New York Knicks: ESPN Blog Articles
ESPN (Ohm Youngmisuk) —
Now that free agency has died down, we’re taking a look at where the Knicks currently stand position-by-position. Today, we look at shooting guard. SHOOTING GUARDNew additions: SG Wayne Ellington. Returning/on roster: SG/SF J.R. Smith, SG Iman Shumpert, SG/SF Tim Hardaway Jr. Gone: SG/PG Shannon Brown.The starter: Head coach Derek Fisher could go in a couple of different ways. He could...
ESPN (Ohm Youngmisuk) —
Now that free agency has died down, we’re taking a look at where the Knicks currently stand position-by-position. Today, we look at point guard. POINT GUARDNew additions: PG Jose Calderon, PG Shane Larkin.Returning/on roster: PG Pablo PrigioniGone: PG Raymond Felton, PG/SG Shannon Brown, PG Beno Udrih.The starter: Calderon. Acquired in the Felton and Tyson Chandler trade to Dallas, the...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
We’re not breaking any news when we tell you that, to many NBA observers, J.R. Smith is a talented but erratic scorer whose behavior can leave coaches, GMs and team presidents pulling their hair out.Viewed in that context, Smith's 2013-14 season with the Knicks may have been his defining campaign.It began with an offseason knee surgery that was timed, by Smith's own admission, to allow...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
The Knicks have waived veteran guard Shannon Brown. Shannon Brown#26 PGNew York Knicks2014 STATSGM10PPG2.4RPG1.1APG0.3FG%.286FT%.778Brown's tenure with the Knicks was short-lived. He signed the first of two ten-day contracts with the Knicks on Feb. 27 and then signed for the remainder of the season in late March. He appeared in 19 games for New York, averaging 2.1 points per game in 7.8...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
By most measures, Andrea Bargnani's season with the Knicks last year was a forgettable one. New York’s offense was 6.8 points better (per 100 possessions) when Bargnani was on the bench. On defense, the Knicks allowed one fewer point per 100 possessions when Bargnani was off the court.And then there’s this: The Knicks went 15-27 before Bargnani went down with an elbow injury and...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
The New York Knicks will wear their orange alternate jerseys again in 2014-15. And the Christmas Day uniforms will have first names instead of last names on the back of the jerseys. So, assuming the Knicks play on Christmas Day, Carmelo Anthony's jersey will have “Carmelo” on the back instead of “Anthony.”Uni-Watch first detailed the Christmas Day jerseys here. Of...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
Working to clear the log jam in the backcourt, the Knicks are discussing their potential trade options with guards J.R. Smith, Iman Shumpert and Shane Larkin, a league source said on Sunday. “They’re working on trying to make a move in the backcourt,” the NBA source familiar with the Knicks’ thinking said. The idea that the Knicks are trying to make a trade to balance...
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One metric ranks Carmelo Anthony’s contract as the worst that’s been handed out so far in NBA free agency. Carmelo Anthony#7 SFNew York Knicks2014 STATSGM77PPG27.4RPG8.1APG3.1FG%.452FT%.848ESPN Insider Tom Haberstroh has a metric to measure the value –- or lack thereof –- of contracts handed out so far in free agency. He compared the player’s average annual salary...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
Derek Fisher stirred the emotions of some Knicks fans when he said earlier in the week that he thought New York would be a playoff team next season. "I believe in our guys," Fisher said Monday. "Even if nothing else changes, we’re good enough to be a playoff team in the Eastern Conference, but we have to go out and prove it."Fisher, we should point out, said exactly what he is supposed...
ESPN (Ohm Youngmisuk) —
Before Phil Jackson decided to try to lead the Knicks to the Promised Land, he and Jim Dolan had “a meeting of the minds” in the desert. In an excerpt of his book “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty” which appears in the New York Daily News, Jackson details how two meetings with Dolan led to his return to the Knicks as team...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
Carmelo Anthony has been one of the more polarizing figures in New York sports over the past three years. At the beginning of his Knicks career, Carmelo was criticized for the way he arrived in the Big Apple (blockbuster three-team trade, instead of signing as a free agent).Now, he’s being critiqued for the way he chose to return to the Knicks. Anthony signed a $124 million contract with...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
J.R. Smith is confident the Knicks can win the Eastern Conference this season, but is he confident he’ll be a part of the team?Smith appeared on ESPN2’s First Take on Wednesday and talked about the Knicks’ glut at shooting guard and said he “wouldn’t blame” Phil Jackson and the Knicks if the team decided to trade him last season. “No. Absolutely not....
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
Carmelo Anthony's contract with the Knicks is worth $124 million over five years, sources told ESPN New York. That's $5 million less than the maximum. Here's what that discount means for the Knicks: A little more $ to spend in 2015: Carmelo's contract starts at the maximum salary of $22.458 million. League sources told ESPN New York that Anthony's contract will increase "slightly" in the...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
In a message that is sure to be soothing to some Knicks fans, Derek Fisher said on Monday that he's confident New York will be back in the playoffs next spring. "I believe in our guys," Fisher said in Las Vegas after the Knicks’ Summer League team practice, according to published reports. "Even if nothing else changes, we’re good enough to be a playoff team in the Eastern...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
Phil Jackson has landed Carmelo Anthony. So what’s next?Below, we take a brief look at what Carmelo’s re-signing means for the Knicks and how Jackson may use his flexibility going forward. Summer of 2014: The Knicks are in a tough spot when it comes to the salary cap. The specific details of Carmelo’s contract have not been released. But it’s safe to assume that...