Knicks Morning News (2017.07.08)

Here’s the thing: The Knicks actually had built for themselves a safe place that is rare in professional sports, rarer still in the NBA, and all but impossible to achieve when you are talking about basketball fans in New York City. They finally had been freed from the basketball tyrannies of Phil Jackson, paroled from…

Ousted Knicks president Phil Jackson wouldn’t have done this Tim Hardaway Jr. $71 million offer sheet. The Knicks have moved on rapidly in philosophy in the 10 days since Jackson was railroaded out of town by owner James Dolan. “Young, long and athletic” — that’s the new motto of the Steve Mills-led July reign. Mills…

When the news hit, Knicks fans generally reacted the same way. AAARRGGGGHHHHHH!!!! The news concerned a four-year, $71 million offer sheet to former Knick Tim Hardaway Jr. Why not just put a blow torch to a blank check while you’re at it? But not all see the Knicks’ offer to the Hawks’ restricted free agent…

Kristaps Porzingis is back in the New York groove — at least according to his Instagram. The Latvian star dropped his biggest hint yet that his tumultuous offseason is behind him, posting another photo suggesting he’s raring to go with the Knicks next season. “Maan I miss some action.. who else does? [frowny face] is…

The erasure of the Phil Jackson era continued Friday morning as the Knicks released burly center Marshall Plumlee to open up cap space. Plumlee was to make $1.3 million next season and the guarantee kicked in July 20, according to a source. The Knicks needed the room now. The release came the morning after the Knicks,…

In 2013, the Knicks drafted Tim Hardaway Jr. with the 24th overall pick in the draft. After two seasons in New York, the team traded Hardaway to Atlanta as part of a three-team swap in which they received a first-round pick that would become point guard Jerian Grant. Grant was then traded to the Chicago…

Restricted Free Agent Tim Hardaway, Jr. of the Atlanta Hawks has agreed on a four-year, $71 million offer sheet with the Knicks, according to sources at ESPN.

The New York Knicks have expressed interest in signing 28-year-old guard Dwight Buycks, who has bounced around between China and the D-League the past two years.

The New York Knicks waived center Marshall Plumlee on Friday, the team announced.

Knicks second-round pick Damyean Dotson hopes he can have a significant role in New York’s backcourt as a rookie.

Signing Tim Hardaway Jr. to a $71 million offer sheet is betting big bucks on a player that the team didn’t embrace the first time around.

Nothing says Steve Mills and Phil Jackson weren’t exactly seeing eye-to-eye quite like $71 million over four years to Tim Hardaway Jr.

The Knicks announced that they have waived Marshall Plumlee on Friday.

The Knicks on Friday made the first of what could be several moves to clear the way to bring back Tim Hardaway Jr.