Knicks Morning News (2018.07.04)

  • [NYTimes] Sports of The Times: The East Needs Some Beasts
    (Tuesday, July 03, 2018 10:39:03 PM)

    LeBron James as a Laker makes the Western Conference absurd. Time for most of the East to become the Far Eastern Conference.

  • [NYTimes] DeMarcus Cousins Gives the Warriors a Fifth All-Star
    (Tuesday, July 03, 2018 2:20:46 PM)

    While the former Pelicans big man is still recovering from a ruptured Achilles’ tendon, he gives the team the one thing it has lacked: A dominant center.

  • [NYPost] Knicks’ top draft pick vows to fix one weakness
    (Tuesday, July 03, 2018 11:20:30 PM)

    LAS VEGAS — When rookie 6-foot-9 combo forward Kevin Knox debuts for the Knicks on Saturday in the Las Vegas Summer League, their lottery pick gets the first chance to dispel his reputation as a low-energy defender who occasionally lacked a revved-up motor while playing one season at Kentucky. Knox, 18, has taken all the…

  • [NYPost] Breaking down the Knicks’ enticing summer league roster
    (Tuesday, July 03, 2018 2:57:57 PM)

    Here’s a deeper look at the players on the Knicks’ summer league roster: Troy Williams Was impressive add to roster after All-Star break as athletic, dunking small forward will be on NBA roster. Luke Kornet After being two-way contract guy last season, Kornet signed an NBA deal on Sunday and could be backup to center…

  • [NYPost] Knicks coach plots Lakers-like splash with big names lined up
    (Tuesday, July 03, 2018 12:55:18 PM)

    LAS VEGAS — The Lakers got LeBron James and the Knicks got Mario Hezonja … but wait till next July. “Hal-le-lu-jah,” coach David Fizdale said when asked Tuesday about James leaving the East for a four-year deal with the Lakers. “But I can’t talk much about that stuff until all of those guys are inked,…

  • [NYPost] Enes Kanter burns NBA to ground amid Warriors fury
    (Tuesday, July 03, 2018 9:06:27 AM)

    The never-ending ensemble of talent stacking up in Golden State set Enes Kanter off. Shortly after news broke of DeMarcus Cousins joining the Warriors, the Knicks center went at the NBA, mocking the signing and state of the league. Kanter joined fans and other players who essentially threw their hands up as the four-time All-Star…

  • [ESPN] Fizdale: Knicks poised to ‘make moves’ in 2019
    (Tuesday, July 03, 2018 9:03:51 PM)

    Knicks coach David Fizdale believes that heading into next summer the club will “have the bricks in place to make some big moves.”

  • [NYDN] Dwight Howard’s tenure with the Nets comes to an end, and it was quite the run
    (Tuesday, July 03, 2018 9:50:00 PM)

    After a cup of coffee with the Nets, one of the NBA’s most-traveled players has found a new home.

    Dwight Howard finalized his buyout with Brooklyn Tuesday night and will sign a $5.3 million deal with the Washington Wizards, according to multiple reports.

    Brooklyn acquired the big man on June 20th…

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks could take advantage of wide open Eastern Conference by 2019
    (Tuesday, July 03, 2018 1:45:48 PM)

    With LeBron James going to the Lakers, the Eastern Conference is now wide open. And the Knicks can take advantage as early as 2019.

  • [SNY Knicks] Can Knicks trust Hezonja to fill Michael Beasley’s shoes?
    (Tuesday, July 03, 2018 12:15:27 PM)

    With the Knicks signing F Mario Hezonja on Sunday, it seems the return of F Michael Beasley isn’t in play any longer.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks PF Isaiah Hicks returns for 2018-19 season
    (Tuesday, July 03, 2018 10:43:16 AM)

    The Knicks announced Tuesday that they resigned forward Isaiah Hicks to another two-way deal.

  • [NY Newsday] Knicks could take advantage of wide open Eastern Conference by 2019
    (Tuesday, July 03, 2018 1:45:48 PM)

    With LeBron James going to the Lakers, the Eastern Conference is now wide open. And the Knicks can take advantage as early as 2019.

  • [NY Newsday] Can Knicks trust Hezonja to fill Michael Beasley’s shoes?
    (Tuesday, July 03, 2018 12:15:27 PM)

    With the Knicks signing F Mario Hezonja on Sunday, it seems the return of F Michael Beasley isn’t in play any longer.

  • [NY Newsday] Knicks PF Isaiah Hicks returns for 2018-19 season
    (Tuesday, July 03, 2018 10:43:16 AM)

    The Knicks announced Tuesday that they resigned forward Isaiah Hicks to another two-way deal.