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Even though it's difficult to look at trades this way, the Knicks are in a place where the age and contract terms of players involved in any potential trade are far more important than the skill level of the players who could be moving back and forth.
The fact that the Knicks got blown out by a far superior Celtics team in Boston is not the issue fans should be concerned with. The issue is coach Jeff Hornacek's thought process in deciding who plays and who doesn't.
Jaylen Brown scored 23 points, Jayson Tatum added 22 and the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 110-89 on Tuesday night.
The Knicks are considered a long shot to trade for disgruntled Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe as long as their young up-and-comers remain untouchable, according to a report.
Overall, Russell is averaging 21 points per game on 51 percent shooting from the floor (including 35.7 percent from 3-point range) in just 28.3 minutes per game.
The Knicks led 28-19 after one and quickly pushed it into double figures in the second, with the lead reaching 20 when Porzingis hit his second straight 3-pointer.
Jeremy Lin has had surgery to repair a ruptured patella tendon in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season, the Brooklyn Nets said.
Russell Westbrook had a triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New York Knicks 105-84 on Thursday night in their first regular-season game with All-Star additions Paul George and Carmelo Anthony.
Hours before his new team faces his old one, Carmelo Anthony implied on social media that the end of his tenure with the Knicks was "Hell."
The Knicks open on Thursday night in Oklahoma City against the Thunder in what could be a rough start to a difficult season filled with a lot of losing.
Jeff Hornacek has been placed in a bit of a difficult spot this season, even if it doesn't seem that way on the surface.
In the latest episode of the "City Game" podcast, John Schmeelk and Steve Lichtenstein preview the Knicks and Nets and give some predictions for the NBA season.
The Knicks are in a genuine rebuilding situation. The front office has been very careful not to even bring up the playoffs.
The new powers that be have stressed that they want a few characteristics from the rebuilding Knicks moving forward.
The New York Knicks have entered a rebuilding mode, with new president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry touting the team's youth even before they had traded Anthony on the eve of training camp.
