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New York Knicks head coach Dave Fizdale is shaking things up with his starting lineup for Wednesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, with rookie Kevin Knox getting the nod along with Emmanuel Mudiay. Knicks starting lineup tonight in OKC: Mudiay and Knox are in for Ntilikina and Dotson — Mike Vorkunov (@MikeVorkunov) November […]

New York Knicks rookie center Mitchell Robinson had a memorable night despite an ugly 26-point loss to the Orlando Magic, registering nine blocks — a franchise record for a rookie, only 14 games into the start of his NBA career. Robinson proved to be the Sultan of Swat after showing glimpses of his shot-blocking ability early […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale has cleared the air on Kristaps Porzingis’ rehabilitation from an ACL injury. Earlier reports say that Fizdale believed that Porzingis is not yet close to sprinting, to which the Latvian superstar answered through an Instagram Story post of a picture of him recently running around an oval. ESPN’s […]

In an effort to revitalize the winning culture of the club, New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale brought in legend Bernard King and wants him to build a bond with top rookie Kevin Knox. As reported by Marc Berman of the New York Post, Fizdale brought in the 61-year-old King during the Knicks’ shootaround […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale is loving his new job. He has a lot of love for his players, too, with the 44-year-old coach recently claiming that Knicks big man Enes Kanter could be in the running for this season’s Sixth Man of the Year award. Following Kanter’s monster game on Monday night […]

With the New York Knicks off to a poor start to the season, new head coach David Fizdale is pulling out all the stops to help his team stay motivated. His latest move is to bring in former NBA champion Rasheed Wallace to help in the development of the team’s young bigs. As reported by […]

New York Knicks point guard Emmanuel Mudiay has not yet played a single game this season. But now that he’s healthy, head coach David Fizdale wants to give Mudiay a chance to bring his playmaking skills to the table. Howie Kussoy of the New York Post wrote a column on Rasheed Wallace’s mentorship of the […]

The New York Knicks are in a transitional year and have started 1-4. David Fizdale is still experimenting his roster to figure out exactly what he has. The team played with the same starting lineup in the first five games of the year, but there are changes coming for Friday’s matchup with the Golden State […]

New York Knicks rookie forward Kevin Knox took the first step of his impending return to the court on Thursday, joining his teammates in practice for the first time since suffering a left ankle sprain last week. Knox left the floor four minutes into his third NBA game, as the Knicks took a two-point loss […]

Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade is eternally thankful to former assistant and now-New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale for his contributions into his career. Fizdale came in as an assistant to Erik Spoelstra in 2008, serving as his right-hand man for most of his eight-year stint with the team.  “I allowed him to take […]

The New York Knicks will potentially have money to sign two max contract players in free agency during the summer of 2019, and Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade believes Knicks head coach David Fizdale can help the franchise attract star players. Dwyane Wade and David Fizdale spent many years together with the Miami Heat. […]

The 2018-2019 NBA regular season has just started but there has already been a lot of buzz regarding the upcoming 2019 free agency season. One of the teams that is looking to put themselves in a position to get a superstar or two is the New York Knicks. One of the players who are on […]

Entering his first season as the New York Knicks head coach, David Fizdale is already facing a dilemma this early in the (pre) season. It’s a good problem to have though, as the 44-year-old appears to be facing a tough decision in balancing the playing time between a number of capable guards in his squad. […]

In what could be the New York Knicks front office’s smartest move in years, David Fizdale was installed as the team’s new head coach for the upcoming season. Sophomore point guard Frank Ntilikina has huge praises for the defensive wiz, saying that Fizdale is a great coach. Marc Berman of the New York Post wrote […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale says that rookie Mitchell Robinson will spend time in the G League this season. Interestingly, Fizdale hints that this is not a demotion, rather an approach that will address Robinson’s growth as a player. Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News tweeted out this development from the […]

There are not a lot of jobs inside the NBA circle more stressful than being a head coach. Unlike players, coaches can easily get fired in heartbeat. Take for example New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale, who was handed his walking papers by the Memphis Grizzlies back in November of last year after his […]

New York Knicks rookie Kevin Knox faced his first taste of adversity in an erratic outing against the Washington Wizards on Monday night, putting up nine points and five rebounds, coupled with a team-high five turnovers. Head coach David Fizdale attributed it to growing pains from a rookie of his ilk, trying to fire into […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale had some high praise for starting center Enes Kanter, who had his first full season as a starter under former coach Jeff Hornacek in 2017-18. Kanter responded with a solid double-double for the season with 14.1 points and 11 rebounds per game while registering career-highs in field goal […]

New York Knicks rookie Mitchell Robinson and head coach David Fizdale had their first public disagreement after a 107-102 win over the Brooklyn Nets during their second preseason win. The forward was helped off the court after sustaining a sprained ankle, one the coach said “is not terribly bad, but I think he got a pretty […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale sat down with a few of his front office mates on Thursday to discuss the team’s plans for the coming season. One of the first topics, according to a report from ESPN’s Ian Begley, was tanking. The Knicks, who lost All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis to an ACL […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale has appointed Kevin Knox as a mentor to his fellow rookie Mitchell Robinson. As reported by Ian Begley of ESPN, Knox will take on a leadership role to Robinson, who did not attend college prior to being drafted. Knicks coach David Fizdale says he challenged Kevin Knox to […]

New York Knicks power forward Enes Kanter is embracing his head coach David Fizdale’s system ahead of the new NBA season. Fizdale was appointed by the Knicks this offseason as the organization said goodbye to Jeff Hornacek, and Kanter believes the Knicks roster is already buying into what he’s implementing so far via Chris Iseman of […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale is greatly encouraged by his conversations with unicorn Kristaps Porzingis and his potential growth after a return from injury. The newly-hired boss recently spent time with his star player in his native Latvia, picking his brain about the culture, his offseason plans and his relationship with a re-shuffled […]

As the new head coach of the New York Knicks, David Fizdale is set to face a challenging year ahead. However, it appears that he has already gotten past one potentially huge roadblock, which comes in the form of getting on the same page with cornerstone star Kristaps Porzingis. Bruce Beck of WNBC-TV recently caught […]

David Fizdale is gearing up for his first season with the New York Knicks. He was recently seen with another great coach, but not someone he’ll ever need to worry about coaching against. Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers took to Twitter to post a photo of himself with Fizdale at Steelers practice. The new […]

The Memphis Grizzlies suffered one of their most woeful seasons in recent history, as a plethora of injuries, combined with a questionable offseason, resulted in the team landing in the Western Conference cellar from the onset. Former coach David Fizdale (now with the New York Knicks) was the first to pay for the consequences, being […]

When David Fizdale took the job to coach the New York Knicks and therefore inherited Kristaps Porzingis, he made sure to start his tenure by setting up a meeting with his star player. But it wasn’t just any meeting at a restaurant in Little Italy around the heart of New York City. Fizdale actually traveled […]

New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale intends to fly all the way to Latvia to have a sit down meeting with cornerstone player Kristaps Prozingis with regards to the future of the franchise. Porzingis is currently spending his summer in his native Latvia, and newly-appointed head coach Fizdale appears to have a strong desire […]

The New York Knicks have made some mistakes in free agency the last few years, and it’s something that David Fizdale doesn’t want to keep repeating. One of those contracts was signed by Joakim Noah in 2016 for four years and $72 million. The Knicks still have to pay him the next two seasons, even though […]

Marc Gasol is part of the face of the franchise for the Memphis Grizzlies, but that hasn’t stopped his name from appearing in trade rumors in the last year. He still has two years left in his contract, and the Grizzlies need to decide if they want to keep him around to mentor the young […]

David Fizdale was among the hottest names in the coaching world as several teams looked for a new man at the helm following the 2017-18 season. The former coach of the Memphis Grizzlies was offered the Phoenix Suns job, but turned it down, later opting to become the head coach of the New York Knicks, […]

David Fizdale, the New York Knicks’ newly minted head coach is raving about Mitchell Robinson — the 36th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. Via Marc Berman of the New York Post, Fizdale referred to the 7-foot Robinson as a “fun project,” seemingly impressed by his athletic prowess. What makes it more stunning is […]

New York Knicks point guard is among the many players with a lot to prove this coming season. After an uninspiring rookie year in the NBA, Frank Ntilikina will look to show he’s capable of making a big leap toward a more relevant role for the Knicks, beginning in this offseason’s Summer League. The key […]

The honeymoon might be over for David Fizdale and New York Knick fans, as the new head coach has an interesting idea for his lineup that resulted in fans not exactly being thrilled. David Fizdale says he's thought of playing a big Knicks lineup with Kevin Knox at the 2 and a frontcourt of Kristaps […]

If New York Knicks players want to be atop the pecking order of their respective positions, they will have to prove they deserve to be so this offseason. New Knicks head coach David Fizdale does not seem to care about the team’s performances from last season and would rather judge his wards and their capacity […]

The post-Carmelo Anthony era of the New York Knicks was off to a promising start during the 2017-18 season. With the Latvian sensation Kristaps Porzingis putting up MVP numbers, the playoff-starved franchise was making a strong push for the eight seed and could have finished the year with a comparatively better record than their previous […]

The New York Knicks are going to be helmed by a new coach beginning next season with David Fizdale coming to Big Apple as the successor of Jeff Hornacek, who enlisted the Knickerbockers to two ho-hum campaigns. Fizdale won’t have dramatic measures of success in his initial year in New York, but the Knicks are […]

The New York Knicks have had struggled to take any significant steps forward over the last few seasons that has seen them miss the playoffs in five consecutive seasons. Despite that, the Knicks have seemingly pushed forward with the focus directed onto the summer of 2019 where the franchise is positioned to have a plethora […]

The New York Knicks are expected to finally come out swinging next offseason, as they’ve already started the process of shedding the contracts of their veteran players. New head coach David Fizdale is confident this front office has put “the bricks in place” to take a swing at some big-time free agents next summer. “[Knicks […]