Knicks Rumors & News

Posting And Toasting "The 2018-19 season was one long drawn out sophomore slump for Frank Ntilikina, and there’s a foreboding feel about the way his campaign concluded, but the franchise should show restraint and retain him because he’s already proven he can be a valuable NBA..." April 22

Fadeaway World "Zion Williamson is being hailed as the next great NBA superstar, even before he has touched a pro-level court. ASs the projected #1 overall pick, many are insisting he is a once in a generation type of talent. Jerry West even compared passing on Zion in the draft to passing on Michael..." April 22

New York Post "It was a minor, nothing-with-nothing trade at the time. But it now goes down as another Phil Jackson blunder. Usually a bonus to finishing with the NBA’s worst record – which the Knicks did for the first time since 1985 – is having the first pick of the second round...." April 21

SB Nation "The NBA playoffs define the legacies of great players, yet they’re also when those players often aren’t at their best because of injuries. Many times, we don’t find out about these injuries until months or years after the fact. At that point, those..." April 18

TMZ "Zion Williamson better hope New York doesn't end up with the #1 overall pick ... 'cause Jay Williams tells TMZ Sports he's not confident the Knicks owner would know how to handle a player of his caliber.  "I live in New York City, so..." April 18

SNY TV "Knicks president Steve Mills and GM Scott Perry are optimistic in the franchise's future heading into the NBA draft and what is expected to be a busy free-agency period. "We feel good about the summer," Mills said, according to Newsday's Steve Popper. "We..." April 18

New York Post "Whether it’s winning the draft lottery, or signing Kevin Durant and a star companion, or making trades to ease into their massive salary-cap space, Knicks president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry won’t back off from the giant optimism displayed in a recent letter to..." April 18

Fadeaway World "With their eyes set on Kevin Durant, the Knicks are set for some serious changes this summer. But could those changes include the arrival of Anthony Davis? Nolan Jensen of Fansided’s Pelican Debrief recently suggested that the Knicks’ dreams may stretch..." April 17

Newark Star-Ledger "The dream is almost real for the Knicks to dream on. ‘Almost’ being the key word. As the Knicks and every basketball fan that bleeds blue and orange watches the NBA postseason, all eyes will be on the Golden State Warriors and superstar scoring..." April 17

Bleacher Report "Winning is among the main criteria for NBA stardom. If you aren't leading your team to success, typically in the form of playoff trips, you're going to face questions about whether you're really all that good. That way of thinking is reductive, though...." April 16

Newark Star-Ledger "You’d think that at 6 foot 9 inches, former New York Knick Al Harrington was done growing. But after 16 seasons in the NBA, he was just getting started: The power forward — and pride of the City of Orange — was about to become a cannabis industry giant, too. He would..." April 16

Newark Star-Ledger "So you’re saying there’s a chance. For Kemba Walker, the dream of playing in Madison Square Garden isn’t over—yet. One year ago, the idea of Walker, a Bronx, N.Y. native, coming home to help save the Knicks in the summer of 2019 seemed..." April 15

New York Post "If Kevin Durant becomes a Knick, rookie guard Allonzo Trier will have at least one teammate who will like him. Trier admitted last week he’s “absolutely’’ hoping the Knicks can land his mentor from Oklahoma City, where the Arizona product attended two years of..." April 15

ESPN "Thirty-four years since New York Knicks great Dave DeBusschere pumped his fist on a podium after landing the No. 1 pick to select future Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing, Ewing will now represent the franchise at the NBA draft lottery next month for a chance to draft Duke phenom Zion Williamson,..." April 13

Bleacher Report "The NBA has seen a few sizable changes in commissioner Adam Silver's era, including a revamp of the All-Star game and draft lottery formats.  However, Silver told reporters that the Association is exploring more seismic changes, including reducing games from 48..." April 12

Clutch Points "When the New York Knicks acquired center DeAndre Jordan in a deal that sent fellow big man Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks back in January, Jordan was seen as mere salary fodder, and many felt the Knicks would buy him out. Apparently,..." April 12

New York Post "Team president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry were holding exit interviews with Knicks players Thursday and Friday to discuss each player’s uncertain future. Coach David Fizdale expects “a very different’’ roster in 2019-20. Several of the..." April 12

Amico Hoops "With the NBA regular season officially over, and the game’s top superstar missing in action for the first time in 15 years — that being LeBron James — the playoffs may lose a bit of luster. With that being said, while the Golden State Warriors likely cruise..." April 11

New York Post "The season ended fittingly Wednesday in a 115-89 blowout Garden loss to Detroit. The Knicks finished with the worst record in the NBA and equaled the worst season in their history at 17-65. The new season begins Thursday, when coach David Fizdale and his collection of young..." April 11

Sportsnaut "After last making the NBA Playoffs in 2013, the New York Knicks have been in a state of disarray, making tons of head-scratching moves since. The big picture: After a dismal decade, the New York Knicks are hoping that the arrival of Kevin Durant (and others) can make..." April 10

Fadeaway World "By all accounts, Kevin Durant’s future with the Knicks is all but guaranteed. The sense around the league is that the Knicks give Durant an opportunity to resurrect his damaged legacy in the NBA’s biggest market. But before we declare it a done deal, there may be a caveat..." April 10

New York Post "Knicks coach David Fizdale is content with his young coaching staff and has no plans of hiring a veteran assistant to focus on improving the team’s defense, ranked 28th in the NBA. Last week, Fizdale said the focus of the offseason would be bringing in more defensive-minded..." April 10

The Big Lead "According to the Athletics’s Frank Isola, some executives and player agents are so confident both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are coming to Knicks that one said the debate is actually now who signs first. Why does that matter? To not be been seen as the..." April 09

New York Post "During this rubble of a season, the Knicks auditioned a million point guards — or so it seemed. Yet the position still is a gloppy mess entering the offseason. Knicks coach David Fizdale used six different starters at the position. Of all people, Mario Hezonja will..." April 09

Hoops Rumors "Mario Hezonja is showing off his play-making skills during the Knicks final games of the season. The team handed him starting point guard duties over the weekend and he has looked like a completely different player than the one who registered just a single 20-point game..." April 09

Larry Brown Sports "The rumors and chatter linking both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving with the New York Knicks simply will not subside. According to Frank Isola of the Athletic, some executives and agents in NBA circles remain convinced that Durant and Irving will team up on the Knicks when both become..." April 08

12 Up "Kevin Durant's pending free agency has been a talking point all season long. And the team that everyone seems to link him to again and again? The New York Knickerbockers. After trading away their only real star in Kristaps Porzingis and clearing all that cap space, the..." April 08

Fadeaway World "New York rocked the world in February when they traded their recovering franchise star, Kristaps Porzingis, to Dallas. For a while, Porzingis was hailed as one of the brightest young stars in the game, even earning his signature “the unicorn” nickname. Speculation seems to..." April 08

Newark Star-Ledger "The Knicks aren’t pulling any punches with fans. This summer has the chance to change the franchise forever. Fans expect that. Now the front office is talking like it. Here’s some of what the Knicks sent to season ticket holders over..." April 08

New York Daily News "If the Knicks gave the ball to him earlier this season, Mario Hezonja believes he could’ve made the rookies better. But as this ugly season played out, Hezonja was given his first start at point guard in Game 79 — then led the Knicks to victory Sunday in Game 80 —..." April 08

New York Post "Mitchell Robinson doesn’t know who legendary former Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon is. That’s OK. Hakeem “The Dream” now knows Robinson, who has set the Knicks rookie record for blocked shots in a season. Robinson also has at least two blocks in 27 straight..." April 07

New York Post "Knicks president Steve Mills and GM Scott Perry sent a letter to season-ticket holders this week, promising “an extremely bright future’’ and to “diligently” use their cap space this summer. The 279-word essay, dated April 3, marked the first time team..." April 06

New York Post "When David Fizdale rested sore-shouldered Emmanuel Mudiay for Friday’s 120-96 blowout loss to the Rockets, the Knicks coach made a comment that he didn’t want to do anything that might affect Mudiay’s career with his first free agency upcoming. “I think about..." April 06

Yardbarker "The Knicks  apparently won’t have to worry about Zion Williamson  demanding a trade if they win the lottery. Williamson said on Friday that he would “love to play” for the Knicks if they drafted him, per Adam Zagoria of the New York Times.  The Duke..." April 06

Clutch Points "The NBA’s salary cap has been steadily rising over the course of the past few years thanks to an extremely lucrative television deal, as well as the league being extraordinarily popular all over the world. Other than Michael Jordan’s heyday, it seems that the NBA right now..." April 05

New York Post "Dennis Smith Jr. trash-talked Knicks assistant coach Royal Ivey in the visitors’ locker room in Orlando on Wednesday night, joking that he reinjured his back “bustin’ his ass” in practice. Ivey, the former Thunder swingman who is just 37, participated in..." April 05

Newsday "Through the final steps of the Knicks' march into ignominious history, likely the worst season in franchise history, coach David Fizdale has tried to focus on development of the young core that figures to be around in whatever direction the rebuild takes on. But he also has tried to hand..." April 05

Deadspin "As he watched the New York Knicks play on TV in the middle of March, Max Thümer explained why he had, weeks before, vowed to stop watching the team. It was the Kristaps Porzingis trade. “I’ve just been thinking about why I spend so much of my rare..." April 04

Yahoo! Sports "Why Ric Bucher believes Kevin Durant leaving Warriors for Knicks is 'done' originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com Most people think Kevin Durant would be crazy to leave the Warriors, especially if the Dubs cap off this season by winning..." April 04

New York Post " If Mario Hezonja played all the time the way he did Wednesday, he never would have been shown the door by the Magic in the first place. Knicks coach David Fizdale kept his promise and it paid off — at least for Hezonja. In January, Fizdale guaranteed Hezonja that in the..." April 04

Real GM Basketball "The NBA would not have allowed the Dallas Mavericks' trade for Kristaps Porzingis with the New York Knicks to be executed if they believed the sexual assault case again him appeared to be strong, according to a source briefed on the trade call. The New York Knicks made the..." April 03

New York Post "Aspiring chef Charles Oakley just served up some juicy NBA gossip regarding the Knicks. Last week during a pilot The Ringer filmed called“Tough Chef with Charles Oakley,” the former Knicks big man said Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is interested in buying the..." April 03

Real GM Basketball "The New York Knicks unloaded Tim Hardaway Jr. as part of the Kristaps Porzingis trade, which frees up substantial cap space this offseason. Hardaway is owed $20 million in 19-20 and $18.98 million in 20-21. "There was at least one team that thought they'd get three..." April 03

Clutch Points "The New York Knicks have signed guard Billy Garrett Jr. for the remainder of this season: Garrett is a 24-year-old shooting guard who last played for the Westchester Knicks in the G League. At 6-6, the Chicago native has good size and a knack for scoring the..." April 02

Newsday "When the Knicks have spoken over and over again about developing their young players, it has meant rookies Kevin Knox or Mitchell Robinson, who they can imagine starting alongside the help they believe will come this summer. But as they make their way to the end of the season, an odd..." April 02

Hoops Rumors "The Mavericks were told that the Kristaps Porzingis situation was a case of extortion rather than a rape allegation before they acquired him from the Knicks, sources told Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News reports. A woman who lived in the same..." April 02

ESPN "Eight months after a 29-year-old woman said that NBA star Kristaps Porzingisraped her inside his apartment, she contacted the New York Knicks' legal department to seek to "mediate in private" a payment of $68,000, according to emails obtained by ESPN. At the..." April 01

New York Post "The Knicks knew about Tim Hardaway Jr. The Knicks knew about Kristaps Porzingis. On March 21, the Mavericks announced Hardaway would be shut down with a stress reaction in his left tibia. Four days ago, Dallas revealed he is expected to undergo surgery to insert a rod in his leg to..." April 01

Sports Day "Two league sources on Sunday strongly contradicted Saturday's report by ESPN that the Knicks informed the Mavericks of a pending rape allegation against Kristaps Porzingis during the Jan. 31 call with NBA officials to finalize Porzingis' trade to Dallas. "The word that..." March 31

New York Post "Former Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis allegedly punched his neighbor in the face as he raped her, police sources told The Post on Sunday. The 7-foot-3 Latvian allegedly unleashed the brutal attack Feb. 7, 2018 inside his penthouse at the soaring Sky building in Midtown West, hours..." March 31