New York Knicks: Posting and Toasting Blog Articles
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The Hart & Soul of the Knicks When Josh Hart joined the Knicks before the 2023 trade deadline, he was tinkering between becoming a solid role player and league journeyman. New York had become his fourth team in seven years. Prior to joining the Knicks, Hart’s stellar numbers as a role player since joining the league in 2017 always called for him to be the man to round out trade packages,...
Posting and Toasting (Russell Richardson) —
New York faces tough choices with Hartenstein’s free agency looming Stepping up after Mitchell Robinson was derailed by an ankle injury, Isaiah Hartenstein distinguished himself as a dominant center for the New York Knicks this season. The league took notice as he averaged a career-high 8.3 rebounds, 7.8 points, and 2.5 assists in 75 games, starting 49 of them, and logged a 108.1 defensive...
Posting and Toasting (Kento Kato) —
A special year from special player As we get ready to start our annual player recaps, it’s only fitting that we kick it all off with Jalen Brunson because it’s impossible to talk about the Knicks ’ 23-24 season without bringing up, and being in disbelief of, the season the 27 year old point guard just had. Whether it’s all of the 40-point games, the numerous clutch shots, the multiple...
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It's all good with the big man's arm. New York Knicks power forward Julius Randle provided an update on his shoulder injury and discussed his future with the team in an appearance on NBA Unplugged during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals in which the Celtics smoothly swept the hapless Pacers. Randle, who missed the playoffs due to shoulder surgery, told host Kevin Hart...
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Use ‘em, swap ‘em, or split ‘em? In a recent mock draft article for the NY Post , Brian Lewis named who he thought the Knicks would take with the 24th and 25th pick in the upcoming NBA Draft . The Knicks face a potentially tougher path next year as the Eastern Conference is predicted to be more competitive. Lewis’ first predicted pick, Tyler Smith of the G-League Ignite, could lend...
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Johnnie Bryant, Terry Stotts, and Kenny Atkinson are among names being considered for Cleveland’s HC role The Cleveland Cavaliers fired their head coach J.B. Bickerstaff one week after the team’s deepest playoff run since 2018 concluded with a semifinal loss to the Celtics . Per Fear the Sword , “According to Cleveland Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman, the...
Posting and Toasting (Russell Richardson) —
An affordable long-range shooter who could support the second-unit. This week, the Bleacher Report floated an interesting suggestion for bolstering the Knicks bench. As Zach Buckley observes, Donte DiVincenzo’s improvement as a three-point shooter has improved the Knicks’ spacing, but the team still lacks sufficient three-point threats off the bench. Their limited offensive depth could...
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All about the final gathering before the offseason hits New York! Knicks president Leon Rose has declined a request to hold an end-of-season media availability. No high-ranking Knicks executive has spoken on the record to independent media since September 2021. Rose is yet to do a solo press conference since taking over Knicks in April 2020. — Fred Katz (@FredKatz) May 24, 2024