2015–16 New York Knicks season
Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2015–16 New York Knicks season was the 70th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[ 3]
The season is notable when Kristaps Porzingis gained national attention when he was booed after being drafted fourth overall in the 2015 NBA draft .
Derek Fisher in just his second season as Knicks head coach was fired on February 8, 2016, and assistant coach Kurt Rambis took over for the rest of the season.
Draft
With their sole selection in the 2015 NBA draft , the New York Knicks selected the originally labelled 7'1" (later revealed to actually be 7'3") power forward/center from Latvia named Kristaps Porziņģis . At the time of his selection, the crowd supporting the team had greeted him with boos and jeers against him, with Stephen A. Smith originally expressing doubts and concerns with this selection. However, months after his selection, Porziņģis became an immediate star player for the Knicks, growing a huge crowd of support for himself the further the season went on, with even Stephen A. Smith changing his original stance on his later on in the season. Porziņģis would end the season with winning each Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month Award, as well as earning easy support for an NBA All-Rookie First Team spot. He was also considered the runner-up for the NBA Rookie of the Year Award , falling just short of that draft year's #1 pick, Karl-Anthony Towns .
Roster
2015–16 New York Knicks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G/F
4
Afflalo, Arron
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1985–10–15
UCLA
F/C
17
Amundson, Lou
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1982–12–07
UNLV
F
7
Anthony, Carmelo
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1984–05–29
Syracuse
G
3
Calderón, José
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1981–09–28
Spain
F
11
Early, Cleanthony
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1991–04–17
Wichita State
G
2
Galloway, Langston
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1991–12–09
Saint Joseph's
G
13
Grant, Jerian
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1992–10–09
Notre Dame
C
8
Lopez, Robin
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1988–04–01
Stanford
F/C
9
O'Quinn, Kyle
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1990–03–26
Norfolk State
F/C
6
Porziņģis, Kristaps
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1995–08–02
Latvia
F/C
1
Séraphin, Kevin
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
278 lb (126 kg)
1989–12–07
France
F
42
Thomas, Lance
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1988–04–24
Duke
G
18
Vujačić, Sasha
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1984–03–08
Slovenia
F
23
Williams, Derrick
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1991–05–25
Arizona
G
5
Wroten, Tony
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1993–04–13
Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2016–04–01
Preseason game log
2015–16 game log Total: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
Pre-season: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 7
Bauru
100–81
Carmelo Anthony (17)
Galloway , O'Quinn (8)
Grant , O'Quinn (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,037
1–0
2
October 9
@ Washington
115–104
Carmelo Anthony (21)
O'Quinn , Porzingis (10)
Jose Calderón (7)
Verizon Center 14,267
2–0
3
October 12
Philadelphia
94–88
Derrick Williams (21)
Lou Amundson (9)
Jerian Grant (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,255
3–0
4
October 16
Boston
101–95
Derrick Williams (19)
Kyle O'Quinn (11)
Calderón , Galloway (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,421
4–0
5
October 17
@ Charlotte
93–97
Cleanthony Early (17)
Derrick Williams (5)
Galloway , Thomas (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 11,632
4–1
6
October 22
@ Boston
85–99
José Calderón (17)
Kyle O'Quinn (11)
Kristaps Porziņģis (4)
TD Garden 16,101
4–2
2015–16 season schedule
Standing
Regular season game log
2015–16 game log Total: 32–50 (Home: 18–23; Road: 14–27)
October: 2–1 (home: 0–1; road: 2–0)
November
: 6–9 (home: 3–5; road: 3–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
4
November 2
San Antonio
L 84–94
Carmelo Anthony (19)
Kristaps Porziņģis (14)
Robin Lopez (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
2–2
5
November 4
@ Cleveland
L 86–96
Carmelo Anthony (17)
Carmelo Anthony (12)
José Calderón (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
2–3
6
November 6
Milwaukee
L 92–99
Carmelo Anthony (17)
Kristaps Porziņģis (12)
Carmelo Anthony (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
2–4
7
November 8
L.A. Lakers
W 99–95
Carmelo Anthony (24)
Robin Lopez (13)
Jerian Grant (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–4
8
November 10
@ Toronto
W 111–109
Carmelo Anthony (23)
Robin Lopez (8)
Galloway , Grant (4)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
4–4
9
November 11
@ Charlotte
L 93–95
Carmelo Anthony (29)
Kristaps Porziņģis (15)
Calderón , Grant (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,643
4–5
10
November 13
Cleveland
L 84–90
Carmelo Anthony (26)
Williams , Porziņģis (7)
Anthony , Afflalo (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
4–6
11
November 15
New Orleans
W 95–87
Carmelo Anthony (29)
Carmelo Anthony (13)
Anthony , Calderón , Grant , Lopez (3)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
5–6
12
November 17
Charlotte
W 102–94
Kristaps Porziņģis (29)
Anthony , Porziņģis (11)
Anthony , Grant (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
6–6
13
November 20
@ Oklahoma City
W 93–90
Carmelo Anthony (25)
Robin Lopez (7)
José Calderón (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
7–6
14
November 21
@ Houston
W 107–102
Kristaps Porzingis (24)
Kristaps Porzingis (14)
José Calderón (7)
Toyota Center 18,226
8–6
15
November 23
@ Miami
L 78–95
Carmelo Anthony (21)
Kristaps Porzingis (14)
Carmelo Anthony (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,777
8–7
16
November 25
@ Orlando
L 91–100
Carmelo Anthony (25)
Carmelo Anthony (13)
José Calderón (4)
Amway Center 18,846
8–8
17
November 27
Miami
L 78–97
Anthony , Porzingis (11)
Quinn , Porzingis (8)
Jerian Grant (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
8–9
18
November 29
Houston
L 111–116 (OT)
Arron Afflalo (31)
Kristaps Porzingis (13)
Afflalo , Calderón , Galloway , Seraphin (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
8–10
December
: 7–8 (home: 5–2; road: 2–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
19
December 2
Philadelphia
W 99–87
Kristaps Porzingis (17)
Kristaps Porzingis (10)
José Calderón (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
9–10
20
December 4
Brooklyn
W 108–91
Carmelo Anthony (28)
Kristaps Porzingis (10)
José Calderón (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
10–10
21
December 5
@ Milwaukee
L 91–106
Carmelo Anthony (18)
Kristaps Porzingis (7)
Calderón , Seraphin (5)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,223
10–11
22
December 7
Dallas
L 97–104
Kristaps Porzingis (28)
José Calderón (7)
Carmelo Anthony (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
10–12
23
December 9
@ Utah
L 85–106
Carmelo Anthony (13)
Kyle O'Quinn (6)
Sasha Vujacic (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,586
10–13
24
December 10
@ Sacramento
L 97–99
Carmelo Anthony (23)
Carmelo Anthony (14)
Carmelo Anthony (4)
Sleep Train Arena 17,317
10–14
25
December 12
@ Portland
W 112–110
Carmelo Anthony (37)
Lopez , Quinn (7)
Derrick Williams (4)
Moda Center 19,511
11–14
26
December 16
Minnesota
W 107–102
Arron Afflalo (29)
Carmelo Anthony (15)
Carmelo Anthony (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
12–14
27
December 18
@ Philadelphia
W 107–97
Arron Afflalo (22)
Afflalo , Quinn (7)
José Calderón (6)
Wells Fargo Center 17,880
13–14
28
December 19
Chicago
W 107–91
Carmelo Anthony (27)
Kyle O'Quinn (10)
José Calderón (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
14–14
29
December 21
Orlando
L 99–107
Carmelo Anthony (23)
Lopez , Porzingis (8)
Carmelo Anthony (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
14–15
30
December 23
@ Cleveland
L 84–91
Kristaps Porzingis (23)
Kristaps Porzingis (13)
José Calderón (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
14–16
31
December 26
@ Atlanta
L 98–117
Carmelo Anthony (18)
Carmelo Anthony (12)
José Calderón (8)
Philips Arena 19,015
14–17
32
December 27
@ Boston
L 91–100
Carmelo Anthony (29)
Kristaps Porzingis (12)
Langston Galloway (5)
TD Garden 18,624
14–18
33
December 29
Detroit
W 108–96
Carmelo Anthony (24)
Robin Lopez (7)
José Calderón (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
15–18
January
: 8–9 (home: 6–3; road: 2–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
34
January 1
@ Chicago
L 81–108
Carmelo Anthony (20)
Kristaps Porzingis (9)
José Calderón (4)
United Center 22,443
15–19
35
January 3
Atlanta
W 111–97
Arron Afflalo (38)
Robin Lopez (11)
Jerian Grant (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
16–19
36
January 5
@ Atlanta
W 107–101
Afflalo , Anthony (23)
Anthony , Porzingis (11)
José Calderón (6)
Philips Arena 15,082
17–19
37
January 6
@ Miami
W 98–90
Anthony (25)
Derrick Williams (8)
Carmelo Anthony (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,987
18–19
38
January 8
@ San Antonio
L 99–100
Kristaps Porzingis (28)
Carmelo Anthony (12)
José Calderón (5)
AT&T Center 18,420
18–20
39
January 10
Milwaukee
W 100–88
Carmelo Anthony (24)
Carmelo Anthony (10)
Carmelo Anthony (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
19–20
40
January 12
Boston
W 120–114
Kristaps Porzingis (26)
Derrick Williams (10)
Jerian Grant (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
20–20
41
January 13
@ Brooklyn
L 104–110
Arron Afflalo (18)
Robin Lopez (12)
Langston Galloway (5)
Barclays Center 17,732
20–21
42
January 16
@ Memphis
L 95–103
Kristaps Porzingis (17)
Langston Galloway (11)
Calderón , Galloway (5)
FedEx Forum 18,119
20–22
43
January 18
Philadelphia
W 119–113 (OT)
Arron Afflalo (25)
Kristaps Porzingis (12)
Carmelo Anthony (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
21–22
44
January 20
Utah
W 118–111 (OT)
Carmelo Anthony (30)
Robin Lopez (12)
Carmelo Anthony (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
22–22
45
January 22
L. A. Clippers
L 88–116
Carmelo Anthony (16)
Kristaps Porzingis (8)
Jerian Grant (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
22–23
46
January 23
@ Charlotte
L 84–97
Derrick Williams (19)
Derrick Williams (14)
José Calderón (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,768
22–24
47
January 26
Oklahoma City
L 122–128 (OT)
Langston Galloway (21)
Derrick Williams (10)
José Calderón (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
22–25
48
January 28
@ Toronto
L 93–103
Arron Afflalo (20)
Robin Lopez (8)
Jerian Grant (6)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
22–26
49
January 29
Phoenix
W 102–84
Carmelo Anthony (19)
Carmelo Anthony (10)
Carmelo Anthony (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
23–26
50
January 31
Golden State
L 95–116
Carmelo Anthony (24)
Carmelo Anthony (10)
Langston Galloway (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
23–27
February
: 2–9 (home: 1–6; road: 1–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
51
February 2
Boston
L 89–97
Arron Afflalo (18)
Carmelo Anthony (14)
Carmelo Anthony (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
23–28
52
February 4
@ Detroit
L 105–111
Robin Lopez (26)
Robin Lopez (16)
Carmelo Anthony (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 17,095
23–29
53
February 5
Memphis
L 85–91
José Calderón (18)
Lopez , Porzingis (10)
José Calderón (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
23–30
54
February 7
Denver
L 96–101
Anthony , Porzingis (21)
Kristaps Porzingis (13)
Carmelo Anthony (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
23–31
55
February 9
Washington
L 108–111
Carmelo Anthony (33)
Carmelo Anthony (13)
José Calderón (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
23–32
All-Star Break
56
February 19
@ Brooklyn
L 98–109
Carmelo Anthony (22)
Kristaps Porzingis (8)
Carmelo Anthony (6)
Barclays Center 17,732
23–33
57
February 20
@ Minnesota
W 103–95
Carmelo Anthony (30)
Robin Lopez (16)
Carmelo Anthony (4)
Target Center 16,663
24–33
58
February 22
Toronto
L 95–122
Carmelo Anthony (23)
Robin Lopez (13)
Carmelo Anthony (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
24–34
59
February 24
@ Indiana
L 105–108
Kristaps Porzingis (22)
Anthony , Lopez (7)
Calderón , Galloway , Thomas (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,018
24–35
60
February 26
Orlando
W 108–95
Carmelo Anthony (19)
Arron Afflalo (12)
Carmelo Anthony (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
25–35
61
February 28
Miami
L 81–98
Carmelo Anthony (25)
Robin Lopez (14)
Anthony , Galloway (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
25–36
March
: 5–10 (home: 2–2; road: 3–8)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
62
March 1
Portland
L 85–104
Carmelo Anthony (23)
Carmelo Anthony (10)
Carmelo Anthony (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
25–37
63
March 4
@ Boston
L 104–105
Carmelo Anthony (30)
Robin Lopez (12)
José Calderón (5)
TD Garden 18,624
25–38
64
March 5
Detroit
W 102–89
Carmelo Anthony (24)
Carmelo Anthony (10)
Carmelo Anthony (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
26–38
65
March 8
@ Denver
L 94–110
Carmelo Anthony (30)
Grant , Porzingis (7)
Anthony , Calderón (4)
Pepsi Center 13,305
26–39
66
March 9
@ Phoenix
W 128–97
Anthony , Vujacic (23)
Robin Lopez (8)
José Calderón (12)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,105
27–39
67
March 11
@ L. A. Clippers
L 94–101
Kristaps Porzingis (23)
Robin Lopez (19)
José Calderón (7)
STAPLES Center 19,175
27–40
68
March 13
@ L. A. Lakers
W 90–87
Carmelo Anthony (26)
Carmelo Anthony (12)
José Calderón (6)
STAPLES Center 18,997
28–40
69
March 16
@ Golden State
L 85–121
Carmelo Anthony (18)
Kristaps Porziņģis (7)
Carmelo Anthony (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
28–41
70
March 19
@ Washington
L 89–99
Anthony , Porziņģis (30)
Kevin Seraphin (9)
Carmelo Anthony (5)
Verizon Center 20,356
28–42
71
March 20
Sacramento
L 80–88
Robin Lopez (23)
Robin Lopez (20)
José Calderón (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
28–43
72
March 23
@ Chicago
W 115–107
Kristaps Porziņģis (29)
Robin Lopez (13)
José Calderón (8)
United Center 21,788
29–43
73
March 24
Chicago
W 106–94
Carmelo Anthony (26)
Kristaps Porziņģis (10)
José Calderón (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
30–43
74
March 26
Cleveland
L 93–107
Carmelo Anthony (28)
Carmelo Anthony (9)
José Calderón (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
30–44
75
March 28
@ New Orleans
L 91–99
Carmelo Anthony (22)
Kristaps Porziņģis (10)
Carmelo Anthony (6)
Smoothie King Center 17,000
30–45
76
March 30
@ Dallas
L 89–91
Carmelo Anthony (31)
Robin Lopez (9)
Langston Galloway (3)
American Airlines Center 20,435
30–46
April
: 2–4 (home: 1–3; road: 1–1)
2015–16 season schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Knicks only.
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
References
^ Derek Fisher fired by Knicks in his second season
^ Knicks fire head coach Derek Fisher
^ "Rondo? Aldridge? 12 realistic Knicks free-agent targets" . New York Post . Retrieved June 2, 2015 .
^ "Knicks Re-Sign Lou Amundson" . nba.com/knicks . July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015 .
^ "Knicks Acquire Four Free Agents: Afflalo, R. Lopez, Williams, O'Quinn" . nba.com/knicks . July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015 .
^ "Knicks Acquire Four Free Agents: Afflalo, R. Lopez, Williams, O'Quinn" . nba.com/knicks . July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015 .
^ "Knicks Acquire Four Free Agents: Afflalo, R. Lopez, Williams, O'Quinn" . nba.com/knicks . July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015 .
^ "Knicks Acquire Four Free Agents: Afflalo, R. Lopez, Williams, O'Quinn" . nba.com/knicks . July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015 .
^ "Knicks Sign Sasha Vujacic" . nba.com/knicks . August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015 .
^ "Knicks Sign Thanasis Antetokounmpo" . nba.com/knicks . August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015 .
^ "Knicks Sign Kevin Seraphin" . nba.com/knicks . August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015 .
^ "Player Signing Press Conference" . nba.com/nets . July 9, 2015. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015 .
^ "CLIPPERS SIGN AUSTIN RIVERS AND COLE ALDRICH" . nba.com/clippers . July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015 .
^ "Magic Sign Jason Smith" . nba.com/magic . July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015 .
^ "Khimki lands high-flying guard Shved" . euroleague.net . July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015 .
^ "BROOKLYN NETS SIGN ANDREA BARGNANI" . nba.com/nets . July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015 .
^ "Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan" . nba.com/kings . July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015 .
^ "Knicks Waive Ricky Ledo" . insidehoops.com . July 30, 2015. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2015 .
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