It remains to be seen whether Phil Jackson can help achieve it by Thursday’s NBA trade deadline.
Kristaps Porzingis spent much of his All-Star break on vacation in the Caribbean, but he needed to return to New York for some quiet.
Knicks Daily Links: Thursday
Kurt Rambis is getting a sense the Knicks will stand pat at Thursday's trade deadline but, you never know. Shved happens. Minutes before last year's deadline, the Knicks shipped point guard Pablo Prigioni for combo guard Alexey Shved in a minor deal. This year, ironically, the Knicks are looking for any sort of backcourt boost…
Last year there was hardly any action in the days leading up to the NBA’s trading deadline. That led some to believe it would come and go quietly.
The struggling Sacramento Kings fired assistant coach Vance Walberg on Wednesday in another sign of discord between the team and head coach George Karl. Walberg was a close ally of Karl, who took over in February last year.
The Knicks, who are 1-10 in their last 11 games, resumed practice with an unchanged roster after the All-Star break as their interim coach, Kurt Rambis, said their goal was to make the playoffs.
Even after they left New Jersey over three years ago, the Nets continued to practice there. That changed on Wednesday with the opening of a new practice site in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Bosh will not play for Miami in its next game, at Atlanta, but the Heat offered no further information about his going back on medication to combat a blood clot.