Knicks

Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin is a smart dude. He knew how to maximize the Cavaliers’ supporting cast with very little flexibility. He knew when to cut ties with Cleveland’s owner, Dan Gilbert. And now, after his name gained steam in the New York Knicks’ general manager search, he’s shown he knows a [...]

If the New York Knicks end up parting ways with Carmelo Anthony before next season, it’s probably because they agreed to a buyout—or, less likely, because a suitor gave into trade demands that are ridiculously hard to meet under the circumstances. This seems to be the sentiment emanating out of the league, since the Knicks [...]

The New York Knicks are tanking! Maybe. It says a lot about their current position that the Knicks haven’t offered any stupid-expensive contracts (that we know of) to players who don’t fit their timeline. There’s still time for them to do something reckless and Knicks-y in free agency, but it sure seems like acting president [...]

Go ahead and pencil in Frank Ntilikina, the No. 8 overall pick in this year’s draft, as a bust. Relax, I’m kidding. But someone on the New York Knicks better talk to him, or stop talking to him, or something. The rookie guard is already talking about how he’d welcome having free agent Derrick Rose [...]

David Griffin is now an official candidate to join the New York Knicks’ front office in the wake of Phil Jackson’s exit. Nothing appears immediately imminent, but according to ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne, the Knicks have opened dialogue with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ former general manager while removing Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri from their list of [...]

Why get fleeced in trades by Masai Ujiri when you can employ him yourself? This is the line of logic apparently being deployed by New York Knicks owner James Dolan as he begins his search for a Phil Jackson replacement, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/880045376392355841] Ujiri is a sound target in a [...]

The New York Knicks’ first order of business in the wake of Phil Jackson’s departure/dismissal/firing/ousting/whatever? Showing interest in Jeff Teague. From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: With Phil Jackson out and the triangle de-emphasized, the Knicks, under general manager Steve Mills, have interest in free agent point guard Jeff Teague, league sources told ESPN. League sources say [...]

Phil Jackson’s reign of terror over the New York Knicks will not span more than 171 losses. The New York Knicks and team president Phil Jackson announced Wednesday morning that they mutually agreed to part ways. “After careful thought and consideration, we mutually agreed that the Knicks will be going in a different direction,” Knicks [...]

Phil Jackson has made it pretty clear in his zen-master way that the Knicks are open and willing to trade 21-year-old budding star and NBA Unicorn (shout out to Bill Simmons) Kristaps Porzingis, “if it is better for the organization.” As one can imagine, these kinds of players at this age aren’t available very often, [...]

There’s no way New York Knicks president Phil Jackson went on MSG Network Thursday night and copped to shopping Kristaps Porzingis because he has to do what’s best for “the club.” Except that he did. Here’s the video via SI.com’s Kenny Ducey: [tweet https://twitter.com/KennyDucey/status/877702259697754113] And here’s the money quote courtesy of ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: [tweet [...]