2017–18 New York Knicks season

The 2017–18 New York Knicks season was the 72nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

On June 28, 2017, the Knicks' president of basketball operations Phil Jackson has mutually agreed to leave the team.^[1] On July 14, 2017, the Knicks named Scott Perry to become the team's general manager after promoting Steve Mills to become the team's president of basketball operations.^[2] However, the Knicks would have to give up a 2019 second round pick and cash considerations to acquire him.

For the first time since 2011, Carmelo Anthony was not on the roster, as he was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the offseason, before training camp began, in exchange for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott, and a 2018 second round draft pick.

On February 6, 2018 Kristaps Porzingis suffered a torn ACL, ending his season for the Knicks.

On April 12, 2018, the Knicks fired Jeff Hornacek and Kurt Rambis.^[3]

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
1	8	Frank Ntilikina	PG	France	SIG Strasbourg
2	44	Damyean Dotson	SG	United States	Houston
2	58	Ognjen Jaramaz	PG	Serbia	Mega Leks

As one of the last things former team president Phil Jackson would do for the Knicks, he looked to oversee the prospects the team had for the New York Knicks. One of the more dramatic points of the team's draft prowess came nights before the draft began, where Jackson said he was looking to offer star player Kristaps Porziņģis (who was feeling very discouraged about the direction the team was taking around this time) to either the Phoenix Suns or Boston Celtics in exchange for the opportunity to also draft coveted small forward Josh Jackson.^[4] Rumors of Jackson also trying to obtain point guard Lonzo Ball from the Los Angeles Lakers would also crop up months after the draft concluded.^[5] However, after the Knicks ultimately failed to gain another draft pick to join their own first round selection, they would stick around with Kristaps and the three selections they still had back when their previous season concluded. For their only first round pick, the Knicks would select the French/Belgian point guard Frank Ntilikina, who last played for the SIG Strasbourg in France's LNB Pro A. As for their two second round draft picks (the first being acquired from Chicago and the second from Houston), New York would use them on senior shooting guard Damyean Dotson from the University of Houston and Serbian point guard Ognjen Jaramaz from the Mega Leks. After the failed attempt to trade their star center, Jackson would ultimately be terminated from his position on June 28, 2017.^[6]

Roster

2017–18 New York Knicks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From G 7001310000000000000♠31 Baker, Ron  7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993–03–30 Wichita State F 7000800000000000000♠8 Beasley, Michael 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1989–01–09 Kansas State G 7001230000000000000♠23 Burke, Trey 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1992–11–12 Michigan G 7001210000000000000♠21 Dotson, Damyean 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–05–06 Houston G/F 7000300000000000000♠3 Hardaway, Tim 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992–03–16 Michigan F 7000400000000000000♠4 Hicks, Isaiah (TW) 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1994–07–24 North Carolina G 7001550000000000000♠55 Jack, Jarrett 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983–10–28 Georgia Tech C 5000000000000000000♠00 Kanter, Enes 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992–05–20 Turkey C 7000200000000000000♠2 Kornet, Luke (TW) 7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995–07–15 Vanderbilt G 7000500000000000000♠5 Lee, Courtney (C) 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–10–03 Western Kentucky G 7000100000000000000♠1 Mudiay, Emmanuel 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996–03–05 Prime Prep Academy (TX) C 7001130000000000000♠13 Noah, Joakim 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1985–02–25 Florida G 7001110000000000000♠11 Ntilikina, Frank 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998–07–28 France F/C 7000900000000000000♠9 O'Quinn, Kyle 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–03–26 Norfolk State C 7000600000000000000♠6 Porziņģis, Kristaps  7000220980000000000♠7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1995–08–02 Latvia F 7001420000000000000♠42 Thomas, Lance (C) 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988–04–24 Duke F 5000000000000000000♠0 Williams, Troy 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994–12–30 Indiana	Head coach Jeff Hornacek Assistant coach(es) Kurt Rambis (associate HC) Howard Eisley Corey Gaines Jerry Sichting Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: 2018–04–12

Standings

Game log

Transactions

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract
Ron Baker[11]	August 7, 2017	2-year/$8.9M

Additions

Player	Signed	Contract	Former team
Luke Kornet	July 3, 2017	Two-way contract	Vanderbilt Commodores
Tim Hardaway Jr.[12]	July 8, 2017	4-year/$71M	Atlanta Hawks
Michael Beasley[13]	August 8, 2017	1-year/$2.12M	Milwaukee Bucks
Ramon Sessions[14]	August 8, 2017	1-year/$2.3M	Charlotte Hornets
Jamel Artis[15]	August 18, 2017	1-year/$815K	Pittsburgh Panthers
Nigel Hayes[15]	August 18, 2017	1-year/$815K	Wisconsin Badgers
Xavier Rathan-Mayes[15]	August 18, 2017	1-year/$815K	Florida State Seminoles
Jarrett Jack[16]	September 15, 2017	1-year/$2.3M	New Orleans Pelicans
Isaiah Hicks	October 20, 2017	Two-way contract	North Carolina Tar Heels

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Maurice Ndour[17]	Waived	UNICS Kazan
Mindaugas Kuzminskas	Waived	Olimpia Milano

References