2016–17 New York Knicks season

2016–17 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Jeff Hornacek
General manager	Phil Jackson
Owner(s)	The Madison Square Garden Company
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	10–9 (.526)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	MSG TV
Radio	WEPN-FM

The 2016–17 New York Knicks season is 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.

Draft

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

Roster

New York Knicks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 7 Anthony, Carmelo (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984–05–29 Syracuse G 31 Baker, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993–03–30 Wichita State C 14 Hernangómez, Willy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–05–27 Spain G/F 8 Holiday, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989–04–05 Washington G 3 Jennings, Brandon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1989–09–23 Oak Hill Academy (VA) F 91 Kuzminskas, Mindaugas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1989–10–19 Lithuania G 5 Lee, Courtney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–10–03 Western Kentucky F 2 Ndour, Maurice (DL) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–06–18 Ohio C 13 Noah, Joakim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1985–02–25 Florida F/C 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 F/C 6 Porziņģis, Kristaps 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1995–08–02 Latvia G 25 Rose, Derrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–10–04 Memphis F 42 Thomas, Lance 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988–04–24 Duke G 18 Vujačić, Sasha 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1984–03–08 Slovenia	Head coach Jeff Hornacek Assistant coach(es) Kurt Rambis (associate HC) Joshua Longstaff (assistant coach/player development) Howard Eisley Corey Gaines Jerry Sichting Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2016–12–03

Standings

Division

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Toronto Raptors	14	6	.700	0.0	8–3	6–3	2–0	20
Boston Celtics	12	8	.600	2.0	5–4	7–4	3–0	20
New York Knicks	10	9	.526	3.5	8–3	2–6	1–2	19
Brooklyn Nets	5	14	.263	8.5	4–6	1–8	0–3	19
Philadelphia 76ers	4	16	.200	10.0	4–10	0–6	0–1	20

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Cleveland Cavaliers *	13	5	.722	–	18
2	Toronto Raptors *	14	6	.700	0.0	20
3	Boston Celtics	12	8	.600	2.0	20
4	Chicago Bulls	11	8	.579	2.5	19
5	Milwaukee Bucks	10	8	.556	3.0	18
6	Charlotte Hornets *	11	9	.550	3.0	20
7	New York Knicks	10	9	.526	3.5	19
8	Detroit Pistons	11	10	.524	3.5	21
9	Atlanta Hawks	10	11	.476	4.5	21
10	Indiana Pacers	9	10	.474	4.5	19
11	Orlando Magic	8	12	.400	6.0	20
12	Miami Heat	7	13	.350	7.0	20
13	Washington Wizards	6	12	.333	7.0	18
14	Brooklyn Nets	5	14	.263	8.5	19
15	Philadelphia 76ers	4	16	.200	10.0	20

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) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 4 @ Rockets L 103–130 Kristaps Porzingis (22) Kyle O'Quinn (9) Derrick Rose (5) Toyota Center 14,397 0–1 2 October 8 Nets W 116–98 Carmelo Anthony (16) Kristaps Porzingis (6) Brandon Jennings (5) Madison Square Garden 19,601 1–1 3 October 10 Wizards W 90–88 Carmelo Anthony (19) Kristaps Porzingis (6) Hernangomez, Lee (3) Madison Square Garden 19,033 2–1 4 October 15 Celtics L 107–119 Mindaugas Kuzminskas (18) Willy Hernangomez (12) Holiday, Jennings (5) Madison Square Garden 19,607 2–2 5 October 19 @ Celtics W 121–96 Kristaps Porzingis (20) Joakim Noah (7) Ron Baker (5) TD Garden 16,327 3–2 6 October 20 @ Nets W 116–111 Carmelo Anthony (21) Kyle O'Quinn (7) Brandon Jennings (6) Barclays Center 17,732 4–2
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 10–9 (Home: 8–3; Road: 2–6)
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 25 @ Cleveland L 88–117 Carmelo Anthony (19) Kristaps Porzingis (7) Brandon Jennings (5) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 0–1 2 October 29 Memphis W 111–104 Carmelo Anthony (20) Joakim Noah (10) Joakim Noah (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 1–1
November : 8–8 (Home: 6–3; Road: 2–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 1 @ Detroit L 89–102 Carmelo Anthony (24) Joakim Noah (11) Joakim Noah (8) Palace of Auburn Hills 13,087 1–2 4 November 2 Houston L 99–118 Carmelo Anthony (21) Kristaps Porzingis (8) Noah, Rose (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 1–3 5 November 4 @ Chicago W 117–104 Kristaps Porzingis (27) Joakim Noah (9) Derrick Rose (11) United Center 22,376 2–3 6 November 6 Utah L 109–114 Porzingis, Anthony (28) Carmelo Anthony (9) Derrick Rose (8) Madison Square Garden 19,812 2–4 7 November 9 Brooklyn W 110–96 Carmelo Anthony (22) Kristaps Porzingis (8) Brandon Jennings (11) Madison Square Garden 19,812 3–4 8 November 11 @ Boston L 87–115 Kristaps Porzingis (14) Willy Hernangomez (12) Derrick Rose (6) TD Garden 18,624 3–5 9 November 12 @ Toronto L 107–118 Carmelo Anthony (31) Joakim Noah (18) Brandon Jennings (5) Air Canada Centre 19,800 3–6 10 November 14 Dallas W 93–77 Anthony, Porzingis (24) Kristaps Porzingis (11) Derrick Rose (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 4–6 11 November 16 Detroit W 105–102 Kristaps Porzingis (35) Joakim Noah (15) Brandon Jennings (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 5–6 12 November 17 @ Washington L 112–119 Derrick Rose (24) Noah, Porzingis (7) Brandon Jennings (10) Verizon Center 16,704 5–7 13 November 20 Atlanta W 104–94 Carmelo Anthony (31) Kristaps Porzingis (11) Derrick Rose (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 6–7 14 November 22 Portland W 107–103 Kristaps Porzingis (31) Kristaps Porzingis (9) Brandon Jennings (11) Madison Square Garden 19,120 7–7 15 November 25 Charlotte W 113–111 (OT) Carmelo Anthony (35) Carmelo Anthony (14) Anthony, Rose (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 8–7 16 November 26 @ Charlotte L 102–107 Kristaps Porzingis (25) Anthony, Rose (8) Derrick Rose (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,195 8–8 17 November 28 Oklahoma City L 103–112 Derrick Rose (30) Carmelo Anthony (8) Noah, Rose (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 8–9 18 November 30 @ Minnesota W 106–104 Kristaps Porzingis (29) Kyle O'Quinn (8) Brandon Jennings (7) Target Center 13,987 9–9
December: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 2 Minnesota W 118–114 Carmelo Anthony (29) Kyle O'Quinn (13) Brandon Jennings (8) Madison Square Garden 19,812 10–9
January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
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

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. "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.

External links

• New York Knicks Official Website