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 | |
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Head coach | David Fizdale (fired) Mike Miller (interim) |
General manager | Scott Perry |
Owners | The Madison Square Garden Company |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 21–45 (.318) |
Place | Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 12th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | MSG TV |
Radio | WEPN-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 in the NBA Bubble on July 31, which was approved by the National Basketball Players Association the next day.[9][10]
Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club |
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1 | 3 | RJ Barrett | SG/SF | Duke | |
2 | 55 | Kyle Guy | PG | 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
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Standings
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Conference
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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) | |
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Preseason: 1–3 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–0)
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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) | |
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October: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
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November: 3–11 (Home: 2–6; Road: 1–5)
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December: 5–9 (Home: 1–5; Road: 4–4)
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January: 4–12 (Home: 3–6; Road: 1–6)
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February: 5–6 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–4)
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March: 3–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–1)
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Cancelled games
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2019–20 season schedule |
Player statistics
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]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kadeem Allen | 10 | 0 | 11.7 | .432 | .313 | .636 | .9 | 2.1 | .5 | .2 | 5.0 |
RJ Barrett | 56 | 55 | 30.4 | .402 | .320 | .614 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .3 | 14.3 |
Ignas Brazdeikis | 9 | 0 | 5.9 | .273 | .111 | .800 | .6 | .4 | .0 | .1 | 1.9 |
Reggie Bullock | 29 | 19 | 23.6 | .402 | .333 | .810 | 2.3 | 1.4 | .9 | .1 | 8.1 |
Damyean Dotson | 48 | 0 | 17.4 | .414 | .362 | .667 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .5 | .1 | 6.7 |
Wayne Ellington | 36 | 1 | 15.5 | .351 | .350 | .846 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | 5.1 |
Taj Gibson | 62 | 56 | 16.5 | .584 | .286 | .732 | 4.3 | .8 | .4 | .5 | 6.1 |
Maurice Harkless | 12 | 10 | 23.8 | .455 | .280 | .625 | 3.3 | 1.7 | .8 | .3 | 6.8 |
Kevin Knox | 65 | 4 | 17.9 | .359 | .327 | .653 | 2.8 | .9 | .4 | .4 | 6.4 |
Marcus Morris | 43 | 43 | 32.3 | .442 | .439 | .823 | 5.4 | 1.4 | .8 | .4 | 19.6 |
Frank Ntilikina | 57 | 26 | 20.8 | .393 | .321 | .864 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .9 | .3 | 6.3 |
Elfrid Payton | 45 | 36 | 27.7 | .439 | .203 | .570 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 1.6 | .4 | 10.0 |
Bobby Portis | 66 | 5 | 21.1 | .450 | .358 | .763 | 5.1 | 1.5 | .5 | .3 | 10.1 |
Julius Randle | 64 | 64 | 32.5 | .460 | .277 | .733 | 9.7 | 3.1 | .8 | .3 | 19.5 |
Mitchell Robinson | 61 | 7 | 23.1 | .742 | — | .568 | 7.0 | .6 | .9 | 2.0 | 9.7 |
Dennis Smith Jr. | 34 | 3 | 15.8 | .341 | .296 | .509 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .8 | .2 | 5.5 |
Allonzo Trier | 24 | 1 | 12.1 | .481 | .358 | .791 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .1 | .2 | 6.5 |
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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