Marc Berman of the NY Post reports: It doesn’t mean the Knicks will pick him if he falls to No. 8 in the NBA Draft, but Killian Hayes currently has a narrow edge as the team’s second point guard on the board after LaMelo Ball, according to NBA sources. Hayes, the 19-year-old left-hander who played […]
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Mike Vorkunov had John Hollinger on for an excellent discussion for The Athletic (subscription required and recommended) about possible Knick trades. I adore this take by Hollinger, when Vorkunov noted that he thinks that the Knicks should try to get into the 30s this year as “how many times can the Knicks play that game?” […]
The NBA Finals starts tonight, so feel free to share your thoughts on who will win the big game! I think that Spo is one of the best coaches I’ve ever seen, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he pulled out some sort of crazy scheme to get a game or two, but I also […]
From Jon Levine: Hell hath no fury like James Dolan scorned. The controversial Knicks boss is pouring cash into the effort to help GOP Congressional candidate Nicole Malliotakis beat incumbent Democratic Staten Island Rep. Max Rose — all because Rose recently trash-talked his ownership of the perennially losing New York Knicks. “Max Rose thinks he […]
From the best Knicks beat reporter, Ian Begley (click those links, people): Mitchell Robinson will not be with the Knicks during their voluntary team workouts in a “bubble” setting due to personal reasons, league sources told SNY. The third-year center, who participated with the Knicks during voluntary individual workouts last week, does not have COVID-19, […]
I assume that this trade proposal by OKC beat reporter, Joe Mussatto, is what folks are talking about now: Thunder receives: Julius Randle, Kevin Knox, Frank Ntilikina, 2023 first-round pick (via Dallas) Knicks receive: Chris Paul, Hamidou Diallo Why it makes sense for the Thunder The Thunder can acquire three former top-10 picks while not […]
Over at The Athletic (subscription required and recommended), Mike Vorkunov has three trade ideas for the Knicks to get a new point guard. Basically, they come down to: 1. No. 27 pick in the 2020 draft and Dennis Smith Jr. for Derrick Rose and the Lakers’ 2021 second-round pick, which is owned by Detroit (after […]
From Marc Berman: More than six years after Phil Jackson never met with him to discuss the possibility of coaching the triangle, Mike Woodson is officially back with the Knicks. The Knicks finally announced the rest of their coaching staff under Tom Thibodeau with Woodson, Utah’s Johnnie Bryant, Andy Greer and Dice Yoshimoto being officially […]
From Danny Abriano: NBA players have decided to continue with the playoffs, SNY’s Ian Begley confirmed, though Thursday’s slate of games will be postponed. According to Begley, play could resume as soon as Friday. The news was first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. All playoff games on Wednesday night were postponed after teams refused […]
From Justin Terranova: The fate of the NBA season could be decided by two simultaneous meetings on Thursday morning. The NBA players are set to reconvene today at 11 a.m. after an emotional meeting on Wednesday night, while the NBA board of governors will gather at the same time. Lakers, Clippers push to boycott rest […]