Knicks Morning News (2019.03.21)

  • [Hoops Rumors] Knicks Notes: Hardaway, Ntilikina, Smith
    (Wednesday, March 20, 2019 7:01:27 PM)

    Tim Hardaway Sr. blames Kristaps Porzingis‘ desire to go elsewhere for his son’s trade to Dallas, writes Marc Berman of The New York Post. Tim Hardaway Jr. was sent to Dallas along with Porzingis at the end of January in a deal designed to open up cap room for this summer. He had just signed a […]

  • [Newsday] Knicks Notes: Hardaway, Ntilikina, Smith
    (Wednesday, March 20, 2019 7:01:27 PM)

    Tim Hardaway Sr. blames Kristaps Porzingis‘ desire to go elsewhere for his son’s trade to Dallas, writes Marc Berman of The New York Post. Tim Hardaway Jr. was sent to Dallas along with Porzingis at the end of January in a deal designed to open up cap room for this summer. He had just signed a […]

  • [NYDN] Donovan Mitchell reminds Knicks of draft blunder as Ntilikina watches
    (Wednesday, March 20, 2019 8:05:17 PM)

    The biggest Knicks draft mistake in recent years was wrecking their space Wednesday night, pummeling them into further embarrassment.

    Donovan Mitchell was passed over by New York in 2017 when it took Frank Ntilikina eighth overall. Now Mitchell’s a bonafide star leading the Jazz to the playoffs…

  • [NYDN] Kobe Bryant reveals Knicks fantasy that could have altered history
    (Wednesday, March 20, 2019 5:13:03 PM)

    Add Kobe Bryant to the list of superstars who claimed a desire to play for Knicks but only ended up torturing them as an opponent.

    “I always kind of dreamed about playing in New York and what that would have been like,” Bryant, the Laker Lifer, told The Athletic. “It’s true. As a fan, the Garden…

  • [NYPost] Donovan Mitchell lights up Knicks as Ntilikina sits again
    (Wednesday, March 20, 2019 6:17:29 PM)

    Frank Ntilikina, the Knicks’ 2017 lottery pick, was held out again while the Westchester County product the franchise bypassed that draft year, Donovan Mitchell, got a chance to be a hero. Before his parents and 200 friends and family from the tri-state area, Mitchell lit up the Garden in his homecoming for 30 points in…

  • [NYPost] ‘Funky’ Porzingis situation forced my son off Knicks: Tim Hardaway Sr.
    (Wednesday, March 20, 2019 1:15:49 PM)

    Hall of Fame finalist Tim Hardaway Sr. realizes his son likely would still be a Knick if Kristaps Porzingis had wanted part of David Fizdale’s program. The Jan. 29 trade left his son “disappointed’’ and the father surprised the 7-foot-3 Latvian didn’t want to play for Fizdale, whom Hardaway Sr. had known in Miami. While…

  • [NYTimes] Jazz Clobber the Knicks
    (Thursday, March 21, 2019 4:35:19 AM)

    It was the fifth straight lopsided victory for Utah.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks Takeaways from Wednesday’s 137-116 loss to Jazz
    (Wednesday, March 20, 2019 9:56:36 PM)

    The Knicks couldn’t handle the Jazz on Wednesday night, losing 137-116 at Madison Square Garden for their second consecutive loss.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks should hope D’Angelo Russell is the blueprint for Dennis Smith Jr.
    (Wednesday, March 20, 2019 9:17:54 PM)

    Across the Brooklyn Bridge, D’Angelo Russell is an emerging star with the Nets, but that wasn’t always the case. Dennis Smith Jr. is following the same path, and the Knicks should hope it’s the same as Russell’s right now.

  • [SNY Knicks] Injury bug strikes Knicks as Jazz come to town
    (Wednesday, March 20, 2019 6:25:05 PM)

    The Jazz come to Madison Square Garden to face the Knicks tonight, but New York will be without a few key contributors in this one.