2019–20 New York Knicks season Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2019–20 New York Knicks season was the 74th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following a league-worst 17–65 record in the previous season , the Knicks had a 14 percent chance of receiving the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft .[ 1] [ 2] During the NBA draft lottery held on May 14, 2019, the Knicks received the third overall pick.[ 3]
On December 6, 2019, head coach David Fizdale was fired by the Knicks after a 4–18 start, and Mike Miller was named the Knicks' interim head coach.[ 4] On February 4, 2020, general manager Scott Perry took over basketball operations duties on an interim basis after the Knicks fired president Steve Mills .[ 5] On March 2, Leon Rose was named as permanent replacement for Mills.[ 6]
The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[ 7] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 .[ 8] On June 4, the regular season was declared over with the remaining games being cancelled when the NBA Board of Governors approved a plan that would restart the season with 22 teams returning to play in the NBA Bubble on July 31, which was approved by the National Basketball Players Association the next day.[ 9] [ 10]
Draft
The Knicks entered the draft holding one first round pick and one second round pick.[ 3] Prior to the NBA draft lottery , the Knicks had a 14 percent chance of receiving the first overall pick.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] They used the third overall pick to draft RJ Barrett ,[ 14] [ 15] and selected Kyle Guy with the 55th overall pick, who was then traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Ignas Brazdeikis .[ 16]
Roster
2019–20 New York Knicks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
9
Barrett, RJ
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
2000-07-14
Duke
F
17
Brazdeikis, Ignas
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
1999-01-08
Michigan
G/F
25
Bullock, Reggie
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1991-03-16
North Carolina
G
21
Dotson, Damyean
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1994-05-06
Houston
G
2
Ellington, Wayne
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
1987-11-29
North Carolina
F
67
Gibson, Taj
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
1985-06-24
USC
G/F
3
Harkless, Maurice
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1993-05-11
St. John's
G
—
Harper, Jared (TW)
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1997-09-14
Auburn
F
20
Knox II, Kevin
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1999-08-11
Kentucky
G
11
Ntilikina, Frank
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1998-07-28
France
G
6
Payton, Elfrid
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1994-02-22
Louisiana
G/F
—
Pinson, Theo
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
1995-11-05
North Carolina
F
1
Portis, Bobby
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1995-02-10
Arkansas
F
30
Randle, Julius
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1994-11-29
Kentucky
C
23
Robinson, Mitchell
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1998-04-01
Chalmette HS (LA)
G
5
Smith, Dennis
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1997-11-25
NC State
F
45
Wooten, Kenny (TW)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1998-04-17
Oregon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: March 11, 2020
Standings
Game log
Preseason
The preseason schedule was announced on July 18, 2019.[ 17]
Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on August 12, 2019.[ 18]
2019–20 game log Total: 21–45 (home: 11–22; road: 10–23)
October: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
November: 3–11 (home: 2–6; road: 1–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
6
November 1
@ Boston
L 102–104
Morris (29)
Randle (10)
Barrett , Randle (5)
TD Garden 18,624
1–5
7
November 3
Sacramento
L 92–113
Morris (28)
Randle (7)
Trier (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–6
8
November 6
@ Detroit
L 102–122
Randle (20)
Barrett (6)
Barrett (8)
Little Caesars Arena 15,463
1–7
9
November 8
@ Dallas
W 106–102
Morris (29)
Portis (12)
Barrett, Ntilikina , Randle (4)
American Airlines Center 20,257
2–7
10
November 10
Cleveland
L 87–108
Randle (20)
Randle (16)
Ntilikina (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
2–8
11
November 12
@ Chicago
L 102–120
Morris (22)
Morris (9)
Barrett (9)
United Center 18,668
2–9
12
November 14
Dallas
W 106–103
Morris (20)
Randle (10)
Smith Jr. (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–9
13
November 16
Charlotte
L 102–103
Barrett (22)
Robinson (12)
Ntilikina, Randle (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,401
3–10
14
November 18
Cleveland
W 123–105
Randle (30)
Gibson , Robinson (8)
Ntilikina (6)
Madison Square Garden 17,097
4–10
15
November 20
@ Philadelphia
L 104–109
Morris (22)
Morris (13)
Morris (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,384
4–11
16
November 23
San Antonio
L 104–111
Morris (20)
Randle (8)
Ntilikina (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,320
4–12
17
November 24
Brooklyn
L 101–103
Morris (26)
Gibson, Randle (8)
Ntilikina, Smith Jr. (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,770
4–13
18
November 27
@ Toronto
L 98–126
Randle (19)
Randle, Robinson (8)
Barrett, Ntilikina, Smith Jr. (4)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
4–14
19
November 29
Philadelphia
L 95–101
Randle (22)
Randle (10)
Ntilikina, Randle (4)
Madison Square Garden 18,109
4–15
December: 5–9 (home: 1–5; road: 4–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
20
December 1
Boston
L 104–113
Randle (26)
Barrett (7)
Smith Jr. (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,005
4–16
21
December 2
@ Milwaukee
L 88–132
Randle (19)
Robinson (14)
Smith Jr. (3)
Fiserv Forum 17,385
4–17
22
December 5
Denver
L 92–129
Robinson (17)
Robinson (7)
Barrett (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,171
4–18
23
December 7
Indiana
L 103–104
Morris (25)
Randle (12)
Payton (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,110
4–19
24
December 10
@ Portland
L 87–115
Randle (15)
Portis (10)
Payton (4)
Moda Center 19,393
4–20
25
December 11
@ Golden State
W 124–122 (OT)
Morris (36)
Randle (13)
Payton, Randle (5)
Chase Center 18,064
5–20
26
December 13
@ Sacramento
W 103–101
Randle (26)
Randle, Robinson (9)
Morris (5)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
6–20
27
December 15
@ Denver
L 105–111
Morris (22)
Randle (9)
Payton (11)
Pepsi Center 18,867
6–21
28
December 17
Atlanta
W 143–120
Barrett (27)
Robinson (13)
Payton (9)
Madison Square Garden 18,268
7–21
29
December 20
@ Miami
L 114–129
Portis (30)
Portis, Randle (8)
Dotson , Smith Jr. (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,704
7–22
30
December 21
Milwaukee
L 102–123
Randle (20)
Portis (9)
Payton (10)
Madison Square Garden 18,124
7–23
31
December 23
Washington
L 115–121
Randle (35)
Robinson (13)
Payton (12)
Madison Square Garden 19,413
7–24
32
December 26
@ Brooklyn
W 94–82
Randle (33)
Robinson (10)
Payton (4)
Barclays Center 17,732
8–24
33
December 28
@ Washington
W 107–100
Randle (30)
Randle (16)
Payton (8)
Capital One Arena 19,033
9–24
January: 4–12 (home: 3–6; road: 1–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
34
January 1
Portland
W 117–93
Randle , Robinson (22)
Randle (13)
Ntilikina (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
10–24
35
January 3
@ Phoenix
L 112–120
Morris (25)
Randle (13)
Payton (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055
10–25
36
January 5
@ L. A. Clippers
L 132–135
Morris (38)
Randle (8)
Allen (6)
Staples Center 19,068
10–26
37
January 7
@ L. A. Lakers
L 87–117
Barrett (19)
Randle (10)
Payton (4)
Staples Center 18,997
10–27
38
January 8
@ Utah
L 104–128
Ntilikina (16)
Portis (13)
Portis (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
10–28
39
January 10
New Orleans
L 111–123
Gibson (19)
Barrett (9)
Payton (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,003
10–29
40
January 12
Miami
W 124–121
Randle (26)
Gibson, Randle (8)
Payton (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,861
11–29
41
January 14
@ Milwaukee
L 102–128
Randle (25)
Randle (15)
Allen (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,590
11–30
42
January 16
Phoenix
L 98–121
Randle (26)
Portis (10)
Payton (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,215
11–31
43
January 18
Philadelphia
L 87–90
Morris (20)
Randle (12)
Payton (7)
Madison Square Garden 17,812
11–32
44
January 20
@ Cleveland
W 106–86
Morris, Randle (19)
Randle (9)
Payton (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,133
12–32
45
January 22
L. A. Lakers
L 92–100
Morris (20)
Robinson (12)
Payton (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
12–33
46
January 24
Toronto
L 112–118
Dotson , Morris (21)
Randle (11)
Payton (11)
Madison Square Garden 18,883
12–34
47
January 26
Brooklyn
W 110–97
Randle (22)
Randle (15)
Payton (9)
Madison Square Garden 17,831
13–34
48
January 28
@ Charlotte
L 92–97
Randle (24)
Robinson (10)
Payton (8)
Spectrum Center 14,342
13–35
49
January 29
Memphis
L 106–127
Morris (17)
Randle (14)
Payton (11)
Madison Square Garden 18,768
13–36
February: 5–6 (home: 2–2; road: 3–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
50
February 1
@ Indiana
W 92–85
Morris (28)
Randle (18)
Smith Jr. (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
14–36
51
February 3
@ Cleveland
W 139–134 (OT)
Morris (26)
Payton (11)
Payton (15)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 16,303
15–36
52
February 6
Orlando
W 105–103
Randle (22)
Randle (8)
Payton (9)
Madison Square Garden 18,895
16–36
53
February 8
@ Detroit
W 95–92
Ellington , Randle (17)
Payton (9)
Payton (6)
Little Caesars Arena 15,980
17–36
54
February 9
@ Atlanta
L 135–140 (2OT)
Randle (35)
Randle (18)
Payton (9)
State Farm Arena 16,309
17–37
55
February 12
Washington
L 96–114
Randle (21)
Randle (13)
Payton (8)
Madison Square Garden 18,835
17–38
56
February 21
Indiana
L 98–106
Portis (19)
Robinson (8)
Smith Jr. (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
17–39
57
February 24
@ Houston
L 112–123
Barrett (21)
Randle (12)
Smith Jr. (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
17–40
58
February 26
@ Charlotte
L 101–107
Randle (18)
Robinson (16)
Payton (9)
Spectrum Center 13,152
17–41
59
February 27
@ Philadelphia
L 106–115
Randle (30)
Randle (10)
Payton (12)
Wells Fargo Center 20,175
17–42
60
February 29
Chicago
W 125–115
Robinson (23)
Randle, Robinson (10)
Payton (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
18–42
March: 3–3 (home: 2–2; road: 1–1)
2019–20 season schedule
Player statistics
Regular season statistics
As of March 12, 2020 [ 19] [ 20] [ 21]
Transactions
Trades
Additions
Date
Player
Former team
Ref
July 9, 2019
Wayne Ellington
Detroit Pistons
[ 24]
July 9, 2019
Taj Gibson
Minnesota Timberwolves
[ 24]
July 9, 2019
Elfrid Payton
New Orleans Pelicans
[ 24]
July 9, 2019
Bobby Portis
Washington Wizards
[ 24]
July 9, 2019
Julius Randle
New Orleans Pelicans
[ 24]
July 16, 2019
Reggie Bullock
Los Angeles Lakers
[ 25]
July 16, 2019
Marcus Morris
Boston Celtics
[ 25]
September 16, 2019
Amir Hinton
Shaw Bears
[ 26]
September 16, 2019
V. J. King
Louisville Cardinals
[ 26]
September 16, 2019
Lamar Peters
Mississippi State Bulldogs
[ 26]
September 16, 2019
Kenny Wooten
Oregon Ducks
[ 26]
October 17, 2019
Zak Irvin
Westchester Knicks
[ 27]
October 23, 2019
Ivan Rabb
Memphis Grizzlies
[ 28]
January 15, 2020
Kenny Wooten
Westchester Knicks
[ 29]
June 23, 2020
Theo Pinson
Brooklyn Nets
[ 30]
June 26, 2020
Jared Harper
Phoenix Suns
[ 31]
Subtractions
Date
Player
New team
Ref
June 29, 2019
Lance Thomas
Brooklyn Nets
[ 32] [ 33] [ 34]
July 3, 2019
Mario Hezonja
Portland Trail Blazers
[ 35]
July 6, 2019
DeAndre Jordan
Brooklyn Nets
[ 36]
July 8, 2019
Noah Vonleh
Minnesota Timberwolves
[ 37]
July 17, 2019
Henry Ellenson
Brooklyn Nets
[ 38]
July 18, 2019
Luke Kornet
Chicago Bulls
[ 39]
July 20, 2019
Emmanuel Mudiay
Utah Jazz
[ 40]
July 25, 2019
Billy Garrett Jr.
Élan Chalon
[ 41]
August 4, 2019
Isaiah Hicks
Avtodor Saratov
[ 42]
October 16, 2019
Amir Hinton
Westchester Knicks
[ 43] [ 44]
October 18, 2019
Zak Irvin
Westchester Knicks
[ 45] [ 44]
October 19, 2019
V. J. King
Westchester Knicks
[ 46] [ 44]
October 19, 2019
Lamar Peters
Westchester Knicks
[ 46] [ 44]
October 19, 2019
Kenny Wooten
Westchester Knicks
[ 46] [ 44]
January 13, 2020
Ivan Rabb
Westchester Knicks
[ 47] [ 48]
June 23, 2020
Allonzo Trier
Iowa Wolves
[ 30] [ 49]
June 26, 2020
Kadeem Allen
JL Bourg
[ 31] [ 50]
References
^ Maloney, Jack; Herbert, James (April 11, 2019). "2019 NBA Draft Lottery odds: Knicks, Cavaliers, Suns clinch league's worst records, lock up top lottery-draw positions" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved April 23, 2019 .
^ "Ties broken for selection order in 2019 NBA Draft" . NBA.com . April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019 .
^ a b "2019 NBA Draft Lottery Results" . NBA.com . May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019 .
^ "Knicks Relieve David Fizdale of Head Coaching Duties" . NBA.com . December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019 .
^ "New York Knicks Announce Steve Mills to Leave His Position" . NBA.com . February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
^ "Leon Rose Named President of New York Knicks" . NBA.com . March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
^ "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games" . NBA.com . March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
^ Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus" . NBA.com . Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
^ "NBA Board of Governors approves competitive format to restart 2019-20 season with 22 teams returning to play" . NBA.com . June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020 .
^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (June 5, 2020). "NBPA reps vote to approve 22-team format to finish season" . ESPN.com . Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
^ "Ties broken for selection order in 2019 NBA Draft" . NBA.com . April 12, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019 .
^ "NBA Draft Lottery: Schedule, odds and how it works" . NBA.com . May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019 .
^ Hoffman, Benjamin (May 14, 2019). "2019 N.B.A. Draft Lottery: Pelicans Win No. 1 Pick, and the Right to Select Zion Williamson" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 15, 2019 .
^ Beer, Tommy (June 20, 2019). "New York Knicks Select RJ Barrett With The Third Overall Pick In The 2019 NBA Draft" . Forbes . Retrieved June 29, 2019 .
^ West, Jenna (June 20, 2019). "2019 NBA Draft Grades: Knicks Select R.J. Barrett With No. 3 Pick" . SI.com . Retrieved June 29, 2019 .
^ a b "Knicks Acquire Draft Rights to Ignas Brazdeikis" . NBA.com . June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019 .
^ "New York Knicks Announce Preseason Schedule" . NBA.com . July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
^ "New York Knicks 2019-20 Schedule Announced" . NBA.com . August 12, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019 .
^ "New York Knicks Stats - Regular season" . NBA.com . Retrieved March 13, 2020 .
^ "New York Knicks - Stats - NBA.com - Regular season" . NBA.com . Retrieved March 13, 2020 .
^ "2019-20 New York Knicks Roster and Stats - Regular season" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 13, 2020 .
^ "New York Knicks Acquire Harkless and Two Draft Picks" . NBA.com . February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
^ "Clippers adding Marcus Morris in 3-team trade" . NBA.com . February 6, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
^ a b c d e "New York Knicks Sign Five Players" . NBA.com . July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019 .
^ a b "New York Knicks Sign Reggie Bullock and Marcus Morris" . NBA.com . July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019 .
^ a b c d "Knicks Sign Hinton, King, Peters and Wooten" . NBA.com . September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019 .
^ "Knicks Sign Zak Irvin" . NBA.com . October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .
^ "Knicks Sign Ivan Rabb to Two-Way Contract" . NBA.com . October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019 .
^ "Knicks Sign Kenny Wooten to Two-Way Contract" . NBA.com . January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020 .
^ a b "New York Knicks Claim Theo Pinson Off Waivers" . NBA.com . June 27, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .
^ a b "New York Knicks Claim Two-Way Player Jared Harper Off Waivers" . NBA.com . June 26, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .
^ @NY_KnicksPR (June 29, 2019). "The Knicks have requested waivers on forward Lance Thomas" (Tweet ). Retrieved June 30, 2019 – via Twitter .
^ "Knicks waive F Thomas, saving $1M next season" . ESPN.com . June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019 .
^ "Brooklyn Nets Sign Lance Thomas" . NBA.com . September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019 .
^ "Trail Blazers Sign Forward Mario Hezonja" . NBA.com . July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019 .
^ "Brooklyn Nets Sign Deandre Jordan" . NBA.com . July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019 .
^ "Timberwolves Sign Noah Vonleh" . NBA.com . July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019 .
^ "Brooklyn Nets Sign Henry Ellenson to Two-way Contract" . NBA.com . July 17, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
^ "Bulls Sign Harrison And Kornet" . NBA.com . July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
^ "Jazz Sign Ed Davis, Jeff Green and Emmanuel Mudiay" . NBA.com . July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
^ "Billy Garrett nouvel arriere de L'Elan Chalon" . elanchalon.com (in French). July 25, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
^ "Чемпион NCAA Айзейя Хикс перешел в "Автодор" " . avtodor.ru (in Russian). August 3, 2019. Archived from the original on August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
^ @NY_KnicksPR (October 16, 2019). "Knicks announce that guard Amir Hinton was waived" (Tweet ). Retrieved October 19, 2019 – via Twitter .
^ a b c d e Hawley-Alexander, Ajah (November 8, 2019). "Knicks Finalize 2019-20 Opening Night Roster" . gleague.nba.com . Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
^ @NY_KnicksPR (October 18, 2019). "Knicks waive guard Zak Irvin" (Tweet ). Retrieved October 19, 2019 – via Twitter .
^ a b c Hersch, Corey (October 19, 2019). "Knicks waive guard Lamar Peters, forwards VJ King and Kenny Wooten" . SNY . Retrieved October 24, 2019 .
^ @NY_KnicksPR (January 13, 2020). "Knicks waive forward Ivan Rabb, who was signed to a two-way contract" (Tweet ). Retrieved January 15, 2020 – via Twitter .
^ "Ivan Rabb: Added by Westchester" . CBSSports.com . January 23, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
^ Burrell, Randi (January 25, 2021). "Wolves Announce 2021 Roster" . iowa.gleague.nba.com . Retrieved March 1, 2021 .
^ "Kadeem Allen, des Knicks à la JL Bourg !" . JL Bourg Basket (in French). July 20, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
External links
1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s