New York Knicks Articles - Page 173

The New York Knicks agreed on a two-year deal with big man Bobby Portis at the start of free agency, but apparently, the New York Post thought they were getting a different Washington Wizards player: 🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂😂 real life UNDERDOG — Bobby BP Portis (@BPortistime) July 2, 2019 Knicks fans would have obviously preferred to have […]

Charles Oakley was not surprised to see prominent free agents like Kevin Durant and others walk to the other side of the city to sign with the Brooklyn Nets, as hopes of signing KD and partnering him with Kyrie Irving came crashing down fast during the first hours of free agency. The longtime Knicks legends […]

New York Knicks incoming sophomore big man Mitchell Robinson has decided to switch it up a bit for the upcoming season. The 21-year-old has reportedly decided to change his jersey number to the No. 23 as he enters his second year in the league following a breakout rookie campaign. The recent release of New York’s […]

Jay Williams, a former NBA player and a close confidant of Kevin Durant, believes the New York Knicks’ sudden decision to trade Kristaps Porzingis hurt their quest for landing the two-time Finals MVP in free agency. The Knicks were favored to be his best destination even before the franchise opened up two max slots to […]

People around Kevin Durant were already setting the smokescreens ahead of his awaited offseason decision, telling confidants that the two-time Finals MVP would bolt for the New York Knicks if he did leave the Golden State Warriors at the end of the season. Per Marc Berman of the New York Post: Executives and agents felt […]

Kevin Durant’s longtime manager and business partner, Rich Kleiman, had pushed Durant hard into signing with the New York Knicks, but the two-time Finals MVP wasn’t ready to take that step with a team with such a dilapidated roster. Marc Berman of the New York Post revealed how Kleiman tried to persuade Durant into inking […]

Early in the 2018-19 season, the New York Knicks reportedly had the upper hand in locking in both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. However, somewhere along the decision-making process, the two had a ‘moment of clarity.’ According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, KD and Kyrie thought to team up and saw the […]

New York Knicks legend Charles Oakley blasted the team’s “bad” and “toxic” culture after the Knickerbockers failed to lure this summer’s top free agents. Speaking with  Kimberly Jones and John Jastremski on WFAN — as transcribed by Mark Cifat of WFAN Radio — Oakley chimed in on the Knicks’ failure to sign Kyrie Irving and […]

A caller decided to declare that Carmelo Anthony is the one who can save the New York Knicks. Stephen A Smith ripped him apart. On the Stephen A. Smith show, Smith was taking on calls, hoping to generate some discussion regarding the NBA free agency. Someone had the balls to call Smith to remind him […]

Dennis Rodman… to the New York Knicks? Not quite. The NBA great and Hall of Fame power forward joked with an Instagram post on Monday, July 1st, that he was signing a lucrative contract with the New York franchise. “Breaking News from Woj,” the photo Rodman posted read. “Free agent Dennis Rodman has agreed to […]

Kyrie Irving always wanted to live in New York, but the All-Star guard had reservations about Knicks’ management, according to Frank Isola of The Athletic. Irving signed a four-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets. Kevin Durant, DeAndre Jordan and Garrett Temple are joining Kyrie in Brooklyn. It was a doomsday scenario for the Knickerbockers. Needless […]

The New York Knicks came into the NBA offseason with high hopes, but ultimately were unable to land any big-ticket free agents. While they have snared a number of other players, it seems as if the Knicks are already looking to the future, especially when it comes to how they structured many of their deals: […]

The New York Knicks have agreed to sign point guard Elfrid Payton to a two-year, $16 million contract, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadiumc. The second year of the deal is a team option, per The Athletic’s Michael Scotto, matching a bunch of the other deals the Knicks have made to start […]

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith was nothing short of disgusted with how the New York Knicks went about their dealings in Day 1 of the free agency window. So much so, that Smith believes that “it’s over” for the Knicks, after Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving decided to sign for New York’s cross-town rivals, the […]

New York Knicks fans may be agonizing over losing out on Kevin Durant now, but ESPN analyst and former NBA player Richard Jefferson feels that it might actually be a good thing in the long run: "This might be the best thing that has happened to them." —@Rjeff24 on Knicks losing out on KD pic.twitter.com/kCUz4rp19z […]

The New York Knicks continue to stay busy in free agency after striking out on their top targets. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, 3-point specialist Wayne Ellington — who spent the second half of last season with the Detroit Pistons — has agreed on a two-year, $16 million deal with the Knicks: Free agent Wayne Ellington […]

The New York Knicks have once again struck out in the Home Run Derby of free-agent acquisitions. A slate of gold-covered cogs like Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kemba Walker, Klay Thompson were up for grabs, yet all the organization managed to snatch was one huge K after whiffing on all of them, and almost certainly […]

The New York Knicks are on the verge of a complete meltdown following the events that went down on Day 1 of the free agency window. Knicks fans are absolutely unhappy with how things transpired on the opening day, and in an extremely NSFW rant on Twitter, veteran actor and New York die-hard fan Michael […]

Reggie Bullock is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers and joining the New York Knicks on a two-year deal worth $21 million: Free agent Reggie Bullock has agreed to two-year, $21M deal to sign with the New York Knicks, agent David Bauman of ISE Basketball tells @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2019 The […]

The New York Knicks have added yet another big man on a multi-year with an eight-figure annual salary. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Bobby Portis has agreed to a two-year, $31 million contract with the Knicks in free agency. Free agent Bobby Portis has agreed to a two-year, $31M deal with the Knicks, agent Mark […]

The New York Knicks’ hopes were dashed again on Sunday, in especially depressing fashion. After clearing enough salary in the Kristaps Porzingis trade to sign two max-level free agents this summer, the Knicks watched their top two targets, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, agree to team up for the cross-town Brooklyn Nets mere moments into […]

The New York Knicks are signing veteran forward Taj Gibson to a $20 million contract over two years, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Gibson, 34, became an unrestricted free agent this summer after playing two seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves. A physical, interior power forward, Gibson is most known for his stint with the Chicago Bulls […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell reacted to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne’s report that New York Knicks owner Jim Dolan and the team were “not prepared” to offer unrestricted free agent Kevin Durant a max contract due to concerns of the two-time Finals MVP’s Achilles injury recovery. Wow — Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) June 30, 2019 The Jazz […]

This was a day made for Stephen A Smith… even if he was completely miserable. It was not a good day for the New York Knicks. The opening day of free agency has been good for most teams but has been extremely bad for the New York Knicks. The team failed to land Kevin Durant […]

Julius Randle has agreed to a three-year, $63 million deal with the New York Knicks, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Free agent Julius Randle has agreed to a three-year, $63M deal with the New York Knicks, CAA agents Aaron Mintz and Steve Heumann tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2019 Randle is coming off […]

According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, the New York Knicks and owner James Dolan did not offer a full max contract to Kevin Durant due to concerns with his Achilles tear in the NBA Finals. The Knicks and owner Jim Dolan were not prepared to offer Kevin Durant a full max contract due to concerns over […]

Los Angeles Lakers unrestricted free agent Reggie Bullock is meeting on Sunday night with the New York Knicks and is “ready to commit” if he gets a strong offer from them according to David Aldridge. Knicks will meet in Beverly Hills with Lakers UFA Reggie Bullock tonight, per source. He’s ready to commit to a […]

Kyle Kuzma and the Los Angeles Lakers are going to be one of the top teams in the league heading into the 2019-20 NBA season. The New York Knicks, on the other hand, are not. After New York was unable to land either Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving, Kuzma did not waste much time, taking […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young just trolled the New York Knicks on Twitter after the news came out that free agent superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have spurned them to join the Brooklyn Nets. The Knicks got some bad luck right now….lol #FASeason — Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) June 30, 2019 Over the past six […]

Kevin Durant is planning to sign a four-year, $164 million max contract with the Brooklyn Nets, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It speaks of Durant’s standing on the league’s individual hierarchy that he was able to secure the longest and most lucrative contract possible in free agency despite rupturing his Achilles tendon in Game 5 of […]

Kevin Durant will announce his free-agent decision on Sunday, and it could be bad news for Warriors, Clippers, and Knicks fans. “An undeniable vibe of confidence” is coming from the Brooklyn Nets, The New York Times’ Marc Stein tweeted: An undeniable vibe of confidence is emanating from Brooklyn as we speak: The Nets sure seem […]

Kevin Durant plans on announcing his decision Sunday night via the the Instagram account of his own sports business network, “The Boardroom,” ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports: Source: Kevin Durant will announce his free agent decision tonight on his company owned sports business network: https://t.co/ovJCDTOEMz — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2019 Durant, an unrestricted free […]

The Boston Celtics — widely expected to sign point guard Kemba Walker when free agency opens — will not renounce their qualifying offer to restricted free agent Terry Rozier “until they have to,” per Yahoo Sports’ Keith Smith. Rozier, being a restricted free agent, can sign an offer sheet with any team, but the Celtics […]

The New York Knicks want to have as much cap space as possible heading into free agency. They recently made some cost-cutting moves by declining the team options for former first-round picks Henry Ellenson and John Jenkins: The New York Knicks have declined the team options on Henry Ellenson and John Jenkins, league sources told […]

The sad reality for New York Knicks supporters is that right now, their team could end up as being the biggest loser of the summer. After missing out on the first overall pick in the draft lottery, the Knicks appear to be losing some ground on the Kevin Durant sweepstakes. As it turns out, the […]

A Kevin Durant-New York Knicks marriage has always been the rumor throughout the entire 2018-19 season. But Durant’s Achilles injury has since diminished their stance as the favorites and other teams have emerged as strong contenders to land the two-time Finals MVP. New York, however, is not out of the race just yet. According to […]

The future of Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant is one of the hottest topics in basketball today. One narrative that has now come up pertains to how Durant is putting importance on how his decision this summer makes him look. According to Ian Begley of SNY, Durant does not want to seem like someone […]

NBA free agency will begin this Sunday and Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and Kemba Walker are the names everyone is looking out for. But a former star in the league is looking to improve his own name in a particular city. Carmelo Anthony, according to Ian Bagley, is considering a return to the New York […]

After Saturday’s flurry of activity involving big-name players, D’Angelo Russell is one step closer to toward his next NBA destination. And should his top choices fail to result in an agreement, the Brooklyn Nets’ guard apparently already has multiple contingency plans in place. Russell will have interest in signing with the New York Knicks and […]