Knicks Rumors & News

Heavy "NBA All-Star weekend is one of the most anticipated during the NBA season with dazzling and jaw-dropping events, such as the celebrity game, the rising stars’ game where you get you to see the league’s upcoming talent all in one place. There’s the three-point..." January 17

Bleacher Report "The New York Knicks' rebuild took another hit with rookie small forward RJ Barrett suffering a sprained ankle during Thursday's 121-98 loss to the Phoenix Suns.   The team announced Barrett will be re-evaluated in one week after his X-rays came..." January 17

New York Post "Just as Marcus Morris made it back to the Knicks’ lineup, lottery pick RJ Barrett departed with an injury that somehow could make them even more unwatchable this season. The rookie guard and linchpin of the team’s rebuilding plan left Thursday’s dispirited..." January 17

The Big Lead "Disrespect is a funny thing. Athletes and those tasked with motivating athletes find it everywhere. Draft position. Public opinion. Betting odds. Predictions from talking heads. If you aren't with a team, you're against them. If you're not propping them up, you're bulletin board..." January 16

Pro Basketball Talk "A Lakers fan just made a half-court shot and won $100,000. A Knicks fan just made a half-court shot and won $1,000. Of scratch-off lottery tickets.   " January 15

Sportsnaut "It’s been said that the New York Knicks and their brass exists in an alternate reality. Chasing after big names such as Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving this past summer brought that to the forefront once again. With the NBA trade deadline quickly approaching, it seems..." January 14

Clutch Points "Aside from yet another lost season heading nowhere, one more headache New York Knicks players have to face on a daily basis is the maddening traffic of the Big Apple. This is definitely a huge factor for the players, who could not help but complain about all the time wasted in..." January 14

Hoops Hype "Tony Parker announced his retirement last summer following a memorable career that saw him win four NBA titles and make the All-Star Game six times. His final year with the Hornets was not the stuff of legend, but one particular event during that season made his NBA career even more..." January 14

New York Post "Marcus Morris will miss his fifth straight game Tuesday against the Bucks with a neck injury, but the veteran may have plenty of time in a Knicks’ uniform to make up for it despite the Feb. 6 trade deadline approaching. According to an NBA source, some members of the front..." January 14

New York Daily News "As the Knicks again enter the part of a lost season where development should take precedence, one of the organization’s G-League players, Kenny Wooten, is drawing a lot of attention and could be in line for a promotion with an important date fast approaching. A source confirmed..." January 13

Clutch Points "Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is widely considered as one of the best defenders in the league today. Recently, the four-time All-Defensive team member penned an article for The Players’ Tribune, wherein he openly spoke about some of the most challenging..." January 13

New York Post "he Knicks have paved the way for shot-blocking power forward Kenny Wooten to get some time in the NBA. The Knicks are waiving Ivan Rabb, their two-way contract player, an NBA source confirmed. That will allow the Knicks to now sign Wooten, already a member of the Westchester..." January 13

Hoops Rumors "January 15 is the last day that NBA teams can sign a player to a two-way contract this season. After that date, teams can still waive two-way players or promote them to their 15-man rosters, but they can’t bring aboard new players on two-way contracts as replacements. With that..." January 13

New York Post "Dennis Smith Jr.’s oblique strain is taking on a life of its own. A serious baseball injury — the Yankees’ Aaron Judge missed two months due to it last season — is turning into a serious basketball injury, too. The Knicks point guard, obtained in last..." January 13

Forbes.com "We first learned last week that the Pistons were seriously considering moving Andre Drummond when ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Detroit was "escalating discussions with several teams about a trade, including serious recent talks with the Atlanta Hawks." Then,..." January 13

SNY TV "Something worth noting on the trade front for the Knicks: two people in touch with members of the organization in the last few days said that New York remains opposed to sending out any future first-round picks in any trades under consideration. This could be posturing from New York..." January 13

Hoops Rumors "Knicks G League standout Kenny Wooten is drawing interest from teams for a 10-day contract, SNY’s Ian Begley reports. " January 11

New York Post "LaMelo Ball is projected to be among the top picks in the 2020 NBA draft, and his older brother believes he would be an ideal fit for the Knicks. “Wherever he lands, he’s gonna help out a lot. Anybody could use him,” Lonzo Ball told The Post in a brief exchange..." January 11

Clutch Points "Kevin Durant’s agent and business partner Rich Kleiman offered some insight as to why his client chose the Brooklyn Nets over the New York Knicks this past summer. Kleiman appeared on ESPN Radio on Friday to dispel the notion Durant was avoiding pressure..." January 11

New York Post "The Pelicans have gained hope in such youngsters as Zion Williamson, though he has yet to make his NBA debut, and Jaxson Hayes, who was drafted five slots after the Knicks made RJ Barrett the third pick of the 2019 draft. The Knicks don’t have that. The two teams met at the..." January 11

CBS Sports "Once upon a time, the New York Knicks surrendered three first-round draft picks to build a front-court around Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph. The plan was derided around the league, as teams were already beginning to trend smaller, but Isiah Thomas insisted that zigging while the rest..." January 11

The Score "Another team has entered the Andre Drummond sweepstakes. The New York Knicks have shown interest in acquiring the Detroit Pistons big man, reports Stadium's Shams Charania, who adds that Detroit is believed to be seeking at least one first-round..." January 10

New York Post "  The Knicks were shut out on their Western trip and appeared to be shot down by a comment made last weekend in Los Angeles by Kawhi Leonard. Leonard told New York reporters he did not consider the Knicks a free-agent option during this past..." January 10

Sportress of Blogitude "The All-Star Celebrity Game during NBA All-Star Weekend is often one of the more entertaining events of the three-day league showcase, simply due to the novelty of watching stars chucking up shots. With ESPN televising the All-Star Celebrity Game on Friday, Feb. 14, it is not a..." January 10

New York Post "Model and fitness influencer Tammy Hembrow is Australia’s hottest Instagram star right now — and at least one sport team agrees. The 25-year-old social media starlet has opened up on the number of direct messages she has been receiving recently from athletes around the..." January 10

Bleacher Report "Before Marcus Morris agreed to a two-year, $20 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs and reneged on that to ink a one-year, $15 million deal with the New York Knicks, he was offered a three-year, $41 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers.  Despite..." January 09

Fadeaway World "The Philadelphia 76ers looked like the team to beat entering this season. After an eventful offseason, many expected this team to coast through the Eastern Conference, but this doesn’t seem like the case. The Sixers have fallen back to Earth after their 5-0 start and this recent..." January 09

Heavy "After a season in which they’ve fired the head coach, won 10 games and seen disappointing results when it comes to the development of young players, the Knicks are open to trading just about any player on the team, and rightfully so. There’s little to build on with this..." January 09

New York Post "Anthony Davis, who had the Knicks on his trade destination wish list last season, didn’t want to address why he may have wanted to be in the Big Apple. He’s a happy Laker now – forming a massive tandem with LeBron James, giving very little hope he’ll want to..." January 09

New York Daily News "David Fizdale, again being paid by ESPN as an analyst, broke his silence Wednesday. He declared he has “no ill feelings” toward the Knicks and coaching them was a pressure cooker because of fans’ expectations. “I think when you’re taking about a rebuild..." January 09

SNY TV "In addition to Dennis Smith Jr. and Marcus Morris, some teams have interest in trading for Knicks forward Bobby Portis, per sources familiar with the matter.  Portis signed a two-year $31 million deal with the Knicks over the summer, but the second year is a..." January 09

Larry Brown Sports "Bobby Portis was ejected from Tuesday night’s Knicks-Lakers game for swatting Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in the head, but he feels his actions were innocent. Portis was trying to block a layup attempt by KCP in transition during the second quarter but ended up smacking the Lakers..." January 08

USA Today "Eric Stern appreciated all the words said and written about his father, former NBA commissioner David Stern, who died on New Year’s Day. “It’s all very nice,” Stern told USA TODAY Sports in a phone interview. But what also had tremendous meaning to..." January 08

CBS Sports "Bobby Portis has carved out a decent career for himself in his time in the NBA, but he's still probably most well-known for an incident that no one has ever seen. Back in 2017, just before that season got underway, Portis was suspended eight games by the Chicago..." January 08

Bleacher Report "The 10-27 New York Knicks are going nowhere fast this season, but Marcus Morris Sr. is reportedly going nowhere ahead of the NBA's Feb. 6 trade deadline.  According to Yahoo Sports' Vincent Goodwill, the Knicks "have no plans" to move the..." January 08

SNY TV "Something worth noting on the trade deadline: Several teams in touch with the Knicks recently came away with the impression that they aren't solely focused on acquiring draft picks, expiring contracts or young players who have struggled with other teams in trades. Those teams say..." January 08

Fadeaway World "With the Trade Deadline approaching, many teams are expected to make changes to their rosters. While many of the teams expected to make some moves are fringe playoff teams, there are a handful of teams at the top of the league record-wise that could look to dabble in the trade market. One team..." January 08

Sportress of Blogitude "David Fizdale failed to help initiate the long-awaited — yet challenging — turnaround for the New York Knicks during his season-plus tenure, but he holds “no ill feelings” toward the organization despite the fact he was cut loose so quickly. Fizdale was fired..." January 08

New York Post "He has become the most reliable Knick, in addition to the most productive one. It isn’t just that Marcus Morris is having the best year of his life, he is also the one whose face always reflects the scoreboard. If he has 35 and the Knicks are losing by 15, you aren’t going to see a..." January 07

New York Post " Kevin Knox said it had no bearing on his slower sophomore campaign, but he revealed Monday a knee injury kept him off the court for between one and two months late last summer. “I got a lot of work in the beginning of the summer,’’ Knox said. “It was a..." January 07

Sportsnet "The NBA is reportedly reconsidering a proposal that would have reseeded the four conference finalists during the playoffs based on regular season record, re-shaping the league’s playoff structure, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe. Under the NBA’s..." January 07

Heavy "The Los Angeles Lakers are showing interest in possibly trading for a big-time scorer. According to a report from Ian Begley of SNY, the Lakers are monitoring the trade market for Marcus Morris, who currently leads the New York Knicks with 19.1 points per..." January 07

Bleacher Report "Want a surefire way to get almost any NBA coach to roll their eyes, snort or make some other derisive gesture? Mention load management. That is, as long as they're sure no one is looking. To be caught dismissing the practice would be "career suicide," says..." January 07

New York Post "It has worked out for Julius Randle, but it will always be bittersweet. After four seasons loving life as a Laker with a career trending upward, it came to a crushing end when his rookie contract expired on July 1, 2018 and Jeanie Buss’ club renounced his rights. The..." January 07

New York Daily News "The decision to trade by the Feb. 6 deadline — or not to trade — Marcus Morris will be a defining moment of this Knicks season. That sounds extreme but this is lining up on opposite ends of the spectrum. On one side, dealing Morris provides the front office an asset (or..." January 07

New York Post "The preseason fears are being realized with Kevin Knox, the Knicks’ 2018 lottery pick. The addition of a wave of free-agent veterans has cut Knox’s playing time, cut his growth and ultimately cut his confidence. Knox has lost his mojo. The Knicks visit Los..." January 06

The Score "Kevin Love could use a change in scenery. The veteran power forward's stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers appears to be coming to a head after a reported outburst toward general manager Koby Altman on Saturday was followed up by an on-court..." January 06

CBS Sports "Just before the 2019 trade deadline, the Toronto Raptors acquired Marc Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies, hoping that he would be the final piece of a championship-worthy puzzle. On their way to their first title in franchise history, they outlasted the Philadelphia..." January 06

New York Post "The sunny winter beaches of Los Angeles. The City of Lights. Hollywood. A title contender. Marcus Morris said he’s still willing to pass it all up to stay with the rebuilding Knicks. The Clippers, who play host to the Knicks on Sunday at Staples Center, reportedly have interest..." January 06

Yardbarker "The Clippers and Sixers both have an interest in acquiring Knicks forward Marcus Morris, according to Marc Berman of The New York Post. Morris’ playoff experience and expiring $15M contract make him an attractive addition for any playoff contender. He is among several..." January 05