2019–20 New York Knicks season

The 2019–20 New York Knicks season was the 74th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following a league-worst 17–65 record in the previous season, the Knicks had a 14 percent chance of receiving the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft.[1][2] During the NBA draft lottery held on May 14, 2019, the Knicks received the third overall pick.[3]

2019–20 New York Knicks season
Head coachDavid Fizdale (fired)
Mike Miller (interim)
General managerScott Perry
OwnersThe Madison Square Garden Company
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record21–45 (.318)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG TV
RadioWEPN-FM

On December 6, 2019, Fizdale was fired by the Knicks after a 4–18 start, and Mike Miller was named the Knicks' interim head coach.[4] On February 4, 2020, general manager Scott Perry took over basketball operations duties on an interim basis after the Knicks fired president Steve Mills.[5] On March 2, Leon Rose was named as permanent replacement for Mills.[6]

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[7] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.[8] On June 4, the regular season was declared over with the remaining games being cancelled when the NBA Board of Governors approved a plan that would restart the season with 22 teams returning to play on July 31, which was approved by the National Basketball Players Association the next day.[9][10]

Draft
Main article: 2019 NBA draft
2019 NBA draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club
1 3 RJ Barrett SG/SF  Canada Duke
2 55 Kyle Guy PG  United States Virginia

The Knicks entered the draft holding one first round pick and one second round pick.[3] Prior to the NBA draft lottery, the Knicks had a 14 percent chance of receiving the first overall pick.[11][12][13] They used the third overall pick to draft RJ Barrett,[14][15] and selected Kyle Guy with the 55th overall pick, who was then traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Ignas Brazdeikis.[16]

Roster
Roster listing
New York Knicks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 9 Barrett, RJ 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 2000–07–14 Duke
F 17 Brazdeikis, Ignas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1999–01–08 Michigan
G/F 25 Bullock, Reggie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–03–16 North Carolina
G 21 Dotson, Damyean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–05–06 Houston
G 2 Ellington, Wayne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1987–11–29 North Carolina
F 67 Gibson, Taj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985–06–24 Southern California
G/F 3 Harkless, Maurice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993–05–11 St. John's
G 12 Harper, Jared (TW) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997–09–14 Auburn
F 20 Knox, Kevin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999–08–11 Kentucky
G 11 Ntilikina, Frank 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998–07–28 France
G 6 Payton, Elfrid 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994–02–22 Louisiana
G/F – Pinson, Theo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1995–11–05 North Carolina
F 1 Portis, Bobby 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995–02–10 Arkansas
F 30 Randle, Julius 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1994–11–29 Kentucky
C 23 Robinson, Mitchell 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1998–04–01 Chalmette HS (LA)
G 5 Smith, Dennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997–11–25 North Carolina State
F 45 Wooten, Kenny (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1998–04–17 Oregon
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: 2020–02–06

Standings

Game log

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on July 18, 2019.[17]

2019 preseason game log
Total: 1–3 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–0)
Preseason: 1–3 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–0)
2019–20 preseason schedule

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on August 12, 2019.[18]

2019–20 game log
Total: 21–45 (Home: 11–22; Road: 10–23)
October: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
November: 3–11 (Home: 2–6; Road: 1–5)
December: 5–9 (Home: 1–5; Road: 4–4)
January: 4–12 (Home: 3–6; Road: 1–6)
February: 5–6 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–4)
March: 3–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–1)
Cancelled games
2019–20 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 March 12, 2020[19][20][21]

NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kadeem Allen10011.7.432.313.636.92.1.5.25.0
RJ Barrett565530.4.402.320.6145.02.61.0.314.3
Ignas Brazdeikis905.9.273.111.800.6.4.0.11.9
Reggie Bullock291923.6.402.333.8102.31.4.9.18.1
Damyean Dotson48017.4.414.362.6671.91.2.5.16.7
Wayne Ellington36115.5.351.350.8461.81.2.4.15.1
Taj Gibson625616.5.584.286.7324.3.8.4.56.1
Maurice Harkless121023.8.455.280.6253.31.7.8.36.8
Kevin Knox65417.9.359.327.6532.8.9.4.46.4
Marcus Morris434332.3.442.439.8235.41.4.8.419.6
Frank Ntilikina572620.8.393.321.8642.13.0.9.36.3
Elfrid Payton453627.7.439.203.5704.77.21.6.410.0
Bobby Portis66521.1.450.358.7635.11.5.5.310.1
Julius Randle646432.5.460.277.7339.73.1.8.319.5
Mitchell Robinson61723.1.742—.5687.0.6.92.09.7
Dennis Smith Jr.34315.8.341.296.5092.32.9.8.25.5
Allonzo Trier24112.1.481.358.7911.21.2.1.26.5

Transactions
Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 21, 2019[16] To New York Knicks
Draft rights to Ignas Brazdeikis		 To Sacramento Kings
Draft rights to Kyle Guy
February 6, 2020[22][23] To New York Knicks
Maurice Harkless
Draft rights to Issuf Sanon
2020 first round draft pick
2021 protected first round pick
2021 second round draft pick		 To Los Angeles Clippers
Marcus Morris
Isaiah Thomas
To Washington Wizards
Jerome Robinson

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