2018–19 New York Knicks season

The 2018–19 New York Knicks season was the 73rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 12, 2018, the Knicks fired head coach Jeff Hornacek after the team missed the playoffs.[1] On May 7, 2018, the Knicks hired David Fizdale as head coach.[2] The Knicks were eliminated from playoff contention on March 4, 2019, when they lost to the Sacramento Kings 115–108.[3] The team ended the season with the worst record in the NBA,[4] and tied the franchise-worst record set in the 2014–15 season.[5]

2018–19 New York Knicks season
Head coachDavid Fizdale
General managerScott Perry
OwnersThe Madison Square Garden Company
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record17–65 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG TV
RadioWEPN-FM

Draft
Main article: 2018 NBA draft
2018 NBA draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club
1 9 Kevin Knox SF  United States Kentucky
2 36 Mitchell Robinson C  United States Chalmette High School

Roster
Roster listing
2018–19 New York Knicks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 0 Allen, Kadeem (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993–01–15 Arizona
G 21 Dotson, Damyean 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–05–06 Houston
F 13 Ellenson, Henry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1997–01–13 Marquette
G/F 3 Garrett, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1994–10–16 DePaul
F 8 Hezonja, Mario 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1995–02–25 Croatia
F 4 Hicks, Isaiah (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994–07–24 North Carolina
G 30 Jenkins, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991–03–06 Vanderbilt
C 6 Jordan, DeAndre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1988–07–21 Texas A&M
F 20 Knox, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999–08–11 Kentucky
F/C 2 Kornet, Luke 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995–07–15 Vanderbilt
G 1 Mudiay, Emmanuel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996–03–05 Prime Prep Academy (TX)
G 11 Ntilikina, Frank 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998–07–28 France
C 26 Robinson, Mitchell 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1998–04–01 Chalmette HS (LS)
G 5 Smith, Dennis Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997–11–25 North Carolina State
F 42 Thomas, Lance 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–04–24 Duke
G 14 Trier, Allonzo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996–01–17 Arizona
F 32 Vonleh, Noah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995–08–24 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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: 2019–04–10

Standings

Game log

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on July 9, 2018.[6]

2018 preseason game log
Total: 3–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–0)
Preseason: 3–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–0)
2018–19 preseason schedule

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on August 10, 2018.[7]

2018–19 game log
Total: 17–65 (Home: 9–32; Road: 8–33)
October: 2–6 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–3)
November: 5–10 (Home: 1–3; Road: 4–7)
December: 2–12 (Home: 1–6; Road: 1–6)
January: 1–12 (Home: 0–6; Road: 1–6)
February: 3–9 (Home: 2–7; Road: 1–2)
March: 1–13 (Home: 1–6; Road: 0–7)
April: 3–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–2)
2018–19 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

Regular season statistics

As of April 10, 2019[8][9][10]

NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kadeem Allen19121.9.461.472.7782.74.0.8.29.9
Ron Baker1109.7.250.111.833.61.2.5.01.3
Trey Burke33720.9.413.349.8271.92.8.6.211.8
Damyean Dotson734027.5.415.368.7453.61.8.8.110.7
Henry Ellenson17013.8.412.441.7393.4.9.4.16.0
Billy Garrett Jr.4015.8.407.0001.000.81.8.3.36.5
Tim Hardaway Jr.464632.6.388.347.8543.52.7.9.119.1
Mario Hezonja582420.8.412.276.7634.11.51.0.18.8
Isaiah Hicks3010.7.500—.8002.3.7.31.04.0
John Jenkins22014.5.388.357.8331.61.0.0.15.2
DeAndre Jordan191925.9.634—.77311.43.0.51.110.9
Enes Kanter442325.6.536.318.81410.51.9.4.414.0
Kevin Knox755728.8.370.343.7174.51.1.6.312.8
Luke Kornet461817.0.378.363.8262.91.2.6.97.0
Courtney Lee12213.3.447.313.6432.31.3.7.24.7
Wesley Matthews2127.0.211.200.8001.52.5.5.57.0
Emmanuel Mudiay594227.2.446.329.7743.33.9.7.314.8
Frank Ntilikina431621.0.337.287.7672.02.8.7.35.7
Mitchell Robinson661920.6.694—.6006.4.6.82.47.3
Dennis Smith Jr.211828.6.413.289.5682.85.41.3.414.7
Lance Thomas461717.0.396.278.7502.5.6.4.24.5
Allonzo Trier64322.8.448.394.8033.11.9.4.210.9
Noah Vonleh685725.3.470.336.7127.81.9.7.88.4

Transactions
Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions

Trades
January 31, 2019[11][12] To New York Knicks
DeAndre Jordan
Wesley Matthews
Dennis Smith Jr.
2021 unprotected first round pick
2023 protected top 10 pick		 To Dallas Mavericks
Trey Burke
Tim Hardaway Jr.
Courtney Lee
Kristaps Porziņģis

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