In memoriam – The 2023-2024 New York Knicks season

New York Knicks, Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Tom Thibodeau

Out of gas. Out of steam. Out of horses. Out of limbs. Out of bodies. But if there was one quality these New York Knicks had not fully depleted, it was their unrelenting heart. Many fans would agree:  they have not had this much fun rooting for a New York Knicks team in 25 years. …

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The OG Anunoby injury looms large over Knicks’ season goals

OG Anunoby, New York Knicks, LeBron James

The New York Knicks are entering the 2025 NBA All-Star Break on a major high, collecting back-to-back wins against the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks on the shoulders of Karl-Anthony Towns’s consecutive 40+ point games and Jalen Brunson’s dominant clutch gene. However, there’s one thing preventing the Knicks’ All-Star party from reaching epic proportions: the …

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New York Knicks sign P.J. Tucker to 2-year deal (Report)

P.J. Tucker, New York Knicks

After two 10-day contracts with the New York Knicks, forward P.J. Tucker has agreed on a two-year contract to stay with the Knicks through the season and playoffs, along with a team option for the 2025-26 season, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Per Stefan Bondy of the New York Post, Tucker’s final 10-day contract expired …

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The New York Knicks are not ready for June’s NBA primetime … yet

New York Knicks, John Starks, Scottie Pippen, Isaiah Hartenstein, Josh Hart, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jalen Brunson

In the early 1990s, we knew the deal: The New York Knicks were a bonafide NBA title contender. Head coach Pat Riley arrived as the missing piece, and he took an overachieving group to the brink of a championship. What we tend to forget is that this no-doubt-about-it-contending status didn’t happen overnight—as is usually the …

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Landry Shamet needs to be a mainstay for the New York Knicks

Landry Shamet, New York Knicks

Much has been made of Tom Thibodeau‘s rigid rotations and minutes management as New York Knicks head coach. But it’s never felt as pressing as it does in year five, with a litmus test, first-round series against the Detroit Pistons fast approaching. Because for just the second time in his coaching tenure, Thibodeau and the …

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The New York Knicks, a team in need of cohesion

Tom Thibodeau, Mikal Bridges

In what The Ringer’s Bill Simmons classified as his too-early “Two-Week NBA Power Poll” on his podcast, last week, Simmons took issue with Tom Thibodeau’s usage of newly acquired Mikal Bridges. To Simmons, Bridges, who cost the New York Knicks a bevy of picks and pick swaps, was merely “irrelevant” down the stretch in recent …

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New York Knicks’ Landry Shamet is thriving in an expanded role

Landry Shamet, New York Knicks

The New York Knicks have continued to embrace the “next man up” mentality, and the results speak for themselves. After losing guards Jalen Brunson, Miles McBride, and Cameron Payne to injury, the Knicks’ depth has been tested once again, requiring someone to step up. Enter Landry Shamet. After dislocating his shoulder during a preseason game, …

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Mikal Bridges keeps it direct on coach Tom Thibodeau’s reputation

Mikal Bridges, Tom Thibodeau, New York Knicks

Mikal Bridges hits buzzer-beating threes, but he also doesn’t mince his words. The New York Knicks‘ starting two-guard said he asked head coach Tom Thibodeau to play the starters fewer minutes because the bench deserves more of an opportunity. “Sometimes it’s not fun on the body,” Bridges told the media recently, as transcribed by the …

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