New York Knicks Regular Season Rosters

2017-2018 New York Knicks Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
31 Ron Baker G 6-4 220 1 Wichita State 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
8 Michael Beasley PF 6-9 235 9 Kansas State 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
23 Trey Burke G 6-0 185 4 Michigan 2013 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
21 Damyean Dotson SG 6-5 205 0 Houston 2017 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
00 Enes Freedom F 6-10 250 6 Kentucky 2011 Rnd 1 Pick 3 Switzerland / Turkey
3 Tim Hardaway Jr. SG 6-5 205 4 Michigan 2013 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States
14 Willy Hernangomez C 6-11 250 1 Cajasol Seville U18 (Spain) 2015 Rnd 2 Pick 5 Spain
4 Isaiah Hicks PF 6-8 233 0 North Carolina 2017 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
55 Jarrett Jack G 6-3 200 12 Georgia Tech 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
2 Luke Kornet F 7-1 250 0 Vanderbilt 2017 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
91 Mindaugas Kuzminskas SF 6-9 215 1 Siauliai (Lithuania) 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted Lithuania
5 Courtney Lee SG 6-5 215 9 Western Kentucky 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
20 Doug McDermott F 6-6 225 3 Creighton 2014 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
1 Emmanuel Mudiay SG 6-5 200 2 Guangzhou Loong Lions (China) 2015 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States / Democratic Republic of the Congo
13 Joakim Noah FC 6-11 230 10 Florida 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 9 France / United States
11 Frank Ntilikina PG 6-4 200 0 Strasbourg IG (France) 2017 Rnd 1 Pick 8 Belgium / France
  Johnny O'Bryant FC 6-9 257 3 LSU 2014 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
9 Kyle O'Quinn F 6-10 250 5 Norfolk State 2012 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
6 Kristaps Porzingis FC 7-2 240 2 Coosur Real Betis (Spain) 2015 Rnd 1 Pick 4 Latvia
1 Ramon Sessions G 6-3 190 10 Nevada 2007 Rnd 2 Pick 26 United States
42 Lance Thomas F 6-8 240 6 Duke 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
0 Troy Williams SF 6-7 210 1 Indiana 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
   Two-Way player

2017-2018 New York Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Lee T. Hardaway Jr. L. Thomas K. Porzingis E. Freedom
Rotation F. Ntilikina R. Baker      
Rotation T. Burke D. Dotson      
Lim PT E. Mudiay   T. Williams   J. Noah

2017-2018 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Toronto Raptors59-23-
2Boston Celtics55-274
3Philadelphia Sixers52-307
4New York Knicks29-5330
5Brooklyn Nets28-5431

2017-2018 New York Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Kristaps Porzingis Player Of The Week (11/06/17)
Kristaps Porzingis Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (2018)
Frank Ntilikina Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2018)
Kristaps Porzingis Skills Challenge Participant (2018)

2017-2018 New York Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kristaps Porzingis 48 32.4 22.7 6.6 1.2 0.8 2.4 1.9
Enes Freedom 71 25.8 14.1 11.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.7
Tim Hardaway Jr. 57 33.1 17.5 3.9 2.7 1.1 0.2 1.6
Michael Beasley 74 22.3 13.2 5.6 1.7 0.5 0.6 1.9
Courtney Lee 76 30.4 12.0 2.9 2.4 1.1 0.2 1.1
Kyle O'Quinn 77 18.0 7.1 6.1 2.1 0.5 1.3 1.3
Jarrett Jack 62 25.0 7.5 3.1 5.6 0.6 0.1 1.9
Frank Ntilikina 78 21.9 5.9 2.3 3.2 0.8 0.2 1.7
Trey Burke 36 21.8 12.8 2.0 4.7 0.7 0.1 1.2
Doug McDermott 55 21.3 7.2 2.4 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.6
Lance Thomas 73 18.5 4.1 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.6
Emmanuel Mudiay 22 22.4 8.8 2.6 3.9 0.9 0.3 1.9
Damyean Dotson 44 10.8 4.1 1.9 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.4
Luke Kornet 20 16.3 6.7 3.2 1.3 0.3 0.8 0.6
Troy Williams 17 17.1 7.5 3.5 0.9 1.1 0.2 1.1
Willy Hernangomez 26 8.9 4.3 2.6 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.0
Isaiah Hicks 18 13.3 4.4 2.3 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.9
Ron Baker 29 13.3 2.4 1.0 1.6 0.9 0.2 0.6
Ramon Sessions 13 12.9 3.7 1.4 2.1 0.5 0.1 1.2
Joakim Noah 7 5.7 1.7 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.6
Mindaugas Kuzminskas 1 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2017-2018 New York Knicks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Damyean Dotson was selected as the #14 pick in the Second Round of the 2017 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Damyean Dotson signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on August 7, 2017.

Frank Ntilikina was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 2017 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. Frank Ntilikina signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks on July 5, 2017.

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 Trade

Enes Freedom was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Oklahoma City Thunder on September 25, 2017.

Emmanuel Mudiay was acquired in a trade by the New York Knicks from the Denver Nuggets on February 8, 2018.

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

Acquired via Free Agency

Ron Baker signed a contract with the New York Knicks on July 29, 2016. Ron Baker re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on August 7, 2017.

Michael Beasley signed a contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on August 8, 2017.

Trey Burke signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on January 14, 2018.

Tim Hardaway Jr. signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on July 8, 2017.

Jarrett Jack signed a contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on September 15, 2017.

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

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

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.

Troy Williams signed a contract with the New York Knicks on February 21, 2018. Troy Williams re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on March 3, 2018. Troy Williams re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New York Knicks on March 13, 2018.

2017-2018 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)
Steve Mills President of Basketball Operations 2017-2018 General Manager (New York Knicks, 2013 to 2017)
Jamie Mathews VP of Basketball Operations 2003-2004 N/A
Scott Perry General Manager 2017-2018 Executive Vice President (Sacramento Kings, 2016 to 2018)
Allan Houston Assistant General Manager 2010-2011 Assistant to the General Manager (New York Knicks, 2008 to 2010)
Gerald Madkins Assistant General Manager 2017-2018 Assistant General Manager (Los Angeles Clippers, 2015 to 2017)
Mark Hughes Director of Pro Player Personnel 2011-2012 Director of Scouting (New York Knicks, 2007 to 2011)
Michael Arcieri Director of Basketball Strategy 2017-2018 Director of Basketball Administration (Orlando Magic, 2012 to 2017)
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)
Fred Cofield Scout 2023-2024 Assistant to the General Manager (New York Knicks, 2020 to 2023)
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)
Harold Ellis Director of Player Personnel 2017-2018 Director of Pro Scouting (Orlando Magic, 2012 to 2017)
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)
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