Knicks Morning News (2019.07.04)

  • [Hoops Rumors] Knicks Reportedly Canceled Meeting With Kawhi Leonard
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 11:45:13 PM)

    The Knicks pulled out of a scheduled meeting with Kawhi Leonard, a source tells Marc Berman of The New York Post. Leonard agreed earlier in the week to meet with Knicks officials, but not until today after he completed sessions with the Lakers and Clippers. New York decided its chances of luring Leonard were remote […]

  • [Hoops Rumors] Free Agency Notes: Durant, Knicks, Cousins
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 3:41:01 PM)

    Kevin Durant‘s decision to go to the Nets was not an easy one to make. Golden State, New York, and Brooklyn were reportedly in contention, but it’s beginning to sound like the two Atlantic Division teams were always the frontrunners, as Mark Berman of The New York Post writes. There were people in Durant’s camp […]

  • [NBA] 2019 Knicks Summer League Matchups
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 10:13:40 AM)

  • [SNY Knicks] Former Knick Amar’e Stoudemire reportedly planning workout, comeback
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 10:59:44 PM)

    Former Knicks center Amar’e Stoudemire is reportedly planning a comeback.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks reportedly bail on Kawhi Leonard meeting
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 8:38:46 PM)

    The Knicks reportedly declined a meeting potential free agent meeting with Kawhi Leonard.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks’ Kevin Knox admits feeling ‘much more comfortable on the court’ as Summer League approaches
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 5:09:23 PM)

    Kevin Knox has worked on his strength, efficiency and passing, among other things, so far in the offseason. And he’s eager to get on the court in Summer League following a few weeks of training.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks’ Bobby Portis wears underdog mentality on sleeve
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 6:44:11 PM)

    Bobby Portis, the Knicks’ new versatile big man, has been doubted since his high school days and still considers himself an underdog.

  • [SNY Knicks] WATCH tonight on SNY: Three titles, one year, one city
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 12:30:53 PM)

    SNY’s documentary on the magical year of 1969 in New York for the Mets, Jets, and Knicks premieres tonight after Mets Post Game!

  • [SNY Knicks] Source: Knicks considering bringing back Lance Thomas to fill out roster
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 3:17:05 PM)

    The Knicks have room on the roster for one more standard contract. One name they are considering: Lance Thomas.

  • [SNY Knicks] Jared Dudley talks Kevin Durant to Nets, takes swipe at Knicks
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 11:31:41 AM)

    Ex-Net Jared Dudley has some interesting insight on Kevin Durant’s decision to sign with the Nets (over the Knicks) and DeAndre Jordan’s role in Brooklyn’s acquisition of Durant and Kyrie Irving.

  • [SNY Knicks] An in-depth look at how Julius Randle will fit with Mitchell Robinson in Knicks’ frontcourt
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 8:30:54 AM)

    The major moves of the 2019 New York Knicks’ offseason are, in all likelihood, behind us. The roster is beginning to resemble one of a competent NBA team, with perhaps the best talent sitting in the frontcourt.

  • [NYPost] Ex-Knick Amar’e Stoudemire wants to play in the NBA again
    (Thursday, July 04, 2019 12:15:51 AM)

    Amar’e Stoudemire is looking to make a comeback, but that doesn’t mean he’s seeking a reunion with the Knicks. Stoudemire, who played in the NBA for 14 seasons, and Monta Ellis want to try to hook up with a contending team such as the Lakers, and will workout privately for at least five NBA teams,…

  • [NYPost] Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson, Kevin Knox vow to take it to new level
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 4:56:47 PM)

    LAS VEGAS — Knicks 7-foot-1 center Mitchell Robinson is back in Sin City with newly dyed blond hair, a new jersey number and a more disciplined defensive game. Kevin Knox II returns stronger and more accustomed to the speed of the NBA. Look out, Las Vegas. “I feel I can guard anybody,’’ Robinson said following…

  • [NYPost] Why Knicks backed out of Kawhi Leonard meeting
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 3:33:44 PM)

    LAS VEGAS — The Knicks brain trust of Steve Mills, Scott Perry and David Fizdale were enjoying a laugh on the sidelines of a practice court at UNLV Wednesday, watching summer league practice. They were a 3 ½-hour drive from Los Angeles, where in an alternate universe they would have been meeting with Kawhi Leonard….

  • [NYPost] Dwyane Wade blowup only tells part of story for new Knick Bobby Portis
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 9:31:45 AM)

    LAS VEGAS — Bobby Portis — one of the new Knicks who arrived in a free-agency flurry — has become a health-food fanatic and workout demon. He has a stake in a healthy-snack company and is known for his 12-hour workouts in June and July when many NBA players are taking it easy. That is…

  • [NYPost] Ex-Knick Emmanuel Mudiay final piece of Jazz’s celebrated overhaul
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 7:57:13 AM)

    The Jazz continued their offseason of quietly building themselves into contenders on Wednesday, by signing former Knick Emmanuel Mudiay and Jeff Green, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Mudiay’s deal is for one year, though financial terms weren’t reported. Green agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million deal, per ESPN. Though nobody will mistake these for world-beating…

  • [NYTimes] Ex-Knick Amar’e Stoudemire wants to play in the NBA again
    (Thursday, July 04, 2019 12:15:51 AM)

    Amar’e Stoudemire is looking to make a comeback, but that doesn’t mean he’s seeking a reunion with the Knicks. Stoudemire, who played in the NBA for 14 seasons, and Monta Ellis want to try to hook up with a contending team such as the Lakers, and will workout privately for at least five NBA teams,…

  • [NYTimes] Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson, Kevin Knox vow to take it to new level
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 4:56:47 PM)

    LAS VEGAS — Knicks 7-foot-1 center Mitchell Robinson is back in Sin City with newly dyed blond hair, a new jersey number and a more disciplined defensive game. Kevin Knox II returns stronger and more accustomed to the speed of the NBA. Look out, Las Vegas. “I feel I can guard anybody,’’ Robinson said following…

  • [NYTimes] Why Knicks backed out of Kawhi Leonard meeting
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 3:33:44 PM)

    LAS VEGAS — The Knicks brain trust of Steve Mills, Scott Perry and David Fizdale were enjoying a laugh on the sidelines of a practice court at UNLV Wednesday, watching summer league practice. They were a 3 ½-hour drive from Los Angeles, where in an alternate universe they would have been meeting with Kawhi Leonard….

  • [NYTimes] Dwyane Wade blowup only tells part of story for new Knick Bobby Portis
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 9:31:45 AM)

    LAS VEGAS — Bobby Portis — one of the new Knicks who arrived in a free-agency flurry — has become a health-food fanatic and workout demon. He has a stake in a healthy-snack company and is known for his 12-hour workouts in June and July when many NBA players are taking it easy. That is…

  • [NYTimes] Ex-Knick Emmanuel Mudiay final piece of Jazz’s celebrated overhaul
    (Wednesday, July 03, 2019 7:57:13 AM)

    The Jazz continued their offseason of quietly building themselves into contenders on Wednesday, by signing former Knick Emmanuel Mudiay and Jeff Green, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Mudiay’s deal is for one year, though financial terms weren’t reported. Green agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million deal, per ESPN. Though nobody will mistake these for world-beating…