Knicks Morning News (2019.01.20)

  • [YahooSports] Rumor: Suns, Magic have inquired about Knicks’ Frank Ntilikina
    (Saturday, January 19, 2019 10:00:22 PM)

    Where do the Knicks stand on Frank Ntilikina, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft (taken ahead of Dennis Smith Jr. Zach Collins, and Donovan Mitchell)? This should tell you all you need to know: The Denver Nuggets decided to cast Emmanuel Mudiay aside and the Knicks traded for him and instantly Mudiay jumped Ntilikina on the depth chart. Ntilikina has played good defense but unimpressive offense for the Knicks this season and there is a thought from other teams around the league they may try to trade the young European.

  • [TheRinger] Rumor: Suns, Magic have inquired about Knicks’ Frank Ntilikina
    (Saturday, January 19, 2019 10:00:22 PM)

    Where do the Knicks stand on Frank Ntilikina, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft (taken ahead of Dennis Smith Jr. Zach Collins, and Donovan Mitchell)? This should tell you all you need to know: The Denver Nuggets decided to cast Emmanuel Mudiay aside and the Knicks traded for him and instantly Mudiay jumped Ntilikina on the depth chart. Ntilikina has played good defense but unimpressive offense for the Knicks this season and there is a thought from other teams around the league they may try to trade the young European.

  • [NYPost] Zion Williamson and the other four top Knicks lottery prospects
    (Saturday, January 19, 2019 7:01:37 PM)

    Here’s a look at the top five players that will be available for the 2019 NBA draft: 1. Zion Williamson, PF/C, Duke He’s a 6-foot-8 potential smallball center, a 285-pounder who powers to the rim for vicious dunks. He rebounds, block shots with ferocity and owns a motor coaches dream about. Though he’s almost assured…

  • [NYPost] Knicks’ youth goal putting them in razor-tight tanking battle
    (Saturday, January 19, 2019 12:46:19 PM)

    Knicks coach David Fizdale gave European journalists a tanking course during the Knicks’ trip to London. There’s no such thing in British soccer’s renowned Premier League, where a club with the worst record faces threats of being “relegated’’ to a lower division. NBA commissioner Adam Silver won his lottery reform for 2019, but it has…

  • [SNY Knicks] Two teams have shown interest in trading for Knicks’ Frank Ntilikina
    (Saturday, January 19, 2019 5:08:19 PM)

    The 20-year-old Ntilikina has been jerked around by the Knicks this season, with him being benched for games at a time on multiple ocassions.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks’ Enes Kanter won’t back down after Turkish government labels him ‘terrorist’
    (Saturday, January 19, 2019 1:33:35 PM)

    Enes Kanter continues to be a target of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but the Knicks center is not staying silent.

  • [SNY Knicks] Why Nets waiving Kenneth Faried may impact Carmelo Anthony
    (Saturday, January 19, 2019 10:18:45 AM)

    Faried will sign with the Rockets, who may trade Carmelo Anthony to open up roster spot for the center.