2008–09 New York Knicks season

2008–09 New York Knicks season
Head coach Mike D'Antoni
General manager Donnie Walsh
Owner(s) Cablevision
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 32–50 (.390)
Place Division: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television MSG Network, MSG Plus
Radio WEPN

The 2008–09 New York Knicks season was the 63rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
1 6 Danilo Gallinari Forward  Italy Olimpia Milano (Italy) 1988

[6]

Roster

New York Knicks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 21 United States Chandler, Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DePaul
G 5 United States Crawford, Joe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Kentucky
C 34 United States Curry, Eddy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Thornwood HS (IL)
G 1 United States Duhon, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Duke
SF 8 Italy Gallinari, Danilo  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Italy
F/C 7 United States Harrington, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. Patrick HS (NJ)
SG 0 United States Hughes, Larry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Saint Louis
F/C 31 United States Hunter, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Michigan
F/C 20 United States Jeffries, Jared 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Indiana
F/C 42 United States Lee, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Florida
G 32 United States Mobley, Cuttino  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Rhode Island
G/F 23 United States Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) DePaul
G 4 United States Robinson, Nate 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Washington
C 18 Senegal Sene, Mouhamed 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Senegal
F/C 9 United States Wilcox, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics6220.756—35–627–1415–1
x-Philadelphia 76ers4141.5002124–1717–246–10
New Jersey Nets3448.4152819–2215–268–8
Toronto Raptors3349.4022918–2315–266–10
New York Knicks3250.3903020–2112–295–11
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers6616.805—
2 y-Boston Celtics6220.7564
3 y-Orlando Magic5923.7207
4 x-Atlanta Hawks4735.57319
5 x-Miami Heat4339.52423
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers4141.50025
7 x-Chicago Bulls4141.50025
8 x-Detroit Pistons3943.47627
9 Indiana Pacers3646.43930
10 Charlotte Bobcats3547.42731
11 New Jersey Nets3448.41532
12 Milwaukee Bucks3448.41532
13 Toronto Raptors3349.40233
14 New York Knicks3250.39034
15 Washington Wizards1963.23247

Game log

2008–09 game log
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 7–7 (Home: 5–3; Road: 2–4)
December: 4–10 (Home: 1–4; Road: 3–6)
January: 9–7 (Home: 7–2; Road: 2–5)
February: 3–10 (Home: 3–5; Road: 0–5)
March: 5–11 (Home: 2–5; Road: 3–6)
April: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
2008–09 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game Source: [7]

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Wilson Chandler 827033.4.431.328.7955.42.10.870.9114.4
Mardy Collins† 908.3.348.000.4440.91.10.220.002.2
Jamal Crawford† 111135.6.432.455.7611.54.40.820.0019.6
Joe Crawford 2011.5.300.2501.0002.00.50.500.004.5
Eddy Curry 304.01.000.000.3331.30.00.000.001.7
Chris Duhon 797836.8.422.391.8563.17.20.910.0911.1
Danilo Gallinari 28214.7.448.444.9632.00.50.500.146.1
Al Harrington† 685135.0.446.362.8046.31.41.190.3220.7
Larry Hughes† 251427.5.390.385.7942.62.41.440.2011.2
Jerome James 205.0.375.000.0001.50.00.500.503.0
Jared Jeffries 563623.4.440.083.6114.11.40.840.595.3
David Lee 817434.9.549.000.75511.72.10.990.2716.0
Demetris Nichols† 204.5.400.000.5001.00.00.000.502.5
Zach Randolph† 111135.3.434.292.82112.51.41.180.2720.5
Quentin Richardson 725126.3.393.365.7614.41.60.650.1010.2
Anthony Roberson† 23011.0.379.3381.0000.70.80.430.044.7
Nate Robinson 741129.9.437.326.8413.94.11.280.0817.2
Malik Rose† 1808.9.268.000.7271.70.60.060.061.7
Cheikh Samb† 204.0.000.000.0001.00.00.000.000.0
Mouhamed Sene† 106.0.500.0001.0005.00.00.001.003.0
Courtney Sims† 1011.0.500.000.0004.00.00.000.006.0
Tim Thomas† 36121.5.461.421.8063.11.30.610.289.6
Chris Wilcox† 25013.2.529.000.5093.30.60.320.205.4

†Statistics with the New York Knicks

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

July 28, 2008
 To Denver Nuggets
Renaldo Balkman		 To New York Knicks
Taurean Green
Bobby Jones
2010 second round draft pick
August 29, 2008
 To Houston Rockets
Frédéric Weis		 To New York Knicks
Patrick Ewing, Jr.
November 21, 2008
 To Golden State Warriors
Jamal Crawford		 To New York Knicks
Al Harrington
November 21, 2008
 To Los Angeles Clippers
Zach Randolph
Mardy Collins		 To New York Knicks
Tim Thomas
Cuttino Mobley
February 19, 2009
 To Chicago Bulls
Jerome James
Anthony Roberson
Tim Thomas		 To New York Knicks
Larry Hughes
February 19, 2009
 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Malik Rose		 To New York Knicks
Chris Wilcox

Free agents

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Knicks: Tickets
  2. ↑ "Clippers Acquire Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins From Knicks". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  3. ↑ Hu, Janny (November 22, 2008). "No small miracle – Crawford deal good for all sides". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  4. ↑ "Sources: Knicks trade for Bulls' Hughes". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  5. ↑ "Source: Knicks swap Rose for Wilcox". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  6. ↑ http://www.nba.com/draft2008/
  7. ↑ "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
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