New York has already been in talks with restricted free agent Will Cuylle about a potential contract extension, according to Peter Baugh of the Athletic. Signing the 23-year-old has been one of the team’s biggest priorities, coming off a campaign in which he took tremendous strides forward with his game on both ends of the ice.

Udoka was hired in 2023 and top coaches salaries have gone up since then, so he will get a healthy raise out of this.