2016–17 New York Knicks season

2016–17 New York Knicks season
Head coach Jeff Hornacek
General manager Phil Jackson
Owner(s) The Madison Square Garden Company
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 109 (.526)
Place Division: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television MSG TV
Radio WEPN-FM

The 2016–17 New York Knicks season is the 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 2, 2016, the Knicks announced Jeff Hornacek as their new head coach.[1]

The off-season dominated with the acquisitions of former Chicago Bulls players Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah.

Draft

Main article: 2016 NBA draft

The Knicks did not have a pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

Roster

New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 7 Anthony, Carmelo (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984–05–29 Syracuse
G 31 Baker, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993–03–30 Wichita State
C 14 Hernangómez, Willy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–05–27 Spain
G/F 8 Holiday, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989–04–05 Washington
G 3 Jennings, Brandon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1989–09–23 Oak Hill Academy (VA)
F 91 Kuzminskas, Mindaugas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1989–10–19 Lithuania
G 5 Lee, Courtney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–10–03 Western Kentucky
F 2 Ndour, Maurice (DL) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–06–18 Ohio
C 13 Noah, Joakim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1985–02–25 Florida
F/C 9 O'Quinn, Kyle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–03–26 Norfolk State
C 40 Plumlee, Marshall 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1992–06–14 Duke
F/C 6 Porziņģis, Kristaps 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1995–08–02 Latvia
G 25 Rose, Derrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–10–04 Memphis
F 42 Thomas, Lance 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988–04–24 Duke
G 18 Vujačić, Sasha 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1984–03–08 Slovenia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

RosterTransactions
Last transaction: 2016–12–03

Standings

Division

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Toronto Raptors 14 6 .700 0.0 8–3 6–3 2–0 20
Boston Celtics 12 8 .600 2.0 5–4 7–4 3–0 20
New York Knicks 10 9 .526 3.5 8–3 2–6 1–2 19
Brooklyn Nets 5 14 .263 8.5 4–6 1–8 0–3 19
Philadelphia 76ers 4 16 .200 10.0 4–10 0–6 0–1 20

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Cleveland Cavaliers * 13 5 .722 18
2 Toronto Raptors * 14 6 .700 0.0 20
3 Boston Celtics 12 8 .600 2.0 20
4 Chicago Bulls 11 8 .579 2.5 19
5 Milwaukee Bucks 10 8 .556 3.0 18
6 Charlotte Hornets * 11 9 .550 3.0 20
7 New York Knicks 10 9 .526 3.5 19
8 Detroit Pistons 11 10 .524 3.5 21
9 Atlanta Hawks 10 11 .476 4.5 21
10 Indiana Pacers 9 10 .474 4.5 19
11 Orlando Magic 8 12 .400 6.0 20
12 Miami Heat 7 13 .350 7.0 20
13 Washington Wizards 6 12 .333 7.0 18
14 Brooklyn Nets 5 14 .263 8.5 19
15 Philadelphia 76ers 4 16 .200 10.0 20

Game log

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 10–9 (Home: 8–3; Road: 2–6)
2016–17 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 22, 2016
To New York Knicks
Derrick Rose[2]
Justin Holiday
2017 2nd round-pick
To Chicago Bulls
Robin Lopez[3]
José Calderón
Jerian Grant

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed
Lance Thomas[4] 4-year contract worth $27 million
Sasha Vujačić[5] 1-year contract worth $980,431

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Joakim Noah[6] 4-year contract worth $72 million Chicago Bulls
Courtney Lee[6] 4-year contract worth $50 million Charlotte Hornets
Brandon Jennings[6] 1-year contract worth $5 million Orlando Magic
Marshall Plumlee[7] 3-year contract worth $2.5 million Duke Blue Devils
Mindaugas Kuzminskas[8] 2-year contract worth $6 million Unicaja Málaga
Maurice Ndour[9] 2-year contract worth $1.5 million Real Madrid
Amar'e Stoudemire[10] 1-day retirement deal Miami Heat
Ron Baker[11] Wichita State Shockers
J. P. Tokoto[12] Oklahoma City Blue
Chasson Randle[13] ČEZ Nymburk

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Arron Afflalo[14] 2-year contract worth $25 million Sacramento Kings
Derrick Williams[15] 1-year contract worth $5 million Miami Heat
Langston Galloway[16] 2-year contract worth $10 million New Orleans Pelicans
Amar'e Stoudemire Retired Hapoel Jerusalem

References

  1. "Knicks Name Jeff Hornacek Head Coach". NBA. June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  2. "Knicks acquire Derrick Rose". nba.com/knicks. June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  3. "Bulls send Derrick Rose to New York in five-player deal". nba.com/bulls. June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  4. "Knicks re-sign Lance Thomas". nba.com/knicks. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  5. "Knicks re-sign Sasha Vujacic". nba.com/knicks. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Knicks sign three free agents". nba.com/knicks. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  7. "Knicks sign Marshall Plumlee". nba.com/knicks. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  8. "Knicks sign Mindaugas Kuzminskas". nba.com/knicks. July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  9. "Knicks sign Maurice Ndour". nba.com/knicks. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  10. "Amar'e Stoudemire announces retirement". nba.com/knicks. July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  11. "Knicks sign Ron Baker". nba.com/knicks. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  12. "Knicks sign J.P. Tokoto". nba.com/knicks. August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  13. "Knicks sign Chasson Randle". nba.com/knicks. August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  14. "Kings sign four free agents". nba.com/kings. July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  15. "Hat announce free agent signings". nba.com/heat. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  16. "Pelicans sign free agents Hill, Moore and Galloway". nba.com/pelicans. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.

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