It took only six games for some Knicks fans to stir over a sloppy 2-4 start. Times like this are when it's important to keep perspective. These are mostly the same guys who just climbed Everest for us and it’s hard to sprint after a marathon.
They say defense wins championships, and it definitely is true that you need to be able to defend, but defense does not only win championships. The Knicks, through six games and the end of October, are a perfectly normal 10th in defensive rating.
The Knicks have the 11th-worst offensive rating (110.5) and second-lowest true shooting percentage (53.1%) in the NBA this season. Both of those marks this season are below the NBA league-average ORTG (112.9) and TS% (57.1%).
No matter how worried, or not worried, you are about the Knicks' auspicious start, one thing is clear. This is not the start that fans expected. It’s been a rollercoaster start loaded with underperforming players and inexplicable mistakes.
We’re through six games in the Knicks’ quest to defend their NBA championship, and it hasn’t been easy so far, as shown by their 2-4 record. Jalen Brunson has shown some flashes, but for the most part, it’s been a rough start to his season.
Who is the X factor for every NBA player this season? We’re not talking about the go-to guy, like Nikola Jokic or Steph Curry. It could be a big-name player, an all-star, or a bench player, but they are the pivot point for their team.
There is a player in the NBA listed as an inch taller than Josh Hart. This player is making only 29% of his three-point attempts, which tracks: over a 15-year career, he's been below average from deep 13 times.
Amidst the Knicks’ up and down start to the season, there have been some negative sentiments surrounding the team and its play. The inconsistent play of Jalen Brunson, the offensive struggles of Mikal Bridges and Miles McBride, and the lackluster play of the bench has all been topics of discussion.
Earlier in the week, ESPN’s Shams Charania dropped a bomb with the news that Oklahoma City's Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace will both undergo surgery and be sidelined for most, if not all, of the season.
The New York Knicks' 2026 title run was unlike any we've seen in the NBA. So it stands to reason their 2027 title defense stands out as well. Here are three things we've learned as New York dropped another game Friday to the 76ers.
New York Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson starred in an awkward moment with female referee Simone Jelks during Friday night’s duel between the defending NBA champions and the Philadelphia 76ers.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
Friday night in Philadelphia, the New York Knicks led briefly in the opening and closing minutes. They trailed the rest of the game, falling 98-93 to the 76ers.
The Sixers beat the Knicks on Friday… …meaning they are 2-0 in the head-to-head matchup. That’s it, that’s all it means. No parade down Broad Street. Here’s what we heard coming out of Cheesesteak Arena.
The New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown has hailed his team’s medical department amid all the injuries in the NBA lately. The number of injuries this early in the season has been remarkable, with several big names facing a spell on the sidelines already.
Karl-Anthony Towns does not think the New York Knicks look like the championship team fans celebrated just months prior. Towns was critical of his own team Friday after they lost their NBA Cup opener to the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa.
Jalen Brunson always has a thing or two up his sleeve to take shots at his teammate Josh Hart. The star point guard recently had a lighthearted response to Hart’s admission that the New York Knicks are already feeling the effects of fatigue early in the 2026-27 season.
Ever since Ernie Johnson announced his intentions to step down as host of ‘Inside The NBA,’ reactions have been coming in from across the NBA world. One of the latest to offer tribute to Johnson was New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown who expressed his thoughts prior to the team’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, as per SNY Knicks.
With the New York Knicks recently finding their stride, the drama around Karl-Anthony Towns‘ extension negotiations has quietly faded, at least on the surface.
The Knicks are declining their fourth-year option on 2024 first-round pick Pacome Dadiet, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Fred Katz of The Athletic confirms Charania’s report (via Twitter).
James Dolan and his team are apparently not on the same page when it comes to a potential White House visit. The New York Knicks owner Dolan is upset that the Knicks players do not want to visit President Donald Trump at the White House.
Some Knicks fans bought championship shirts. Vance and Yvonne Bradford went with something their son will be explaining for the rest of his life. Meet Knickson Fyve.
The defending champion New York Knicks have lost their first three games of the season by 19 total points. It hasn't helped that their starting small forward has put up only 10 points all season.