New York Knicks: Posting and Toasting Blog Articles
Posting and Toasting (Russell Richardson) —
Last season the Celts had their number. This time around, the Knicks should split the series. The New York Knicks , now with OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, and a healthy Julius Randle and Mithcell Robinson, are better equipped to challenge the World Champion Boston Celtics this season. Can they split the series? Knicks’ record against Beantown last season: 1-4 October 25, 2023: Celtics...
Posting and Toasting (Antonio Losada) —
New York will retain Randle as there’s no interest in the forward across the NBA. Even if the Knicks want to move on from Julius Randle and entertain a trade, they might not find an offer good enough across the NBA. According to Fred Katz of The Athletic , no team in the Association values Randle more than the Knicks do at this particular time. “I texted this question to someone who...
Posting and Toasting (Michael_Zeno) —
We know the nine players that will go to war for the Knicks on Opening Night, but how will they be distributed? The Knicks will open their season in Boston two months from tomorrow. The last time we saw the Knicks in a game that mattered, they looked very different. After OG Anunoby’s attempt to return from a hamstring injury for Game 7 fell flat, the Knicks’ defense caved in on itself, as...
Posting and Toasting (Antonio Losada) —
SLAM | Antonio Losada illustration | SLAM | Antonio Losada “Sweetness” When ish No. 75 dropped in February 2004 nobody had a clue what was about to happen in just a few months, but the writing was on the wall. Peep the cover and you’ll know. The “Bad Boys 2,” as labeled by SLAM at the start of the ‘04 calendar year (the printed magazine went to press even earlier in the year than...
Posting and Toasting (Russell Richardson) —
Jericho will get his $2,092,344. Congratulations are in order for the New York Knicks ’ back-up center, Jericho Sims. This weekend, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported that the club has fully guaranteed the high-jumper’s $2.09 million salary for the upcoming season. The New York Knicks center Jericho Sims will have his $2.09 million salary fully guaranteed for the 2024-25 season, league...
Posting and Toasting (Sam Stein) —
More Brunson + Hart shenanigans. Welcome back to Chemistry Class! In this series, we’re covering the historically strong rapport amongst the 24-25 Nova Knicks . This week, Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart are back for more on their ‘Roommates Show’ podcast. They’ve done enough to keep me coming back episode after episode, and I’m not a podcast guy. You should all be impressed. If you haven’t...
Posting and Toasting (Matthew Miranda) —
You know how the 1970 season ended. What about how it started? In a couple months – October 22, 2024, to be exact – the New York Knicks open their season in Boston. It’s the first time since 1995 the Knicks enter a season as a consensus title contender, one of only a handful since the first time they were back in 1970. Then as now, the Knicks’ quest for the Larry O’Brien trophy gets going...
Posting and Toasting (Russell Richardson) —
Some put the over-under as high as 53.5. Would you? Now that the NBA team schedules have dropped , the win-total predictions are starting to roll in. Over at Bleacher Report, Andy Bailey consulted his crystal b-ball to assign wins for each team in the association. The league is certainly enjoying an era of parity. Most clubs have star talent and are capable of playing competitive ball...
Posting and Toasting (Antonio Losada) —
SLAM | Antonio Losada illustration | SLAM | Antonio Losada “What if...?” As ridiculous as it sounds, SLAM didn’t give the greatest Knicks player of the past 40 years any real credit—in terms of printed real estate—until the final months of the 1999 season (the Knicks had yet to make that year’s Finals by the time ish No. 29 went to press.) Yes, Patrick Ewing got a super early...
Posting and Toasting (Michael_Zeno) —
A schedule is just a list of games. What makes the matchups desirable and important comes down to the narratives behind them. Yesterday, after a few days of gradual leaks, the full 82-game NBA schedule was released for all 30 teams. Well, I guess it’s really 80 until the results of the NBA Cup. Hopefully, the Knicks don’t get screwed by the circumstances of the tournament again . ...
Posting and Toasting (Andrew Polaniecki) —
When Ron Burgundy found a Rose in the Junkyard If the last segment of WWIB between Julius Randle and Bernard King wasn’t riveting enough for you, hold on to your knickers for this week’s segment of WWIB #31. As promised last week, #31 presents quite the matchup of biblical proportions featuring Jerome Williams, Malik Rose, and none other than Ron Burgundy himself, Ron Baker. Giving it...
Posting and Toasting (Kento Kato) —
While many of us knew about the marquee matchups on opening night, and Christmas Day, we didn’t know what the rest of the schedule looked like. Until today that is. At 3 PM ET, NBA fans rejoiced as the long-awaited regular season schedule was finally released . As reported a few days ago, the Knicks will take on the Celtics in Boston on opening night. This should be a highly...
Posting and Toasting (Russell Richardson) —
John Hollinger calls him a “last-resort option.” Yesterday, John Hollinger of The Athletic wrote a summary article about this year’s Olympic basketball. Tucked in his piece was this note: “The New York Knicks own the rights to Mathias Lessort, the athletic French forward who had a solid tournament and is signed with Greece’s Panathinaikos for the coming season. Lessort can’t shoot,...
Posting and Toasting (Antonio Losada) —
Good and bad news on New York’s injury front. It’s not that we were overly worried about the recovery timelines of all injured New York Knicks players, but a report published by SNY’s Ian Begley on August 14 gave us promising news about the anticipated return of Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson to the court next season. Begley also discussed Jalen Brunson’s left-hand surgery,...
Posting and Toasting (Kento Kato) —
The younger Toppin gets the final deal up for grabs. The Knicks have finally made another (and final, for now) move. But it’s not the move that fans might’ve been hoping for. For over a month, the Knicks have been looking for another big man to help round out their roster and fans have, in the meantime, been busy concocting an impressive amount of hypothetical trades. But they’ll likely...