New York Knicks Regular Season Rosters

2016-2017 New York Knicks Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
7 Carmelo Anthony F 6-8 240 13 Syracuse 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
31 Ron Baker G 6-4 220 0 Wichita State 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
14 Willy Hernangomez C 6-11 250 0 Cajasol Seville U18 (Spain) 2015 Rnd 2 Pick 5 Spain
8 Justin Holiday SF 6-6 180 3 Washington 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 Brandon Jennings G 6-1 170 7 Virtus Roma (Italy) 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
91 Mindaugas Kuzminskas SF 6-9 215 0 Siauliai (Lithuania) 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted Lithuania
5 Courtney Lee SG 6-5 215 8 Western Kentucky 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
2 Maurice Ndour F 6-9 200 0 Ohio 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted Senegal
13 Joakim Noah FC 6-11 230 9 Florida 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 9 France / United States
9 Kyle O'Quinn F 6-10 250 4 Norfolk State 2012 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
40 Marshall Plumlee PF 7-1 250 0 Duke 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
6 Kristaps Porzingis FC 7-2 240 1 Coosur Real Betis (Spain) 2015 Rnd 1 Pick 4 Latvia
4 Chasson Randle PG 6-3 185 0 Stanford 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
25 Derrick Rose PG 6-3 200 8 Memphis 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
42 Lance Thomas F 6-8 240 5 Duke 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
18 Sasha Vujacic G 6-7 195 9 Pallalcesto Amatori Udine (Italy) 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 27 Slovenia

2016-2017 New York Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Baker C. Lee C. Anthony M. Ndour W. Hernangomez
Rotation C. Randle S. Vujacic J. Holiday M. Kuzminskas K. O'Quinn
Rotation         M. Plumlee
Lim PT D. Rose     K. Porzingis J. Noah
Lim PT       L. Thomas  

2016-2017 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics53-29-
2Toronto Raptors51-312
3New York Knicks31-5122
4Philadelphia Sixers28-5425
5Brooklyn Nets20-6233

2016-2017 New York Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Willy Hernangomez All-Rookie First Team (2017)
Willy Hernangomez Rookie Of The Month (Apr 17)
Carmelo Anthony Eastern All-Star Replacement Selection (2017)
Willy Hernangomez Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2017)
Kristaps Porzingis Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2017)
Kristaps Porzingis Skills Challenge Participant (2017)
Kristaps Porzingis Skills Challenge Champion (2017)

2016-2017 New York Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Carmelo Anthony 74 34.3 22.4 5.9 2.9 0.8 0.5 2.1
Kristaps Porzingis 66 32.8 18.1 7.2 1.5 0.7 2.0 1.8
Derrick Rose 64 32.5 18.0 3.8 4.4 0.7 0.3 2.3
Courtney Lee 77 31.9 10.8 3.4 2.3 1.1 0.3 0.9
Justin Holiday 82 20.0 7.7 2.7 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.8
Willy Hernangomez 72 18.4 8.2 7.0 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.4
Kyle O'Quinn 79 15.6 6.3 5.6 1.5 0.5 1.3 1.0
Brandon Jennings 58 24.6 8.6 2.6 4.9 0.9 0.1 1.8
Mindaugas Kuzminskas 68 14.9 6.2 1.9 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.8
Lance Thomas 46 21.0 6.0 3.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.5
Joakim Noah 46 22.1 5.0 8.8 2.2 0.7 0.8 1.3
Ron Baker 52 16.5 4.1 1.9 2.1 0.7 0.2 1.1
Sasha Vujacic 42 9.7 3.0 1.4 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.4
Maurice Ndour 32 10.4 3.1 2.0 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.4
Chasson Randle 18 12.5 5.3 1.5 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.9
Marshall Plumlee 21 8.1 1.9 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.6

2016-2017 New York Knicks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Kristaps Porzingis was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 2015 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Kristaps Porzingis signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on July 28, 2015.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Willy Hernangomez, the #5 pick in the Second Round of the 2015 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New York Knicks from the Philadelphia Sixers on June 26, 2015. Willy Hernangomez signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on July 7, 2016.

Acquired via Trade

Carmelo Anthony was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Denver Nuggets on February 22, 2011. Carmelo Anthony re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on July 14, 2014.

Justin Holiday was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Chicago Bulls on June 22, 2016.

Kyle O'Quinn was acquired in a sign and trade by the New York Knicks from the Orlando Magic on July 9, 2015.

Derrick Rose was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Chicago Bulls on June 22, 2016.

Acquired via Free Agency

Ron Baker signed a contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on July 29, 2016.

Mindaugas Kuzminskas signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on July 11, 2016.

Courtney Lee signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on July 8, 2016.

Maurice Ndour signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on July 13, 2016.

Joakim Noah signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on July 8, 2016.

Marshall Plumlee signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on July 7, 2016.

Chasson Randle signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on February 27, 2017.

Lance Thomas signed a contract with the New York Knicks on January 10, 2015. Lance Thomas re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on January 21, 2015. Lance Thomas re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on January 31, 2015. Lance Thomas re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on July 10, 2015. Lance Thomas re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on July 8, 2016.

Sasha Vujacic signed a contract with the New York Knicks on August 7, 2015. Sasha Vujacic re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on July 14, 2016.

2016-2017 New York Knicks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
James L. Dolan Owner, NBA Governor 1997-1998 N/A
Hank J. Ratner Vice Chairman, Alternate NBA Governor 2003-2004 N/A
John Donohue Director of Team Security 2009-2010 N/A
Jeff Hornacek Head Coach 2016-2017 Head Coach (Phoenix Suns, 2013 to 2016)
Kurt Rambis Associate Head Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 2013 to 2014)
Corey Gaines Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (2015 to 2016)
Howard Eisley Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (2015 to 2016)
Jerry Sichting Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Phoenix Suns, 2013 to 2016)
Jamie Mathews VP of Basketball Operations 2003-2004 N/A
Steve Mills General Manager 2013-2014 Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations (New York Knicks, 1999 to 2001)
Allan Houston Assistant General Manager 2010-2011 Assistant to the General Manager (New York Knicks, 2008 to 2010)
Mark Hughes Director of Pro Player Personnel 2011-2012 Director of Scouting (New York Knicks, 2007 to 2011)
Chris Bernard VP, Player Development, Marketing and Team Operations 2001-2002 N/A
Patrick Licursi Video Coordinator 2012-2013 Assistant Video Coordinator (New York Knicks, 2011 to 2012)
Steve Senior Assistant Video Coordinator 2012-2013 Assistant Video Coordinator (Houston Rockets, 2011 to 2012)
Ben Jobe Scout 2008-2009 N/A
Gary Boyson Scout 2013-2014 International Scout (Los Angeles Lakers, 2005 to 2011)
Kevin Wilson Scout 2013-2014 N/A
Walker Russell Scout 2013-2014 Assistant Coach (Toronto Raptors, 2001 to 2002)
Matt Harding Advance Scout 2013-2014 Advance Scout (New York Knicks, 2010 to 2014)
Scott Simpson Advance Scout 2014-2015 Scout (Oklahoma City Thunder, 2012 to 2014)
Sean Creamer Chief Financial Officer, Executive VP 2014-2015 N/A
Sharon Otterman Chief Marketing Officer, Executive VP 2014-2015 N/A
Mike Martinez Equipment Manager 1992-1993 Ball Boy (New York Knicks, 1989 to 1992)
John Gabriel Director of Basketball Operations 2008-2009 Scout (Portland Trail Blazers, 2004 to 2008)
Mark Warkentien Director of Pro Personnel 2010-2011 Vice President of Basketball Operations (Denver Nuggets, 2006 to 2010)
Josh Longstaff Player Development Coach 2014-2015 Video Analyst (Oklahoma City Thunder, 2011 to 2014)
Chris Brickley Player Development Coordinator 2013-2014 N/A
Damon Jones Player Development Coordinator 2014-2015 N/A
Roger Hinds Head Athletic Trainer 2005-2006 Head Athletic Trainer (Dallas Mavericks, 1996 to 2004)
Mubarak Malik Strength and Conditioning Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Anthony Goenaga Associate Athletic Trainer 2012-2013 Assistant Athletic Trainer (New York Knicks, 2004 to 2012)
Erwin Benedict Valencia Assistant Athletic Trainer, Physical Therapist 2014-2015 N/A
Walt Frazier Television Analyst 1987-1988 N/A
Mike Breen Television Play-By-Play 1995-1996 N/A
Brendan Brown Radio Broadcaster 2008-2009 N/A
Mike Crispino Radio Broadcaster 2010-2011 N/A
Mike Walczewski Public Address Announcer 1989-1990 N/A
Gregg Schwartz Director of Media Relations 2008-2009 N/A