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2024–25 New York Knicks season

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2024–25 New York Knicks season
Head coachTom Thibodeau
PresidentLeon Rose
OwnersMadison Square Garden Sports
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record15–10 (.600)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG TV
RadioWEPN-FM
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The 2024–25 New York Knicks season is the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft

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Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / club
1 24 Kyshawn George SG Switzerland Switzerland Miami (FL)
1 25 Pacôme Dadiet SG France France Ratiopharm Ulm Germany
2 38 Ajay Mitchell PG Belgium Belgium UC Santa Barbara
2 51 Melvin Ajinça SF France France Saint-Quentin BB France

The Knicks entered the draft (which was two days long instead of one as it had been since the NBA draft was shortened to two rounds in 1989) with two first-round picks and one second-round pick.[1][2] They acquired an additional second-round pick in a trade following the completion of the first round.[3]

Roster

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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F/C 5 Achiuwa, Precious 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1999-09-19 Memphis
F 8 Anunoby, OG 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997-07-17 Indiana
G/F 25 Bridges, Mikal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1996-08-30 Villanova
G 11 Brunson, Jalen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-08-31 Villanova
G 0 Buie, Boo (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-12-07 Northwestern
F 4 Dadiet, Pacôme 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 2005-07-27 France
G/F 3 Hart, Josh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1995-03-06 Villanova
C 55 Hukporti, Ariel 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 2002-04-12 Germany
G 13 Kolek, Tyler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-03-27 Marquette
G 2 McBride, Miles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-09-08 West Virginia
G 9 McCullar, Kevin Jr. (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2001-03-15 Kansas
G 1 Payne, Cameron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1994-08-08 Murray State
C 23 Robinson, Mitchell Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1998-04-01 Chalmette HS (LA)
F 37 Ryan, Matt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-04-17 Chattanooga
C 20 Sims, Jericho 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1998-10-20 Texas
F 00 Toppin, Jacob (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-05-08 Kentucky
F/C 32 Towns, Karl-Anthony 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1995-11-15 Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 11, 2024

Standings

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Division

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Atlantic DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Boston Celtics195.79210‍–‍39‍–‍24–024
New York Knicks1510.6004.58‍–‍47‍–‍64–125
Brooklyn Nets1014.4179.05‍–‍65‍–‍80–524
Philadelphia 76ers715.31811.03‍–‍84‍–‍71–222
Toronto Raptors718.28012.56‍–‍71‍–‍111–225

Conference

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Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Cleveland Cavaliers *214.84025
2Boston Celtics *195.7921.524
3Orlando Magic *1710.6305.027
4New York Knicks1510.6006.025
5Miami Heat1210.5457.522
6Milwaukee Bucks1311.5427.524
7Atlanta Hawks1412.5387.526
8Brooklyn Nets1014.41710.524
9Indiana Pacers1015.40011.025
10Chicago Bulls1015.40011.025
11Detroit Pistons1015.40011.025
12Philadelphia 76ers715.31812.522
13Charlotte Hornets717.29213.524
14Toronto Raptors718.28014.025
15Washington Wizards319.13616.522

Game log

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Preseason

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2024 preseason game log
Total: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 6 @ Charlotte W 111–109 Miles McBride (22) Jericho Sims (10) Cameron Payne (6) Spectrum Center
10,486
1–0
2 October 9 Washington W 117–94 Karl-Anthony Towns (25) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Hart, Kolek (5) Madison Square Garden
19,161
2–0
3 October 13 Minnesota W 115–110 Jalen Brunson (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Jalen Brunson (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812
3–0
4 October 15 Charlotte W 111–105 Precious Achiuwa (20) Precious Achiuwa (16) Tyler Kolek (9) Madison Square Garden
19,355
4–0
5 October 18 @ Washington L 117–118 Jalen Brunson (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jalen Brunson (5) Capital One Arena
11,894
4–1
2024–25 preseason schedule

Regular season

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2024–25 game log
Total: 15–10 (Home: 8–4; Road: 7–6)
October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 22 @ Boston L 109–132 Brunson, McBride (22) Jericho Sims (9) Cameron Payne (4) TD Garden
19,156
0–1
2 October 25 Indiana W 123–98 Jalen Brunson (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Bridges, Brunson (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812
1–1
3 October 28 Cleveland L 104–110 Jalen Brunson (21) Josh Hart (13) Jalen Brunson (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812
1–2
4 October 30 @ Miami W 116–107 Karl-Anthony Towns (44) Josh Hart (14) Jalen Brunson (9) Kaseya Center
19,620
2–2
November: 9–6 (home: 4–1; road: 5–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 November 1 @ Detroit W 128–98 Jalen Brunson (36) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Karl-Anthony Towns (7) Little Caesars Arena
17,022
3–2
6 November 4 @ Houston L 97–109 Jalen Brunson (29) Karl-Anthony Towns (19) Jalen Brunson (8) Toyota Center
16,417
3–3
7 November 6 @ Atlanta L 116–121 Karl-Anthony Towns (34) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Josh Hart (8) State Farm Arena
16,072
3–4
8 November 8 Milwaukee W 116–94 Karl-Anthony Towns (32) Karl-Anthony Towns (11) Jalen Brunson (9) Madison Square Garden
19,812
4–4
9 November 10 @ Indiana L 121–132 Jalen Brunson (33) Josh Hart (10) Jalen Brunson (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274
4–5
10 November 12 @ Philadelphia W 111–99 OG Anunoby (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (13) Josh Hart (10) Wells Fargo Center
19,758
5–5
11 November 13 Chicago L 123–124 Karl-Anthony Towns (46) Karl-Anthony Towns (10) Jalen Brunson (8) Madison Square Garden
19,812
5–6
12 November 15 Brooklyn W 124–122 Jalen Brunson (37) Josh Hart (9) Josh Hart (9) Madison Square Garden
19,812
6–6
13 November 17 Brooklyn W 114–104 Karl-Anthony Towns (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Jalen Brunson (10) Madison Square Garden
19,812
7–6
14 November 18 Washington W 134–106 Jalen Brunson (26) Karl-Anthony Towns (12) Jalen Brunson (11) Madison Square Garden
19,812
8–6
15 November 20 @ Phoenix W 138–122 Jalen Brunson (36) Josh Hart (11) Jalen Brunson (10) Footprint Center
17,071
9–6
16 November 23 @ Utah L 106–121 OG Anunoby (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Jalen Brunson (8) Delta Center
18,175
9–7
17 November 25 @ Denver W 145–118 OG Anunoby (40) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Jalen Brunson (17) Ball Arena
19,842
10–7
18 November 27 @ Dallas L 114–129 Jalen Brunson (37) Karl-Anthony Towns (14) Jalen Brunson (7) American Airlines Center
20,413
10–8
19 November 29 @ Charlotte W 99–98 Jalen Brunson (31) Hart, Towns (12) Jalen Brunson (6) Spectrum Center
19,313
11–8
December: 4–2 (home: 3–2; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
20 December 1 New Orleans W 118–85 Mikal Bridges (31) Karl-Anthony Towns (19) Jalen Brunson (9) Madison Square Garden
19,812
12–8
21 December 3 Orlando W 121–106 Karl-Anthony Towns (23) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Josh Hart (10) Madison Square Garden
19,812
13–8
22 December 5 Charlotte W 125–101 Karl-Anthony Towns (27) Karl-Anthony Towns (16) Mikal Bridges (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812
14–8
23 December 7 Detroit L 111–120 Jalen Brunson (31) Precious Achiuwa (10) Jalen Brunson (10) Madison Square Garden
19,812
14–9
24 December 9 @ Toronto W 113–108 Karl-Anthony Towns (24) Karl-Anthony Towns (15) Jalen Brunson (11) Scotiabank Arena
18,284
15–9
25 December 11 Atlanta L 100–108 Josh Hart (21) Karl-Anthony Towns (19) Jalen Brunson (8) Madison Square Garden
19,812
15–10
26 December 15 @ Orlando Kia Center
27 December 19 @ Minnesota Target Center
28 December 21 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
29 December 23 Toronto Madison Square Garden
30 December 25 San Antonio Madison Square Garden
31 December 27 @ Orlando Kia Center
32 December 28 @ Washington Capital One Arena
33 December 30 @ Washington Capital One Arena
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
34 January 1 Utah Madison Square Garden
35 January 3 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
36 January 4 @ Chicago United Center
37 January 6 Orlando Madison Square Garden
38 January 8 Toronto Madison Square Garden
39 January 10 Oklahoma City Madison Square Garden
40 January 12 Milwaukee Madison Square Garden
41 January 13 Detroit Madison Square Garden
42 January 15 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
43 January 17 Minnesota Madison Square Garden
44 January 20 Atlanta Madison Square Garden
45 January 21 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
46 January 25 Sacramento Madison Square Garden
47 January 27 Memphis Madison Square Garden
48 January 29 Denver Madison Square Garden
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
49 February 1 L.A. Lakers Madison Square Garden
50 February 3 Houston Madison Square Garden
51 February 4 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
52 February 8 Boston Madison Square Garden
53 February 11 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
54 February 12 Atlanta Madison Square Garden
55 February 20 Chicago Madison Square Garden
56 February 21 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
57 February 23 @ Boston TD Garden
58 February 26 Philadelphia Madison Square Garden
59 February 28 @ Memphis FedExForum
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
60 March 2 @ Miami Kaseya Center
61 March 4 Golden State Madison Square Garden
62 March 6 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
63 March 7 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
64 March 10 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
65 March 12 @ Portland Moda Center
66 March 15 @ Golden State Chase Center
67 March 17 Miami Madison Square Garden
68 March 19 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
69 March 20 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
70 March 22 Washington Madison Square Garden
71 March 25 Dallas Madison Square Garden
72 March 26 L.A. Clippers Madison Square Garden
73 March 28 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
74 March 30 Portland Madison Square Garden
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
75 April 1 Philadelphia Madison Square Garden
76 April 2 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
77 April 5 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
78 April 6 Phoenix Madison Square Garden
79 April 8 Boston Madison Square Garden
80 April 10 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
81 April 11 Cleveland Madison Square Garden
82 April 13 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

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The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[4][5]

East Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 New York Knicks 4 4 0 455 425 +30 Advance to knockout stage
2 Orlando Magic 4 3 1 441 396 +45
3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 2 2 408 411 −3
4 Brooklyn Nets 4 1 3 436 475 −39
5 Charlotte Hornets 4 0 4 406 439 −33
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Transactions

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Trades

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June 26, 2024[3] To New York Knicks
Rights to Dillon Jones (No. 26)
2024 PHX second-round pick (No. 51)
To Washington Wizards
Draft rights to Kyshawn George (No. 24)
June 26, 2024[3] To New York Knicks
2025 second-round pick
2026 GSW second-round pick
2027 MIN second-round pick
2027 second-round pick
2027 second-round pick
To Oklahoma City Thunder
Draft rights to Dillon Jones (No. 26)
June 27, 2024[6] To New York Knicks
Draft rights to Tyler Kolek (No. 34)
To Portland Trail Blazers
Draft rights to Dani Díez (2016 No. 54)
2027 MIN second-round pick
2029 second-round pick
2030 NYK second-round pick
June 27, 2024[6] To New York Knicks
Draft rights to Oso Ighodaro (No. 40)
Cash considerations
To Oklahoma City Thunder
Draft rights to Ajay Mitchell (No. 38)
June 27, 2024[6] To New York Knicks
Draft rights to Kevin McCullar Jr. (No. 56)
2028 BOS protected second-round pick
To Phoenix Suns
Draft rights to Oso Ighodaro (No. 40)
June 27, 2024[6] To New York Knicks
Draft rights to Ariel Hukporti (No. 58)
Draft rights to Petteri Koponen (2007 No. 30)
Cash considerations
To Dallas Mavericks
Draft rights to Melvin Ajinça (No. 51)
July 6, 2024[7] To New York Knicks
Keita Bates-Diop
Mikal Bridges
Draft rights to Juan Pablo Vaulet (2015 No. 39)
2026 second-round pick
To Brooklyn Nets
Bojan Bogdanović
Mamadi Diakite
Shake Milton (sign-and-trade)
2025 MIL protected first-round pick
2025 NYK first-round pick
2025 BKN second-round pick
2027 NYK first-round pick
2028 NYK first-round pick swap
2029 NYK first-round pick
2031 NYK first-round pick
October 2, 2024[8] Three-team trade
To New York Knicks
Karl-Anthony Towns (from Minnesota)
Draft rights to James Nnaji (2023 No. 31) (from Charlotte)
To Minnesota Timberwolves
Keita Bates-Diop (from New York)
Donte DiVincenzo (from New York)
Julius Randle (from New York)
2025 DET first-round pick (from New York)
To Charlotte Hornets
Charlie Brown Jr. (from New York)
DaQuan Jeffries (from New York)
Duane Washington Jr. (from New York)
2025 MIN second-round pick (from Minnesota)
2026 GSW second-round pick (from New York)
2031 NYK second-round pick (from New York)
Cash considerations (from New York)

Free agency

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Re-signed

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Player Signed Ref.
OG Anunoby July 6, 2024 [9]

Subtractions

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Player Reason New Team Signed Ref.
Alec Burks Free agent Miami Heat July 4, 2024 [10]
Isaiah Hartenstein Free agent Oklahoma City Thunder July 6, 2024 [11]
Shake Milton Sign-and-trade Brooklyn Nets July 6, 2024 [12]

References

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  1. ^ "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Quinn, Sam (May 13, 2024). "2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "New York Knicks Acquire Six Draft Picks". NBA.com. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results". NBA.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "New York Knicks Announce Second-Round Draft Day Transactions". NBA.com. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "New York Knicks Acquire Mikal Bridges and Keita Bates-Diop". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  8. ^ "New York Knicks Acquire Karl-Anthony Towns". NBA.com. October 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "New York Knicks Re-Sign OG Anunoby". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "HEAT SIGN ALEC BURKS". NBA.com. July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  11. ^ "Isaiah Hartenstein, Thunder agree to 3-year, $87 million deal". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  12. ^ "Brooklyn Nets Complete Trade With New York Knicks". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.