Knicks Morning News (2019.01.03)

  • [NYDN] Russell Westbrook doesn’t buy into Knicks’ biggest free agency selling point
    (Wednesday, January 02, 2019 8:05:00 PM)

    LOS ANGELES – Russell Westbrook is biased on the subject, but the OKC superstar believes the size of the market is not a factor for free agents.

    “I don’t believe in small markets,” Westbrook said. “The world we live in, social media, wherever you’re at, if you’re doing the things you’re supposed…

  • [NYDN] Bondy: Kristaps Porzingis re-signing with the Knicks isn’t the done deal the team thinks … here are his options as he becomes a restricted free agent this summer
    (Wednesday, January 02, 2019 8:10:00 AM)

    The rapid descent of the Knicks into one of the worst teams in the NBA this season, if not the worst, has created a heightened longing for Kristaps Porzingis.

    “I’ll tell you what, we have a monster waiting in the wings,” David Fizdale said recently just minutes after another loss, selling hope…

  • [Hoops Rumors] Knicks Notes: Porzingis, Lee, Mudiay, Porter
    (Wednesday, January 02, 2019 4:56:26 PM)

    The Knicks have treated the re-signing of Kristaps Porzingis as inevitable, given his pending restricted free agency, but the idea that Porzingis will have no leverage in the process is “bogus,” according to Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News, who points out that star players can “maneuver themselves out of undesirable situations” even […]

  • [Hoops Rumors] Enes Kanter Met With Knicks GM To Discuss Role
    (Wednesday, January 02, 2019 9:37:21 AM)

    Following the Knicks‘ eighth consecutive loss on Tuesday, Enes Kanter told reporters, including Marc Berman of The New York Post, that he met with general manager Scott Perry earlier in the week. During that meeting, Kanter expressed frustration with the Knicks’ losing and his own diminishing role, but didn’t ask to be traded, as Berman […]

  • [Newsday] Knicks Notes: Porzingis, Lee, Mudiay, Porter
    (Wednesday, January 02, 2019 4:56:26 PM)

    The Knicks have treated the re-signing of Kristaps Porzingis as inevitable, given his pending restricted free agency, but the idea that Porzingis will have no leverage in the process is “bogus,” according to Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News, who points out that star players can “maneuver themselves out of undesirable situations” even […]

  • [Newsday] Enes Kanter Met With Knicks GM To Discuss Role
    (Wednesday, January 02, 2019 9:37:21 AM)

    Following the Knicks‘ eighth consecutive loss on Tuesday, Enes Kanter told reporters, including Marc Berman of The New York Post, that he met with general manager Scott Perry earlier in the week. During that meeting, Kanter expressed frustration with the Knicks’ losing and his own diminishing role, but didn’t ask to be traded, as Berman […]

  • [TheRinger] Knicks Notes: Porzingis, Lee, Mudiay, Porter
    (Wednesday, January 02, 2019 4:56:26 PM)

    The Knicks have treated the re-signing of Kristaps Porzingis as inevitable, given his pending restricted free agency, but the idea that Porzingis will have no leverage in the process is “bogus,” according to Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News, who points out that star players can “maneuver themselves out of undesirable situations” even […]

  • [TheRinger] Enes Kanter Met With Knicks GM To Discuss Role
    (Wednesday, January 02, 2019 9:37:21 AM)

    Following the Knicks‘ eighth consecutive loss on Tuesday, Enes Kanter told reporters, including Marc Berman of The New York Post, that he met with general manager Scott Perry earlier in the week. During that meeting, Kanter expressed frustration with the Knicks’ losing and his own diminishing role, but didn’t ask to be traded, as Berman […]

  • [SNY Knicks] Four Enes Kanter trades that could work for the Knicks
    (Wednesday, January 02, 2019 3:44:01 PM)

    While Enes Kanter is back in the starting lineup and averaging rouhgly five more minutes per game than his career average, it would still make sense for the Knicks to explore a potential trade.

  • [ESPN] Knicks’ Kanter meets with GM over lesser role
    (Wednesday, January 02, 2019 9:07:57 AM)

    Knicks center Enes Kanter said he met with general manager Scott Perry to express his frustration, but he didn’t request a trade.

  • [NYTimes] Nets Survive Huge Game by Anthony Davis to Beat Pelicans
    (Thursday, January 03, 2019 3:48:23 AM)

    Davis had 34 points and 26 rebounds, and New Orleans made a late push, but the Nets held on to win at home thanks to a great game by D’Angelo Russell.

  • [NYPost] Breaking down futures of the Knicks’ forgotten five
    (Wednesday, January 02, 2019 5:21:16 PM)

    LOS ANGELES — Two weeks ago, Knicks coach David Fizdale was asked if he would start emphasizing players in the rotation who he knew would be returning next season. “Not yet,’’ Fizdale said. The new year is here and it appears Fizdale is at that point — with the Knicks’ record at 9-29, the second-worst…

  • [NYPost] Kevin Knox’s game is growing in ways Knicks privately doubted
    (Wednesday, January 02, 2019 11:21:57 AM)

    DENVER — In a recent Knicks’ player-developmental meeting among team brass, coaches and trainers, the issue of Kevin Knox’s struggles finishing around the basket arose. One Knicks strength-and-conditioning coach told the group that expecting the 19-year-old, 6-foot-9, 216-pounder to master the rugged skill of finishing through contact is unrealistic for this season. Knox’s body core…