New York Knicks: News Articles
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
To borrow from Vince Lombardi, “Winning isn’t everything, player development is.” At least that’s the motto of the Knicks leadership quartet of Steve Mills-Scott Perry-Craig Robinson-David Fizdale entering another training camp Monday in which playoff expectations are at a low but optimism for future success at a high. Mills, the team president, has been part...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
Here are the top five storylines to watch as the Knicks enter training camp: 1. When will “The Franchise” make his season debut? President Steve Mills declined to put a timetable on Kristaps Porzingis’ return despite saying recently September’s tests would give the club a clearer idea. There’s still so many variables and progressions to...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
There is evidence some are buying hard into the Knicks’ patient rebuilding plan, despite five straight seasons of missing the playoffs. According to a Garden official, the season-ticket renewal rate hit 95 percent with training camp set to get underway Monday. That’s up from an 89 percent renewal rate last season and one of the...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
The first meeting between Kevin Knox and Kristaps Porzingis came Wednesday at the Tarrytown facility. The franchise’s bedrocks haven’t sat for a meaningful talk yet, but Knox was impressed. “He’s taller than I expected,’’ the 6-9 Knox told The Post. “He’s 7-3. I thought when they someone’s 7-3, he’s really a little more than 7-foot....
NY Post (George Willis) —
A few days after the Knicks drafted Kevin Knox with their first pick of the 2018 draft, team president Steve Mills heard a complaint. “The guy who delivered my dry cleaning to our building didn’t like our draft pick,” Mills said during a pre-training camp press conference Thursday at Madison Square Garden. “He made me...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
Knicks brass is paying off Kristaps Porzingis in encouraging words rather than extra millions. The Knicks have until mid-October to give Porzingis a $158 million contract extension but are not planning to do so. At Thursday’s press conference, Knicks president Steve Mills and GM Scott Perry said Porzingis understands the predicament. Brass has taken great...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
Knicks general manager Scott Perry said he’s hoping for a “resolution” to center Joakim Noah’s sad situation soon, which is expected to be a waiver/buyout under the stretch provision. There has been no effort to bring Noah to training camp, which starts Monday. Mills said 17 players worked out Wednesday — a strong number that...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
Knicks president Steve Mills gave no indication he’s going to be hot on Jimmy Butler’s trail, despite the star putting the franchise on his wish list Wednesday in his trade demand. Mills all but repeated his Monday remarks that the Knicks aren’t going out of their way to chase free-agent-to-be players by giving up serious...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
Perhaps anticipating the buzz if Jimmy Butler went on the block, Knicks president Steve Mills said Monday he wouldn’t give up prime assets to land a free agent to be. In other words, if the Knicks land Butler, it would have to be on the cheap. With Butler reportedly asking for a trade and giving the...
NY Post (Greg Joyce) —
If Jimmy Butler gets his wish, there’s a good chance he will soon be playing in New York. While requesting a trade from the Timberwolves on Tuesday in a meeting with coach and team president Tom Thibodeau, Butler gave Minnesota a list of teams he would like to be traded to, and with whom he would...
NY Post (Greg Joyce) —
Just in time for training camp, Jimmy Butler wants a new home. The signs have been pointing that way all summer for the disgruntled Timberwolves star, but he finally met with coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday in Los Angeles and requested a trade, The Athletic reported Wednesday. Butler gave the Timberwolves a list of three...
NY Post (Greg Joyce) —
If Joakim Noah is upset about his impending breakup with the Knicks, he’s certainly not showing it. As the rest of the Knicks begin to report for voluntary workouts, and with training camp kicking off next week, Noah is showing off his summer beach days spent with actor Josh Brolin and tennis Hall of Famer...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
After running the sand dunes in Palm Springs, Calif., this summer, Trey Burke is confident he will resume his starting point guard duties he earned at the end of last season. But he’s ready for the fight — and he thinks all three point guards will be better for the training-camp battle. “I do,” Burke...
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
Courtney Lee arrived a week and a half ago at the Knicks’ Tarrytown training center for voluntary workouts, gearing up for Monday’s start of training camp. The Knicks guard just doesn’t know how long he’ll be there. According to an NBA source, Lee’s preference is to be dealt to a playoff team or a contender....
NY Post (Marc Berman) —
It is unknown if Frank Ntilikina will start. It is unclear if Ntilikina will play the majority of time at point guard. What is clear for Ntilikina entering his second season is his looks — a newly sculpted, taller body after an offseason that has Knicks management drooling. The low-key Frenchman even boasts blond streaks...