2023–24 New York Knicks season

2023–24 New York Knicks season
2023–24 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Tom Thibodeau
President	Leon Rose
Owners	Madison Square Garden Sports
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	0–0
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	MSG TV
Radio	WEPN-FM
< 2022–23	2024–25 >

The 2023–24 New York Knicks season will be the 78th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Prior to the season, the team was given the nickname of the Nova Knicks due to having four former members of the 2016 Villanova Wildcats national championship team on the roster in Ryan Arcidiacono, Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo and Josh Hart.^[1]

Draft

The Knicks entered this draft with no draft pick.^[2]

Roster

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
F	—	Bates-Diop, Keita	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	1996-01-23	Ohio State
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
F	4	Dadiet, Pacôme	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	2005-07-27	France
G	0	DiVincenzo, Donte	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1997-01-31	Villanova
G/F	3	Hart, Josh	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1995-03-06	Villanova
C	55	Hukporti, Ariel (TW)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	2002-04-12	Germany
G	21	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
F	30	Randle, Julius	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1994-11-29	Kentucky
C	23	Robinson, Mitchell	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1998-04-01	Chalmette HS (LA)
G	14	Shamet, Landry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997-03-13	Wichita State
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

Head coach

Tom Thibodeau

Assistant coach(es)

Daniel Brady
Rick Brunson
Mark Bryant
Maurice Cheeks (associate HC)
Darren Erman
Andy Greer
Daisuke Yoshimoto

Legend

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

Roster
Last transaction: September 28, 2024

Standings

Division

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z – Boston Celtics	64	18	.780	–	37‍–‍4	27‍–‍14	15‍–‍2	82
x – New York Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0	27‍–‍14	23‍–‍18	12‍–‍5	82
x – Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	17.0	25‍–‍16	22‍–‍19	8‍–‍8	82
Brooklyn Nets	32	50	.390	32.0	20‍–‍21	12‍–‍29	5‍–‍11	82
Toronto Raptors	25	57	.305	39.0	14‍–‍27	11‍–‍30	1‍–‍15	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Boston Celtics *	64	18	.780	–	82
2	x – New York Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0	82
3	y – Milwaukee Bucks *	49	33	.598	15.0	82
4	x – Cleveland Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0	82
5	y – Orlando Magic *	47	35	.573	17.0	82
6	x – Indiana Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0	82

7	x – Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	17.0	82
8	x – Miami Heat	46	36	.561	18.0	82
9	pi – Chicago Bulls	39	43	.476	25.0	82
10	pi – Atlanta Hawks	36	46	.439	28.0	82

11	Brooklyn Nets	32	50	.390	32.0	82
12	Toronto Raptors	25	57	.305	39.0	82
13	Charlotte Hornets	21	61	.256	43.0	82
14	Washington Wizards	15	67	.183	49.0	82
15	Detroit Pistons	14	68	.171	50.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log
Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–1)

Preseason: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 9	Boston	W 114–107	Immanuel Quickley (21)	Robinson, Sims (7)	Grimes, McBride (4)	Madison Square Garden 19,512	1–0
2	October 14	Minnesota	L 112–121	RJ Barrett (23)	Julius Randle (8)	Brunson, Randle (4)	Madison Square Garden 19,018	1–1
3	October 17	@ Boston	L 110–123	Quentin Grimes (22)	Jericho Sims (10)	Miles McBride (6)	TD Garden 19,156	1–2
4	October 18	Washington	L 106–131	Julius Randle (20)	Mitchell Robinson (11)	Brunson, McBride (5)	Madison Square Garden 18,881	1–3

2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

This became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[3]^[4]

2023–24 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
1	October 25	Boston	Madison Square Garden
2	October 27	@ Atlanta	State Farm Arena
3	October 28	@ New Orleans	Golden 1 Center
4	October 31	@ Cleveland	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
5	November 1	Cleveland	Madison Square Garden
6	November 3	@ Milwaukee	Fiserv Forum
7	November 6	L.A. Clippers	Madison Square Garden
8	November 8	San Antonio	Madison Square Garden
9	November 12	Charlotte	Madison Square Garden
10	November 13	@ Boston	TD Garden
11	November 15	@ Atlanta	State Farm Arena
12	November 17	@ Washington	Capital One Arena
13	November 18	@ Charlotte	Spectrum Center
14	November 20	@ Minnesota	Target Center
15	November 24	Miami	Madison Square Garden
16	November 26	Phoenix	Madison Square Garden
17	November 28	Charlotte	Madison Square Garden
18	November 30	Detroit	Madison Square Garden

December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
19	December 1	@ Toronto	Scotiabank Arena
20	December
21	December
22	December 11	Toronto	Madison Square Garden
23	December 13	@ Utah	Delta Center
24	December 15	@ Phoenix	Footprint Center
25	December 16	@ L.A. Clippers	Crypto.com Arena
26	December 18	@ L.A. Lakers	Crypto.com Arena
27	December 20	@ Brooklyn	Barclays Center
28	December 23	Milwaukee	Madison Square Garden
29	December 25	Milwaukee	Madison Square Garden
30	December 27	@ Oklahoma City	Paycom Center
31	December 29	@ Orlando	Amway Center
32	December 30	@ Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse

January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
33	January 1	Minnesota	Madison Square Garden
34	January 3	Chicago	Madison Square Garden
35	January 5	@ Philadelphia	Wells Fargo Center
36	January 6	@ Washington	Capital One Arena
37	January 9	Portland	Madison Square Garden
38	January 11	@ Dallas	American Airlines Center
39	January 13	@ Memphis	FedExForum
40	January 15	Orlando	Madison Square Garden
41	January 17	Houston	Madison Square Garden
42	January 18	Washington	Madison Square Garden
43	January 20	Toronto	Madison Square Garden
44	January 23	@ Brooklyn	Barclays Center
45	January 25	Denver	Madison Square Garden
46	January 27	Miami	Madison Square Garden
47	January 29	@ Charlotte	Spectrum Center
48	January 30	Utah	Madison Square Garden

February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
49	February 1	Indiana	Madison Square Garden
50	February 3	L.A. Lakers	Madison Square Garden
51	February 6	Memphis	Madison Square Garden
52	February 8	Dallas	Madison Square Garden
53	February 10	Indiana	Madison Square Garden
54	February 12	@ Houston	Toyota Center
55	February 14	@ Orlando	Amway Center
All-Star Game
56	February 22	@ Philadelphia	Wells Fargo Center
57	February 24	Boston	Madison Square Garden
58	February 26	@ Detroit	Little Caesars Arena
59	February 27	New Orleans	Madison Square Garden
60	February 29	Golden State	Madison Square Garden

March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
61	March 3	@ Cleveland	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
62	March 5	Atlanta	Madison Square Garden
63	March 8	Orlando	Madison Square Garden
64	March 10	Philadelphia	Madison Square Garden
65	March 12	Philadelphia	Madison Square Garden
66	March 14	@ Portland	Moda Center
67	March 16	@ Sacramento	Golden 1 Center
68	March 18	@ Golden State	Chase Center
69	March 21	@ Denver	Ball Arena
70	March 23	Brooklyn	Madison Square Garden
71	March 25	Detroit	Madison Square Garden
72	March 27	@ Toronto	Scotiabank Arena
73	March 29	@ San Antonio	Frost Bank Center
74	March 31	Oklahoma City	Madison Square Garden

April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
75	April 2	@ Miami	Kaseya Center
76	April 4	Sacramento	Madison Square Garden
77	April 5	@ Chicago	United Center
78	April 7	@ Milwaukee	Fiserv Forum
79	April 9	@ Chicago	United Center
80	April 11	@ Boston	TD Garden
81	April 12	Brooklyn	Madison Square Garden
82	April 14	Chicago	Madison Square Garden

2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament

This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[5]^[6]

East Group B

Transactions

Trades

July 7, 2023^[7]

To New York Knicks

Two future second-round picks

To Indiana Pacers

Obi Toppin

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Ref.

Additions

Player	Former Team	Ref.
Jaylen Martin	YNG Dreamerz	^[8]
Jacob Toppin	Kentucky	^[8]
Donte DiVincenzo	Golden State Warriors	^[9]

Subtractions

Player	Reason	New Team	Ref.
Derrick Rose	Free agent	Memphis Grizzlies	^[10]

References

^ De Siver, Hunter. "Can 'Nova Knicks' Bring Championship Mentality to New York?". Sports Illustrated.
^ "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks". NBA.com. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
^ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "Knicks trade Obi Toppin to Pacers". www.nba.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
^ "The Knicks sign Jacob Toppin and Jaylen Martin to two-way deals". www.nba.com. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
^ "Reports: Donte DiVincenzo agrees to 4-year deal with Knicks". www.nba.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Derrick Rose". NBA.com. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

External links

2023–24 New York Knicks at Basketball-Reference.com

[1] De Siver, Hunter. "Can 'Nova Knicks' Bring Championship Mentality to New York?". Sports Illustrated.

[2] "2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1-58 order of picks". NBA.com. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[3] "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[4] "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[5] "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[6] "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[7] "Knicks trade Obi Toppin to Pacers". www.nba.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

[8] "The Knicks sign Jacob Toppin and Jaylen Martin to two-way deals". www.nba.com. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

[9] "Reports: Donte DiVincenzo agrees to 4-year deal with Knicks". www.nba.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

[10] "Memphis Grizzlies sign Derrick Rose". NBA.com. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

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v t e New York Knicks
Founded in 1946 Based in New York City, New York
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Madison Square Garden III 69th Regiment Armory Madison Square Garden IV
Personnel	Owner(s) Madison Square Garden Sports (James Dolan, chairman) President Leon Rose General manager Vacant Head coach Tom Thibodeau
G League affiliate	Westchester Knicks
Retired numbers	10 12 15 15 19 22 24 33 613
NBA championships	1970 1973
Rivalries	Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Chicago Bulls Indiana Pacers Miami Heat
Culture and lore	Broadcasters Dancing Harry Eddie Spike Lee Diedrich Knickerbocker Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray? Theme from New York, New York Mike Walczewski George Kalinsky Trent Tucker Rule Disputed foul against Scottie Pippen June 17th, 1994 Knicks–Nuggets brawl Linsanity Sweetwater