Knicks Lose Lottery Tiebreaker to Wolves

The New York Knicks lost a pingpong ball tiebreaker to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday and will fall behind them in the order if neither team lands in the top three during the NBA draft lottery. The Knicks’ and Wolves’ positions in the lottery — to be held May 16 — were the highest positions […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBPA Speaks Out on Phil Jackson’s Comments on Melo

Michele Roberts, the National Basketball Players Association executive director, criticized Phil Jackson over comments the New York Knicks president made about Carmelo Anthony. “We voiced with the Commissioner today our view on the inappropriate comments by Knicks President Phil Jackson,” Roberts said in a statement. “If players under contract cannot, under threat of league discipline, […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Carmelo on Possibility of Knicks Trading Him: ‘They might’

Carmelo Anthony knows there is a possibility the Knicks could again look to trade him this offseason. “They might,” he said after the Knicks’ season finale on Wednesday. “They might.” Anthony scored 15 points in 23 minutes in the Knicks’ season finale and said afterward that he wasn’t sure if it was his last game […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Will New York Regret Signing Joakim Noah?

The Knicks invested big money in Joakim Noah, but so far, the investment hasn’t paid off.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Sources: Noah to Undergo Surgery; Out 4-6 Months

As his $72 million free-agent contract becomes a bigger source of embarrassment for the organization, New York Knicks center Joakim Noah will undergo surgery for a left torn rotator cuff, league sources told The Vertical. Noah will need four to six months to rehabilitate the shoulder, sources said, an injury that comes in the aftermath […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA PM: Jeff Hornacek’s Loud Silence

Jeff Hornacek doesn’t sound like he wants Carmelo, while the Cavs don’t appear to want the East’s top seed.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA PM: Worst “Future Draft Pick” Trades Ever

It’s incredibly risky to give up a “future draft pick” for a current player, as these trade continue to prove…

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Six Underrated Centers

Dennis Chambers looks at six underrated centers who deserve your attention.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Kristaps Porzingis to Miss Final Three Games of Season?

Knicks may hold out Kristaps Porzingis in final three games of the season due to back spasms. Hornacek said they’ll be ‘careful’ with him. Source: Ian Begley of ESPN on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021