2016–17 New York Knicks season

2016–17 New York Knicks season
Head coach Jeff Hornacek
General manager Steve Mills
Owner(s) The Madison Square Garden Company
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 31–51 (.378)
Place Division: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television MSG TV
Radio WEPN-FM

The 2016–17 New York Knicks season was 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.

Following the season, Phil Jackson left as team president, Derrick Rose signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Carmelo Anthony was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Draft

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

Roster

2016–17 New York Knicks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 7 Anthony, Carmelo (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984–05–29 Syracuse
PF 14 Hernangómez, Willy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–05–27 Spain
SG 8 Holiday, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–04-05 Washington
SF 91 Kuzminskas, Mindaugas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1989–10–19 Lithuania
SF 2 Ndour, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–06–18 Ohio
C 13 Noah, Joakim (S) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1985–02–25 Florida
PF 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
C 6 Porziņģis, Kristaps 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1995–08–02 Latvia
SG 5 Lee, Courtney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–10–03 Western Kentucky
PG 4 Randle, Chasson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–05 Stanford
PG 25 Rose, Derrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–10–04 Memphis
SF 42 Thomas, Lance 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988–04–24 Duke
SG 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

Roster
Last transaction: 2017–04–03

Standings

Division

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c – Boston Celtics 53 29 .646 0.0 30–11 23–18 11–5 82
x – Toronto Raptors 51 31 .622 2.0 28–13 23–18 14–2 82
New York Knicks 31 51 .378 22.0 19–22 12–29 5–11 82
Philadelphia 76ers 28 54 .341 25.0 17–24 11–30 7–9 82
Brooklyn Nets 20 62 .244 33.0 13–28 7–34 3–13 82

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Boston Celtics * 53 29 .646 – 82
2 y – Cleveland Cavaliers * 51 31 .622 2.0 82
3 x – Toronto Raptors 51 31 .622 2.0 82
4 y – Washington Wizards * 49 33 .598 4.0 82
5 x – Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 10.0 82
6 x – Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 11.0 82
7 x – Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 11.0 82
8 x – Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 12.0 82
9 Miami Heat 41 41 .500 12.0 82
10 Detroit Pistons 37 45 .451 16.0 82
11 Charlotte Hornets 36 46 .439 17.0 82
12 New York Knicks 31 51 .378 22.0 82
13 Orlando Magic 29 53 .354 24.0 82
14 Philadelphia 76ers 28 54 .341 25.0 82
15 Brooklyn Nets 20 62 .244 33.0 82

Game log

Pre-season

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

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 31–51 (Home: 19–22; Road: 12–29)
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
November : 8–8 (Home: 6–3; Road: 2–5)
December : 7–8 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–6)
January : 5–12 (Home: 2–6; Road: 3–6)
February : 3–7 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–2)
March : 5–11 (Home: 2–3; Road: 3–8)
April : 2–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–1)
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
Lou Amundson Waived TNT KaTropa
Brandon Jennings Waived Washington Wizards

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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