Schmeelk: Knicks' Offseason Plan Must Not Compromise Future
With the Knicks locked into the eighth pick in the NBA Draft, they have a better idea of what they're offseason is going to look like.
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With the Knicks locked into the eighth pick in the NBA Draft, they have a better idea of what they're offseason is going to look like.
The guys also talk NBA with Tommy Beer, senior basketball analyst for Basketball Insiders.
They will likely find a good player in the eighth spot, but it could be someone who takes years to develop, is one-dimensional or never even develops into a top-line starter.
The Celtics won by beating out the Lakers, giving the draft lottery an old NBA Finals feel.
It will be the sixth time in franchise history that the Knicks will draft from the No. 8 spot.
The Knicks and their fans are wondering: How did Phil Jackson go from king of the basketball court to court jester?
Hope. It's a currency Knicks fans know well.
The Knicks haven't won a championship since Walt Frazier was on the team. The franchise is now hoping "Clyde" will be just the good luck charm it needs to help pave the way to its next title.
Phil Jackson's comments on the Knicks' star player have made trading him away this offseason a much more difficult task.
The Warriors and Cavs are both 8-0 in the playoffs thanks to a pair of sweeps in the first two rounds. But that doesn't mean the NBA playoffs aren't worth watching.
For a short while Saturday, the Mets didn't know where star pitcher Matt Harvey was. He failed to show up at Citi Field for the team's game against the Miami Marlins, which led to a three-game suspension without pay.
Mike D'Antoni says Carmelo Anthony issued an ultimatum to the Knicks that led to the coach's resignation in March 2012.
Three more men have been charged with shooting and robbing former New York Knick Cleanthony Early.
Knicks center Joakim Noah underwent surgery on his right shoulder Wednesday to repair his rotator cuff, the team announced Thursday.
When you go from a lanky, Latvian teen to a top-five pick in the NBA Draft, meet expectations, then soar over them, this should be the time of your young life.
