Nobody knows if the New York Knicks will repeat as NBA champions, but as a new season approaches next month, one thing is certain: Watching them will not be cheap.
Prices for Knicks games at Madison Square Garden surged during their first title run in 53 years, with the cheapest seats in the arena during the NBA Finals costing more than $7,500. The momentum has continued with ticket prices surging on the secondary market ahead of the 2026-27 season.
According to online marketplace StubHub, demand for the defending champions is 60 percent higher than the same point a year ago. Search has also increased 174 percent from last year. Of those purchasing tickets on StubHub, 67 percent are return buyers, up from 55 percent last season.
As of Tuesday, tickets for the Knicks’ Oct. 20 home opener against the Philadelphia 76ers start at $1,314 and top out at $36,210 on StubHub. Vivid Seats has tickets for the opener ranging from $1,335 to $20,951, with tickets on SeatGeek ranging from $1,400 to $36,004. Verified resale tickets on Ticketmaster ($1,521 to $52,650 for those without an access code) also come with hefty price tags. Gametime lists no tickets available for the opener. On StubHub, the Knicks-76ers matchup represents one-third of game-level search interest and online traffic among all NBA season openers.
In short, there’s no avoiding the high prices on the secondary market.
The Knicks’ NBA Finals rematch with the San Antonio Spurs on Christmas Day is also popular, ranking among the top three for ticket demand on StubHub, where they sell for between $556 and $25,153. Those Spurs-Knicks tickets range from $545 to $11,5788 on Vivid Seats and from $565 to $15,604 on SeatGeek. Ticketmaster’s are anywhere from $641 to $60,5000.
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The Knicks were a popular road draw during their title run, and it looks like that will continue in 2026-27. Games at Philly, Miami, Boston and Washington are popular on StubHub, which said 25 percent of Knicks road-game purchasers are based in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut. That’s up from 21 percent last season.
Last season, New York also secured the NBA Cup, which they’ll begin defending on Oct. 30 at Philadelphia. That accounts for approximately 16 percent of Knicks road-game demand and 14 percent of road-game search interest, according to StubHub.
StubHub lists tickets for that game ranging from $336 to $5,367, compared to prices being $110 to $4,936 for Detroit’s visit to Philadelphia on Oct. 25 and $80 to $2,986 for when the 76ers host the Chicago Bulls on Nov. 2.