New York Knicks: ESPN Blog Articles
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GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who's pretty connected in NBA circles, expects Gorgui Dieng to be drafted between 12th and 20th in the first round of next Thursday's NBA Draft. If Pitino's right, Dieng won't be available when the Knicks pick at 24. But if he's wrong, the Knicks may jump at the opportunity to take the ex-Cardinals big man. And he'd be happy to land in New...
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Regardless of how things end in the Celtics-Clippers trade talks, the Knicks will come out on top. That may sound strange, but let me explain.IF DOC WALKS: As you know by now, the Celtics and Clippers are engaged in trade talks that may result in coach Doc Rivers heading to Los Angeles. The Clippers are reportedly offering a package centered around DeAndre Jordan and a draft pick to entice...
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Hakeem Olajuwon's confident that Amar'e Stoudemire can strengthen his post game this summer. Stoudemire is slated to work with Olajuwon in August at the Hall of Famer's Texas compound. Olajuwon also tutored Stoudemire last summer in a one-week session that reportedly cost $50,000. This summer, the Hall of Famer expects Stoudemire to add to his arsenal in the post. Amar'e Stoudemire#1 PFNew...
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David Carter doesn't have any big Father's Day plans.He may go to a neighborhood barbecue with his two young sons. Or he may hang out at home with his boys. Where he spends the day is of little consequence, though. That he's spending time with his sons is what matters most. "They're my heart," he said. "It's going to be a great day." By his count, Carter has spent too many days in the past...
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Former Knick Jerome Jordan will be playing on the team's summer league squad in 2013, but he also envisions a key role with the organization entering next season.And he has a confident message for them."I'm ready to play," Jordan told ESPNNewYork.com. "It was a tough year with the team [in 2011-12]. There was a lot of pressure. I'm just trying to be physically and mentally ready to play on...
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Deron Williams and his Nets teammates were not very truthful with the media last season regarding their rivalry with the Knicks.It was a bigger deal than they made it out to be -- and D-Will knows looking ahead to next season, it will only grow."When the reporters are asking us, 'Is it a big deal?', I think we all kind of shrug it off," he said during a Nike House of Hoops event in Brooklyn....
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Patrick Ewing has teamed up with his longtime friend Michael Jordan on several occasions, from their NBA playing days to their post-retirement work for different teams. Earlier this week, Ewing was named the associate head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats, a team Jordan owns.Ewing and Jordan never rubbed shoulders on the same bench in college.But it could've happened.Ewing said he was...
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Patrick Ewing remembers the challenges of going from an NBA player directly to an assistant coach with the Wizards in the same year (2002). So he knows it's going to be much more taxing for Jason Kidd to transition to a head coaching role with the Nets."It's a big difference, especially going to head coach," Ewing said on ESPN New York 98.7 FM radio on Thursday. "It was a big difference for me...
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With the oldest player on the Knicks' roster, 40-year-old Jason Kidd, now retired, is the second-oldest, 39-year-old Marcus Camby, thinking the same thing?The answer is no.Camby's agent Richard Kaplan told ESPNNewYork.com on Thursday that the 17-year-veteran is committed to returning next season to be the backup center."The game plan is still the same," Kaplan said. "There's no reason to...
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Wednesday was the opening night of New York City's popular Dyckman streetball league, and the Knicks' Sixth Man Award winner J.R. Smith was in attendance.Smith and his younger brother Chris watched from courtside as another standout player from the New York area took the court.That was Brooklyn's finest and New York State's all-time leading scorer in high school basketball -- Lance Stephenson...
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Jason Kidd hasn't coached one day in the NBA. Patrick Ewing, on the other hand, has been an assistant in the league for 10 years.That math didn't add up for Ewing's son, Patrick Jr., when the Brooklyn Nets named Kidd their new head coach.On Wednesday, Ewing Jr. tweeted, "For real though I'm mad J Kidd got a head coaching job a year after retiring n my pops has been coaching 10 years n barely...
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Magic Johnson doesn't see the Knicks making much progress next season. In fact, he thinks New York will be the fourth-best team in the Eastern Conference. "I think the two teams that they can't beat are still going to be good again next year and that's Miami and Indiana. And then Derrick Rose comes back for the Bulls. So I see those three teams better than the Knicks. Right now they're sitting...
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GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Tim Hardaway Jr. was just a kid at the time, but he remembers plenty about the Knicks-Heat rivalry of the 1990s."I remember a lot of fights," he said. Of course, Hardaway Jr. was rooting for the Heat during those Miami-New York battles. He's the son of former Heat point guard Tim Hardaway.But Hardaway Jr. would have no problem switching allegiances if the Knicks draft him...
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Most Knicks fans don't have fond memories of Isiah Thomas. New York struggled mightily during his time as general manager and coach. But Thomas is viewed differently in Chicago. The Hall of Fame point guard has worked extensively with elected officials and community leaders to try to stem the tide of gun violence that's claimed the lives of scores of teens in the city. Click here for the story...
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NEW YORK -- Former New York Knicks great Patrick Ewing has reached an agreement to become an assistant head coach with the Charlotte Bobcats, a league source confirmed.Ewing will coach under longtime friend and first-year head coach Steve Clifford. He will also be working for friend and former rival Michael Jordan, who owns the Bobcats.For the full news story, click here.ANALYSIS: You know...