The New York Knicks have been one of the biggest NBA franchises since co-founding the league in 1946-47. They play in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Early on, this brought players to the team and they saw great success. Under Red Holzman, the Knicks made three NBA Finals, winning two titles, from 1969-73.
In recent years, there has not been a Willis Reed or Walt Frazier on the team. The Knicks have not been in the postseason since 2013 and have won just one playoff series since 2000. They have been attempting to rebuild but the franchise is inept and it begins at the top with James Dolan. Their biggest move recently was sending Marcus Morris to the Los Angeles Clippers in return for picks. Let's take a look at other deadline moves the ‘Bockers have made in their history.
Jan. 16, 1947: The Knicks sold Ralph Kaplowitz to the Philadelphia Warriors.
Jan. 21, 1947: New York acquired Bob Fitzgerald from the Toronto Huskies for Bob Mullens.
Jan. 26, 1947: The Knicks sold Hank Rosenstein to the Providence Steam Rollers.
Jan. 26, 1949: The Knicks acquired Ray Lumpp from the Indianapolis Jets for Tommy Byrnes.
Feb. 11, 1949: New York acquired Connie Simmons from the Baltimore Bullets for Sid Tanenbaum.
Jan. 12, 1955: The ‘Bockers sold Paul Hoffman to the Philadelphia Warriors.
Feb. 5, 1958: The Knicks acquired Art Spoelstra from the Minneapolis Lakers for Bo Erias.
Jan. 27, 1959: New York acquired Jack George from Philadelphia for Guy Sparrow.
Jan. 24, 1960: New York acquired Dick Garmaker and a 1960 second-round pick (Dave Budd) from Minneapolis for Ray Felix and a 1960 fourth-round pick (Ben Warley).
Jan. 18, 1961: The Knicks purchased Phil Jordan from the Cincinnati Royals.
Jan. 22, 1963: The Knicks purchased Jack Foley from the Boston Celtics.
Jan. 12, 1968: The Knickerbockers sold Freddie Crawford to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Feb. 1, 1975: The Knicks acquired Jim Barnett and Neal Walk from the New Orleans Jazz for Henry Bibby and a 1975 first-round pick (Bill Robinzine).
Jan. 5, 1979: The New York acquired Joe Meriweather from New Orleans for Spencer Haywood.
Feb. 12, 1979: The Knicks acquired Tom Barker and three 1979 first-round picks (Bill Cartwright, Larry Demic, Sly Williams) from Boston for Bob McAdoo.
Feb. 12, 1983: New York acquired Rory Sparrow from the Atlanta Hawks for Scott Hastings.
Feb. 21, 1985: The Knicks acquired a 1985 second-round pick (Gerald Wilkins) and a 1986 second-round pick (Michael Jackson) as compensation for Boston signing Ray Williams as a veteran free agent.
Feb. 23, 1989: The Knicks acquired Kiki VanDeWeghe from the Portland Trail Blazers for a 1989 first-round pick (Byron Irvin).
Feb. 21, 1990: The New York acquired Maurice Cheeks from the San Antonio Spurs for Rod Strickland.
Feb. 22, 1990: The Knicks acquired Stuart Gray from the Charlotte Hornets for a 1991 second-round pick (Jimmy Oliver).
Feb. 20, 1992: The ‘Bockers acquired James Donaldson from the Dallas Mavericks for Brian Quinnett.
Jan. 6, 1994: The Knicks acquired Derek Harper from Dallas for Tony Campbell and a 1997 first-round pick (John Thomas).
Feb. 8, 1996: The Knicks acquired Brad Lohaus, J.R. Reid, and a 1996 first-round pick (John Wallace) from San Antonio for Charles Smith and Monty Williams.
Feb. 18, 1996: The Knicks acquired Victor Alexander and Willie Anderson from the Toronto Raptors for Doug Christie, Herb Williams, and cash.
Feb. 19, 1998: The Knicks acquired Terry Cummings from the Philadelphia 76ers for Ron Grandison and Herb Williams.
Mar. 11, 1999 (lockout season): The Knicks acquired Mirsad Turkcan from Philadelphia for a 2000 first-round pick (Quentin Richardson).
Jan. 30, 2001: The Knicks acquired Othella Harrington from the Vancouver Grizzlies for Erick Strickland, a 2001 first-round pick (Jamaal Tinsley), and a 2001 second-round pick (Antonis Fotsis).
Feb. 22, 2001: The Knicks acquired Muggsy Bogues and Mark Jackson from Toronto for Chris Childs and a 2002 second-round pick (Kareem Rush).
Jan. 5, 2004: The Knicks acquired Anfernee Hardaway, Stephon Marbury, and Cezary Trybanski from the Phoenix Suns for Howard Eisley, Maciej Lampe, Antonio McDyess, Charlie Ward, Milos Vujanic, a 2004 first-round pick (Kirk Snyder) and a 2010 first-round pick (Gordon Hayward).
Feb. 15, 2004: As part of a three-team deal, the Knicks acquired Nazr Mohammed from Atlanta and Tim Thomas from Milwaukee. The Knicks sent Keith Van Horn to Milwaukee and Michael Doleac and a 2005 second-round pick (Ronny Turiaf) to Atlanta. Milwaukee traded Joel Przybilla to Atlanta.
Feb. 24, 2005: The Knicks acquired Maurice Taylor from Houston for Vin Baker, Moochie Norris, and a 2006 second-round pick (Steve Novak).
The Knicks acquired Malik Rose, a 2005 first-round pick (David Lee), and a 2006 first-round pick (Mardy Collins) from San Antonio for Jamison Brewer and Nazr Mohammed.
Feb. 3, 2006: The Knicks acquired Jalen Rose and a 2006 first-round pick (Renaldo Balkman) from Toronto for Antonio Davis.
Feb. 22, 2006: The Knicks acquired Steve Francis from the Orlando Magic for Trevor Ariza and Anfernee Hardaway.
Feb. 19, 2009: The Knicks acquired Larry Hughes from the Chicago Bulls for Jerome James, Anthony Roberson, and Tim Thomas.
The Knicks acquired Chris Wilcox from the Oklahoma City Thunder for Malik Rose.
Feb. 17, 2010: The Knicks acquired J.R. Giddens, Eddie House, Henry Walker, and a 2014 second-round pick (top-55 protected, did not convey) from Boston for Marcus Landry and Nate Robinson.
As part of a three-team deal, the Knicks acquired Tracy McGrady from Houston and Sergio Rodriguez from Sacramento. The Knicks traded Larry Hughes to Sacramento and Jordan Hill, Jared Jeffries, and a 2012 first-round pick (Royce White) to Houston. Houston acquired Hilton Armstrong and Kevin Martin from Sacramento for Joey Dorsey and Carl Landry. Houston had the option to swap first-round picks with the Knicks in 2011 but did not so.
Feb. 22, 2011: As part of a three-team deal, the Knicks acquired Carmelo Anthony, Renaldo Balkman, Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter, Shelden Williams, and a 2016 first-round pick (Jakob Poeltl) from the Denver Nuggets. New York acquired Corey Brewer from the Minnesota Timberwolves. New York traded Eddy Curry, Anthony Randolph, and cash to Minnesota. The Knicks traded Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mosgov, cash, a 2012 second-round pick (Quincy Miller), a 2013 second-round pick (Romero Osby), a 2014 first-round pick (Dario Saric), and a 2016 first-round pick (Jamal Murray) to Denver. Minnesota traded Kosta Koufas to Denver.
This is one of the biggest deals in Knicks' history. New York traded away Anthony on Sept. 25, 2017 to Oklahoma City for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott, and a 2018 second-round pick (Mitchell Robinson).
Feb. 21, 2013: The ‘Bockers acquired cash and a 2014 second-round pick (Xavier Thames) from Oklahoma City for Ronnie Brewer.
Jan. 5, 2015: As part of a three-team deal, the Knicks acquired Lou Amundson, Alex Kirk, and a 2019 second-round pick (Carsen Edwards) from the Cleveland Cavaliers and Lance Thomas from Oklahoma City. The Knicks traded Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith to Cleveland. Cleveland traded Dion Waiters to Oklahoma City for a 2016 first-round pick (Furkan Korkmaz).
Feb. 19, 2015: The Knicks acquired Alexey Shved, a 2017 second-round pick (Ognjen Jaramaz), and a 2019 second-round pick (Kyle Guy) from Houston for Pablo Prigioni.
Feb. 7, 2018: The Knicks acquired Johnny O'Bryant, a 2020 second-round pick, and a 2021 second-round pick from Charlotte for Willy Hernangomez.
Feb. 8, 2018: The Knicks acquired Emmanuel Mudiay from Denver. The Knicks traded a 2018 second-round pick (Justin Jackson) to Denver and Doug McDermott to Dallas. Denver acquired Devin Harris from Dallas for a 2018 second-round pick (Shake Milton).
Jan. 31, 2019: The ‘Bockers acquired DeAndre Jordan, Wesley Matthews, Dennis Smith Jr., a 2021 first-round pick, and a 2023 first-round pick from Dallas for Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee, and Kristaps Porzingis.
This deal outraged fans at the time. Porzingis was unhappy in New York and demanded a trade. This was written off as a salary dump so the Knicks could go after top free agents, such as Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, but that did not happen.
Feb. 6, 2020: As part of a three-team deal, the Knicks acquired Maurice Harkless, a 2020 first-round pick, rights to pick swap 2021 first-round pick (top-four protected), and a 2021 second-round pick from the Los Angeles Clippers and Issuf Sanon from the Washington Wizards. New York traded Marcus Morris to Los Angeles. Washington acquired Jerome Robinson from Los Angeles for Isaiah Thomas.
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