Knicks Morning News (2016.08.05)

  • [NY Newsday] Rio Olympics: Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony embracing leadership role for Team USA in quest for third gold medal
    (Friday, August 05, 2016 1:21:19 AM)

    Carmelo Anthony could have followed the paths of his closest NBA friends, LeBron James and Chris Paul, and skipped the Olympics. But Anthony saw an opportunity to be a leader for this team and do something no men’s basketball player has ever done.

  • [ESPN] Friday’s Knicks Links: Anthony embracing leadership role for Team USA
    (Friday, August 05, 2016 5:14:38 AM)

    Friday’s Knicks Links: Anthony embracing leadership role for Team USA

  • [ESPN] Kristaps Porzingis adding post moves to help the Knicks’ triangle offense
    (Thursday, August 04, 2016 1:40:48 PM)

    Kristaps Porzingis adding post moves to help the Knicks’ triangle offense

  • [ESPN] Thursday’s Knicks Links: Willy Hernangomez left speechless after meeting Phil Jackson
    (Thursday, August 04, 2016 7:28:04 AM)

    Thursday’s Knicks Links: Willy Hernangomez left speechless after meeting Phil Jackson

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks agree to partially guaranteed deal with Chasson Randle
    (Thursday, August 04, 2016 2:30:33 PM)

    The Knicks have agreed to a partially guaranteed deal with PG Chasson Randle.

  • [NYDN] How Russell Westbrook’s OKC deal impacts Knicks in 2017
    (Thursday, August 04, 2016 12:55:33 PM)

    Russell Westbrook isn’t going to hit the market next summer, and another dream for the Knicks went from pipe to evaporated.

  • [NYTimes] Russell Westbrook Re-Signs With Oklahoma City Thunder
    (Thursday, August 04, 2016 8:56:28 PM)

    Westbrook, 27, decided to stay with the Thunder, the team said on Thursday, a month after Kevin Durant left for the Golden State Warriors.

  • [NYTimes] Basketball: U.S. ‘B Team’ Kills Opponents With Kindness
    (Friday, August 05, 2016 10:12:38 AM)

    If living up to the adage, “if you can’t say something nice about someone, don’t say anything at all,” was an Olympic event the United States men’s basketball team would be standing atop the Rio Games podium on Thursday.

  • [NYTimes] Westbrook Stays With Oklahoma City After Durant Bolts Town
    (Friday, August 05, 2016 1:15:28 AM)

    Five-times All-Star guard Russell Westbrook has signed a contract extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA team said on Thursday.

  • [NYTimes] AP Source: Thunder, Westbrook Agree on 3-Year Deal
    (Friday, August 05, 2016 12:16:10 AM)

    A month after Kevin Durant bolted for Golden State, star guard Russell Westbrook signed a contract extension to stay in Oklahoma City.

  • [NYTimes] Basketball : U.S. ‘B Team’ Kills Opponents With Kindness
    (Friday, August 05, 2016 12:03:32 AM)

    If living up to the adage, “if you can’t say something nice about someone, don’t say anything at all,” was an Olympic event the United States men’s basketball team would be standing atop the Rio Games podium on Thursday.

  • [NYTimes] Basketball : It Looks Like the U.S. and Then All the Rest
    (Thursday, August 04, 2016 7:09:31 PM)

    With the United States’ men’s and women’s basketball teams having dominated the Olympic tournament for more than two decades, the main battle should be for second on the hardwood when the first game tips off in Rio on Saturday.

  • [NYPost] Robin Lopez found out about Knicks trade from brother’s texts
    (Thursday, August 04, 2016 1:25:20 PM)

    New York wasn’t big enough for the two Lopez brothers. And Brooklyn’s Brook couldn’t wait to let everyone know twin Robin had been traded out of town by the Knicks to Chicago as part of the deal for Derrick Rose. The Lopez twins were overseas on a promotional trip and Brook left a little early….

  • [NYPost] Kristaps Porzingis all-in on new-look Knicks: ‘Big season for us’
    (Thursday, August 04, 2016 10:39:36 AM)

    Knicks fans aren’t alone in their optimism following the team’s flurry of offseason acquisitions. Kristaps Porzingis is right there with them. “We all know it’s going to be a big season for us,” the Latvian sensation said on Anthony Donahue’s “33rd and 7th Podcast.” “I can tell the guys are really locked in and ready during…

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