New York Knicks News

You can find NBA mock drafts all around the web, and nearly all of them point to a different player that the New York Knicks should take with the 24th pick in the 2013 Draft.

Finishing 54-28 and grabbing the No. 2 seed are nice and all, but it comes down to the playoffs, where the New York Knicks petered out too soon.

J.R. Smith struggled in the playoffs. Well, he looked great the first couple games but he really struggled after returning from a one-game suspension for an elbow to the head of Boston's Jason Terry in the first round.

The Thunder dispatched the Rockets in the first round of the NBA postseason earlier this month with not all that much drama, but journalist Hillel Kuttler discovered something significant when Houston point guard Jeremy Lin stepped onto the court for the opening-game tipoff.

Despite having a breakout season, Jarrett Jack is a player the Knicks should steer clear of this summer.

Sure, it was a bummer for the Knicks that they were bested in the playoffs, but it's also freed up Amar'e Stoudemire to spend time with his new son.

I know the day after Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals seems like a ridiculous time to discuss off-season moves, but these are desperate times in Knick-land. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post , Knicks guard and future godfather to my future children Pablo Prigioni is in the midst of considering his options for next season.

James was a unanimous selection, receiving all 119 first-team votes, to earn a First-Team selection for the sixth consecutive year and seventh time overall.

Hakeem Nicks has huge hands. It's an undeniable fact: his 10 1/2-inch hands are three inches larger than the average male's. However, his hands are more impressive in his charity, Hakeem Nicks' Helping Hands, which, in collaboration with the Food Bank of New York & New Jersey, gives backpacks filled to the brim with healthy food and snacks to ... (more)

Washington Heights and Inwood have been booming with trendy lounges and restaurants, and now the neighborhood's most popular strip has its first sports bar.

Stoudemire's agent, Happy Walters, admitted the six-time All-Star was unhappy with the way this past season ended, but believes next year will be better and in just 51 total contests the year before .

Here's today's top stories for Thursday, May 23, 2013: 1. Overtime shot from LeBron James pushes Heat past Pacers, 103-102. Fans are steaming this morning that Coach Frank Vogel put the NBA's best rim defender, Roy Hibbert, on the bench in the final seconds of Game 1 overtime; no other Indiana players blocked James' crucial points for Miami .

The Knicks had one of their best seasons in several years, winning the Atlantic Division and reaching the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Not everyone associated with the NBA is well-versed in the art of Twitter and Facebook, but several of those who are will be honored at the league's second annual Social Media Awards next month.

The second round of the playoffs has concluded and a small group has gained separation from the rest of the huddled masses.

The Toronto Raptors appear to be most publicly pursuing Masai Ujiri. However there are a few other rumors Raptors floating around these days as well, from the ever fantasized Phil Jackson, to the Assistant GM of Oklahoma and Kevin Pritchard of the Pacers.

The Indiana Pacers will look to shock the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight in Indiana.

May 18, 2013; Indianapolis, IN, USA; New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony stands on the free throw line against the Indiana Pacers in game six of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Three days after being eliminated by the Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, New York's management, coaches and players have nothing left to do but ponder what the 2012-13 campaign was - and what it could have been.

After one of the best seasons in the history of the Los Angeles Clippers, Vinny Del Negro is out as head coach, sources confirmed to ESPN.