knicks will likely look at someone like Kevon Looney as a replacement.<\/p>\n

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After their frontcourt was exposed in the first round of the playoffs, the Celtics\u2019 need for help at that position was clear. Neemias Queta couldn\u2019t stop fouling. Luka Garza lost most of his minutes to Nikola Vu\u010devi\u0107, who has since departed in free agency (and who the Celtics didn\u2019t express much interest in keeping).<\/p>\n

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Robinson will give the Celtics, who finished last in dunks last season, a needed boost of athleticism. He will only add to one of their biggest strengths as perhaps the league\u2019s best offensive rebounder. And though his foul shooting is an issue, it could be less of one if Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla starts him instead of bringing him off the bench as the Knicks did. You can\u2019t send him to the line if the Celtics are not in the bonus yet.<\/p>\n

Robinson\u2019s availability is a concern, but Garza\u2019s ability to soak up regular-season minutes should alleviate some of that problem. As long as Robinson can stay healthy in the playoffs, he will be a big addition for the Celtics.<\/p>\n

And Robinson already has a fan in Mazzulla. The Celtics coach has gushed about Robinson over the years. During Boston\u2019s 2025 playoff series against the Knicks, he would intentionally foul his team into the bonus just to get Robinson shooting free throws, an effort to get him off the court. He was the first coach to try that strategy in such an extreme way. The Celtics needed a 7-footer who could rebound, guard pick-and-rolls and do the dirty work. Robinson gives them one.<\/p>\n

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