New York Knicks: Posting and Toasting Blog Articles
Posting and Toasting (Antonio Losada) —
Will the Knicks draft a guard and a big? Sam Vecenie of The Athletic released the first mock draft post-early-entry-deadline on June 5, projecting all first and second-round picks. Unsurprisingly—even more considering the Knicks have two back-to-back picks at the end of the first round—Vecenie penciled in a guard and a big getting drafted by New York in late June— assuming they...
Posting and Toasting (Andrew Polaniecki) —
A game of 21 It’s been a few weeks since our last Who Wore it Best Segment . Now that the Knicks playoff dust has settled, and before the craziness of the NBA Draft , and Free Agency kicks in, it’s time to debate the next number: 21. Everyone has a favorite number, often inspired by a favorite athlete or a significant date like a birthday. For me, that number has always been 21. Growing...
Posting and Toasting (Russell Richardson) —
The elite defender could be in the Knicks’ range. Today Ian Begley tweeted that “Virginia guard Ryan Dunn worked out for the Knicks at the team practice facility, per his Instagram page.” Virginia guard Ryan Dunn worked out for the Knicks at the team practice facility, per his Instagram page: pic.twitter.com/gOxLBaCnKd — Ian Begley (@IanBegley) June 5, 2024 The 6’8” Dunn, with an...
Posting and Toasting (Kento Kato) —
An expectedly great year from the third-year guard Throughout the first two seasons of his career, Deuce McBride was mainly an afterthought, playing the role of third string, and sometimes even fourth string, point guard for a Knicks team that had plenty of options at the one. Between Kemba Walker, Derrick Rose, Immanuel Quickley, and eventually Jalen Brunson, there was no shortage of...
Posting and Toasting (Kento Kato) —
Not a surprising move for a front office that wants to win now but also leave their options open While many of us have looked ahead to the upcoming 2024 NBA Draft searching for the next potential Knick, we may have to hold the brakes and take a step back. Despite some fans wanting the team to use its pair of first-round picks to nab a couple of young cost-controlled players that they can...
Posting and Toasting (Antonio Losada) —
Will he stay, or will he go? Will we actually ever know? As sources told the story back in November 2023, Knicks forward Julius Randle had been “operating at about 70 percent” and “limited by pain” in the six-game stretch that saw him fail to break the 20-point barrier to start the season. Through those six games, in which the Knicks could only go 2-4, Randle averaged 13.7 points...
Posting and Toasting (Antonio Losada) —
Full bag for Thibs, as it should be. League sources told Marc Stein on June 2 that New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau “should be viewed” as a lock to get a contract extension this off-season “at the market rate,” which the insider believes to be in the ballpark of “at least $10 million” per season. Back in March we already heard about rumors of a potential extension being...
Posting and Toasting (Antonio Losada) —
Will the Knicks limited offer be enough to convince iHart to stay put in Manhattan? Yes, there might be a couple of superstars available in the open market next summer, including LeBron James and Paul George assuming they decline their player options and/or don’t get a contract extension. Yes, there could be other supernovae players (to the extent you can consider them that at this point...
Posting and Toasting (Antonio Losada) —
Johnnie Boy could soon go from New York whisperer to Cleveland screamer. The Cleveland Cavaliers have been granted permission to interview Johnnie Bryant, the associate head coach of the New York Knicks , for their vacant head-coaching position, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Friday, May 31. Before joining the Knicks, Bryant worked with the Utah Jazz , first in player development...
Posting and Toasting (Russell Richardson) —
Add B.I. and Alvarado to the rumor mix. This week, Stefan Bondy (NY Post) speculated about Jalen Brunson’s possible contract extension . The NBA is poised to sign an enormous $76 billion media rights deal, with about half of that revenue going to players. leading to significant salary increases. Per Bondy, the salary cap is expected to rise by the maximum allowable 10% annually starting...
Posting and Toasting (Antonio Losada) —
Running out of chances but still holding some promise? The greatest of the Greek heroes, Herackles was a demigod. He was the son of Zeus and Alkmene. He was the ultimate champ, the true embodiment of masculinity. I have been calling Jericho Sims “Young Hercules” for a while here and at other places. Sounded cool to me, made some sense considering Sims entered the league already built like...
Posting and Toasting (Antonio Losada) —
Will the Knicks draft a guard? The New York Knicks are projected to draft Virgnia guard Ryan Dunn with the No. 25 pick in the first round, according to the latest Aggregated 2024 NBA Mock Draft published by HoopsHype on May 28. Dunn would follow Kel’el Ware, who the Knicks are projected to select with the No. 24 pick. Dunn, a sophomore guard from Virginia, has emerged as a...
Posting and Toasting (Antonio Losada) —
Will the Knicks draft a big? The New York Knicks are projected to draft Indiana center Kel’el Ware with the No. 24 pick in the first round, according to the latest Aggregated 2024 NBA Mock Draft published by HoopsHype on May 28. Ware is a 7-foot, 242-pound sophomore center. He will turn pro having played for both Oregon as a freshman and Indiana as a sophomore. Born on April 20, 2004,...
Posting and Toasting (Kento Kato) —
Unexpected record setting season from the Big Ragu Two A’s and a B plus. Those were the respective grades that Yahoo Sports, SNY, and Bleacher Report gave the Knicks for their signing of Donte DiVincenzo. They listed his outside shooting, which had jumped up to 39.7% the season prior, his energy, tendency to be in the right spots, secondary playmaking, and defense as reasons why the...
Posting and Toasting (Sam Stein) —
The Block Ness Monster. It might strain your memory to recall such a time, but for the first 21 games of the season, Mitchell Robinson was one of the best defensive centers in the NBA. No joke. He was averaging 10.3 rebounds per game, easily the highest mark of his career. Take into account the fact that on top of that, he was averaging nearly 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game, and...