2016–17 New York Knicks season

2016–17 New York Knicks season
2016–17 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Jeff Hornacek
General manager	Steve Mills
President	Phil Jackson
Owners	The Madison Square Garden Company
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	31–51 (.378)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic); Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	MSG TV
Radio	WEPN-FM
< 2015–16	2017–18 >

The 2016–17 New York Knicks season was the 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 2, 2016, the Knicks announced Jeff Hornacek as their new head coach.^[1]

The off-season dominated with the acquisitions of former Chicago Bulls players Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah.

Following the season, Phil Jackson left as team president, Derrick Rose signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Carmelo Anthony was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Draft

The Knicks did not have a pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

Roster

2016–17 New York Knicks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SF	7	Anthony, Carmelo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1984–05–29	Syracuse
SG	31	Baker, Ron	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1993-03-30	Wichita State
C	14	Hernangómez, Willy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1994–05–27	Spain
SG	8	Holiday, Justin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1989–04-05	Washington
SF	91	Kuzminskas, Mindaugas	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1989–10–19	Lithuania
SF	2	Ndour, Maurice (DL)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1992–06–18	Ohio
C	13	Noah, Joakim (S)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1985–02–25	Florida
C	9	O'Quinn, Kyle	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1990–03–26	Norfolk State
C	40	Plumlee, Marshall (DL)	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1992–06–14	Duke
C	6	Porziņģis, Kristaps	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1995–08–02	Latvia
SG	5	Lee, Courtney	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1985–10–03	Western Kentucky
PG	4	Randle, Chasson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1993–02–05	Stanford
PG	25	Rose, Derrick	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1988–10–04	Memphis
PF	42	Thomas, Lance	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1988–04–24	Duke
SG	18	Vujačić, Sasha	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1984–03–08	Slovenia

Head coach

Jeff Hornacek

Assistant coach(es)

Kurt Rambis (associate HC)
Josh Longstaff (assistant coach/player development)
Howard Eisley
Corey Gaines
Jerry Sichting

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2017–04–03

Standings

Division

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c – Boston Celtics	53	29	.646	–	30‍–‍11	23‍–‍18	11–5	82
x – Toronto Raptors	51	31	.622	2.0	28‍–‍13	23‍–‍18	14–2	82
New York Knicks	31	51	.378	22.0	19‍–‍22	12‍–‍29	5–11	82
Philadelphia 76ers	28	54	.341	25.0	17‍–‍24	11‍–‍30	7–9	82
Brooklyn Nets	20	62	.244	33.0	13‍–‍28	7‍–‍34	3–13	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Boston Celtics *	53	29	.646	–	82
2	y – Cleveland Cavaliers *	51	31	.622	2.0	82
3	x – Toronto Raptors	51	31	.622	2.0	82
4	y – Washington Wizards *	49	33	.598	4.0	82
5	x – Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	10.0	82
6	x – Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	11.0	82
7	x – Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	11.0	82
8	x – Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	12.0	82

9	Miami Heat	41	41	.500	12.0	82
10	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	16.0	82
11	Charlotte Hornets	36	46	.439	17.0	82
12	New York Knicks	31	51	.378	22.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	29	53	.354	24.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	28	54	.341	25.0	82
15	Brooklyn Nets	20	62	.244	33.0	82

Game log

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)

Pre-season: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 4	@ Rockets	L 103–130	Kristaps Porzingis (22)	Kyle O'Quinn (9)	Derrick Rose (5)	Toyota Center 14,397	0–1
2	October 8	Nets	W 116–98	Carmelo Anthony (16)	Kristaps Porzingis (6)	Brandon Jennings (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,601	1–1
3	October 10	Wizards	W 90–88	Carmelo Anthony (19)	Kristaps Porzingis (6)	Hernangomez, Lee (3)	Madison Square Garden 19,033	2–1
4	October 15	Celtics	L 107–119	Mindaugas Kuzminskas (18)	Willy Hernangomez (12)	Holiday, Jennings (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,607	2–2
5	October 19	@ Celtics	W 121–96	Kristaps Porzingis (20)	Joakim Noah (7)	Ron Baker (5)	TD Garden 16,327	3–2
6	October 20	@ Nets	W 116–111	Carmelo Anthony (21)	Kyle O'Quinn (7)	Brandon Jennings (6)	Barclays Center 17,732	4–2

2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 31–51 (Home: 19–22; Road: 12–29)

October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 25	@ Cleveland	L 88–117	Carmelo Anthony (19)	Kristaps Porzingis (7)	Brandon Jennings (5)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	0–1
2	October 29	Memphis	W 111–104	Carmelo Anthony (20)	Joakim Noah (10)	Joakim Noah (7)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	1–1

November: 8–8 (home: 6–3; road: 2–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 1	@ Detroit	L 89–102	Carmelo Anthony (24)	Joakim Noah (11)	Joakim Noah (8)	Palace of Auburn Hills 13,087	1–2
4	November 2	Houston	L 99–118	Carmelo Anthony (21)	Kristaps Porzingis (8)	Noah, Rose (4)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	1–3
5	November 4	@ Chicago	W 117–104	Kristaps Porzingis (27)	Joakim Noah (9)	Derrick Rose (11)	United Center 22,376	2–3
6	November 6	Utah	L 109–114	Porzingis, Anthony (28)	Carmelo Anthony (9)	Derrick Rose (8)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	2–4
7	November 9	Brooklyn	W 110–96	Carmelo Anthony (22)	Kristaps Porzingis (8)	Brandon Jennings (11)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	3–4
8	November 11	@ Boston	L 87–115	Kristaps Porzingis (14)	Willy Hernangomez (12)	Derrick Rose (6)	TD Garden 18,624	3–5
9	November 12	@ Toronto	L 107–118	Carmelo Anthony (31)	Joakim Noah (18)	Brandon Jennings (5)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	3–6
10	November 14	Dallas	W 93–77	Anthony, Porzingis (24)	Kristaps Porzingis (11)	Derrick Rose (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	4–6
11	November 16	Detroit	W 105–102	Kristaps Porzingis (35)	Joakim Noah (15)	Brandon Jennings (7)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	5–6
12	November 17	@ Washington	L 112–119	Derrick Rose (24)	Noah, Porzingis (7)	Brandon Jennings (10)	Verizon Center 16,704	5–7
13	November 20	Atlanta	W 104–94	Carmelo Anthony (31)	Kristaps Porzingis (11)	Derrick Rose (7)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	6–7
14	November 22	Portland	W 107–103	Kristaps Porzingis (31)	Kristaps Porzingis (9)	Brandon Jennings (11)	Madison Square Garden 19,120	7–7
15	November 25	Charlotte	W 113–111 (OT)	Carmelo Anthony (35)	Carmelo Anthony (14)	Anthony, Rose (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	8–7
16	November 26	@ Charlotte	L 102–107	Kristaps Porzingis (25)	Anthony, Rose (8)	Derrick Rose (8)	Time Warner Cable Arena 19,195	8–8
17	November 28	Oklahoma City	L 103–112	Derrick Rose (30)	Carmelo Anthony (8)	Noah, Rose (4)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	8–9
18	November 30	@ Minnesota	W 106–104	Kristaps Porzingis (29)	Kyle O'Quinn (8)	Brandon Jennings (7)	Target Center 13,987	9–9

December: 7–8 (home: 4–2; road: 3–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
19	December 2	Minnesota	W 118–114	Carmelo Anthony (29)	Kyle O'Quinn (13)	Brandon Jennings (8)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	10–9
20	December 4	Sacramento	W 106–98	Anthony, Rose (20)	Kristaps Porzingis (14)	Derrick Rose (6)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	11–9
21	December 6	@ Miami	W 114–103	Carmelo Anthony (35)	Kristaps Porzingis (12)	Brandon Jennings (9)	American Airlines Arena 19,610	12–9
22	December 7	Cleveland	L 94–126	Brandon Jennings (16)	O'Quinn, Hernangomez (7)	Courtney Lee (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	12–10
23	December 9	@ Sacramento	W 103–100	Carmelo Anthony (33)	Kristaps Porzingis (10)	Brandon Jennings (7)	Golden 1 Center 17,608	13−10
24	December 11	@ L. A. Lakers	W 118–112	Kristaps Porzingis (26)	Porzingis, Hernangomez (12)	Carmelo Anthony (7)	Staples Center 18,997	14–10
25	December 13	@ Phoenix	L 111–113 (OT)	Kristaps Porzingis (34)	Kyle O'Quinn (14)	Anthony, Jennings (5)	Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,429	14–11
26	December 15	@ Golden State	L 90–103	Justin Holiday (15)	Noah, Hernangomez (10)	Brandon Jennings (6)	Oracle Arena 19,596	14–12
27	December 17	@ Denver	L 114–127	Carmelo Anthony (29)	Willy Hernangomez (10)	Brandon Jennings (7)	Pepsi Center 12,042	14–13
28	December 20	Indiana	W 118–111	Carmelo Anthony (35)	Joakim Noah (11)	Derrick Rose (6)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	15–13
29	December 22	Orlando	W 106–95	Derrick Rose (19)	Kyle O'Quinn (16)	Brandon Jennings (12)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	16–13
30	December 25	Boston	L 114–119	Carmelo Anthony (29)	Porzingis, Noah (12)	Derrick Rose (3)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	16–14
31	December 28	@ Atlanta	L 98–102 (OT)	Derrick Rose (26)	Joakim Noah (16)	Derrick Rose (6)	Philips Arena 15,093	16–15
32	December 30	@ New Orleans	L 92–104	Carmelo Anthony (26)	Carmelo Anthony (13)	Anthony, Noah, Rose (4)	Smoothie King Center 18,124	16–16
33	December 31	@ Houston	L 122–129	Brandon Jennings (32)	Joakim Noah (16)	Rose, Jennings (7)	Toyota Center 18,055	16–17

January: 5–12 (home: 2–6; road: 3–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
34	January 2	Orlando	L 103–115	Carmelo Anthony (19)	Joakim Noah (10)	Rose, Jennings (4)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	16–18
35	January 4	Milwaukee	L 104–105	Carmelo Anthony (30)	Joakim Noah (16)	Carmelo Anthony (7)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	16–19
36	January 6	@ Milwaukee	W 116–111	Carmelo Anthony (26)	Joakim Noah (9)	Carmelo Anthony (10)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717	17–19
37	January 7	@ Indiana	L 109–123	Anthony, Jennings (17)	Joakim Noah (6)	Carmelo Anthony (5)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,367	17–20
38	January 9	New Orleans	L 96–110	Brandon Jennings (20)	Joakim Noah (6)	Jennings, Baker (4)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	17–21
39	January 11	@ Philadelphia	L 97–98	Carmelo Anthony (28)	Kyle O'Quinn (15)	Lee, Rose (4)	Wells Fargo Center 18,755	17–22
40	January 12	Chicago	W 104–89	Carmelo Anthony (23)	Joakim Noah (12)	Carmelo Anthony (6)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	18–22
41	January 15	@ Toronto	L 101–116	Carmelo Anthony (18)	Willy Hernangomez (13)	Brandon Jennings (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	18–23
42	January 16	Atlanta	L 107–108	Carmelo Anthony (30)	Joakim Noah (17)	Derrick Rose (9)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	18–24
43	January 18	@ Boston	W 117–106	Derrick Rose (30)	Willy Hernangomez (11)	Derrick Rose (5)	TD Garden 18,624	19–24
44	January 19	Washington	L 110–113	Carmelo Anthony (34)	Carmelo Anthony (10)	Brandon Jennings (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	19–25
45	January 21	Phoenix	L 105–107	Carmelo Anthony (31)	Joakim Noah (15)	Carmelo Anthony (6)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	19–26
46	January 23	@ Indiana	W 109–103	Carmelo Anthony (26)	Willy Hernangomez (10)	Derrick Rose (6)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,015	20–26
47	January 25	@ Dallas	L 95–103	Carmelo Anthony (30)	Willy Hernangomez (16)	Anthony, Rose, Jennings (4)	American Airlines Center 19,750	20–27
48	January 27	Charlotte	W 110–107	Anthony, Porzingis (18)	Carmelo Anthony (11)	Lee, Rose (8)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	21–27
49	January 29	@ Atlanta	L 139–142 (4OT)	Carmelo Anthony (45)	Joakim Noah (14)	Brandon Jennings (11)	Philips Arena 13,643	21–28
50	January 31	@ Washington	L 101–117	Carmelo Anthony (26)	Willy Hernangomez (14)	Willy Hernangomez (4)	Verizon Center 16,683	21–29

February: 3–7 (home: 2–5; road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
51	February 1	@ Brooklyn	W 95–90	Kristaps Porzingis (19)	Kristaps Porzingis (12)	Brandon Jennings (10)	Barclays Center 17,732	22–29
52	February 4	Cleveland	L 104–111	Brandon Jennings (23)	Kristaps Porzingis (8)	Brandon Jennings (10)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	22–30
53	February 6	L. A. Lakers	L 107–121	Carmelo Anthony (26)	Willy Hernangomez (13)	Anthony, Jennings (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	22–31
54	February 8	L. A. Clippers	L 115–119	Carmelo Anthony (28)	Anthony, Hernangomez (9)	Derrick Rose (8)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	22–32
55	February 10	Denver	L 123–131	Carmelo Anthony (31)	Anthony, O'Quinn (6)	Brandon Jennings (13)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	22–33
56	February 12	San Antonio	W 94–90	Carmelo Anthony (25)	Willy Hernangómez (9)	Courtney Lee (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	23–33
57	February 15	@ Oklahoma City	L 105–116	Derrick Rose (25)	Willy Hernangomez (10)	Derrick Rose (7)	Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203	23–34
58	February 23	@ Cleveland	L 104–119	Courtney Lee (25)	Hernangomez, Quinn (10)	Lee, Anthony (5)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	23–35
59	February 25	Philadelphia	W 110–109	Carmelo Anthony (37)	Willy Hernangómez (9)	Kyle O'Quinn (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	24–35
60	February 27	Toronto	W 92–91	Carmelo Anthony (24)	Willy Hernangómez (9)	Rose, Quinn (4)	Madison Square Garden 19,800	24–36

March: 5–11 (home: 2–3; road: 3–8)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
61	March 1	@ Orlando	W 101–90	Kristaps Porzingis (20)	Anthony, Porzingis (9)	Rose, Quinn, Baker (4)	Amway Center 16,005	25–36
62	March 3	@ Philadelphia	L 102–105	Lance Thomas (21)	Thomas, Porzingis (7)	Derrick Rose (5)	Wells Fargo Center 18,518	25–37
63	March 5	Golden State	L 105–112	Derrick Rose (24)	Kristaps Porzingis (15)	Kyle O'Quinn (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	25–38
64	March 6	@ Orlando	W 113–105	Courtney Lee (20)	Quinn, Hernangómez (9)	Derrick Rose (6)	Amway Center 16,046	26–38
65	March 8	@ Milwaukee	L 93–104	Derrick Rose (26)	Willy Hernangómez (12)	Derrick Rose (6)	Bradley Center 13,767	26–39
66	March 11	@ Detroit	L 92–112	Kristaps Porzingis (18)	Willy Hernangómez (9)	Courtney Lee (5)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,607	26–40
67	March 12	@ Brooklyn	L 112–120	Carmelo Anthony (27)	Hernangómez, Porzingis (10)	Thomas, Porzingis (7)	Barclays Center 17,732	26–41
68	March 14	Indiana	W 87–81	Carmelo Anthony (22)	Willy Hernangómez (16)	Hernangómez, Rose (4)	Madison Square Garden 18,261	27–41
69	March 16	Brooklyn	L 110–121	Derrick Rose (22)	Lance Thomas (10)	Carmelo Anthony (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	27–42
70	March 20	@ L. A. Clippers	L 105–114	Porzingis, Rose (18)	Kristaps Porzingis (11)	Derrick Rose (5)	Staples Center 19,060	27–43
71	March 22	@ Utah	L 101–108	Kristaps Porzingis (24)	Lance Thomas (9)	Derrick Rose (6)	Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911	27–44
72	March 23	@ Portland	L 95–110	Kristaps Porzingis (18)	Kristaps Porzingis (9)	Lee, Baker (4)	Moda Center 19,020	27–45
73	March 25	@ San Antonio	L 98–106	Hernangómez, Rose (24)	Willy Hernangómez (13)	Courtney Lee (7)	AT&T Center 18,418	27–46
74	March 27	Detroit	W 109–95	Derrick Rose (27)	Kristaps Porzingis (8)	Derrick Rose (6)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	28–46
75	March 29	Miami	L 88–105	Kristaps Porzingis (20)	Willy Hernangómez (9)	Baker, Holiday, Randle (3)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	28–47
76	March 31	@ Miami	W 98–94	Kristaps Porzingis (22)	Willy Hernangómez (12)	Sasha Vujacic (7)	AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600	29–47

April: 2–4 (home: 2–3; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
77	April 2	Boston	L 94–110	Courtney Lee (16)	Kyle O'Quinn (9)	Courtney Lee (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	29–48
78	April 4	Chicago	W 100–91	Carmelo Anthony (23)	Ndour, Quinn (12)	Ron Baker (6)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	30–48
79	April 6	Washington	L 103–106	Carmelo Anthony (23)	Hernangomez, Lee (8)	Carmelo Anthony (4)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	30–49
80	April 7	@ Memphis	L 88–101	Courtney Lee (16)	Willy Hernangomez (10)	Ron Baker (7)	FedExForum 17,631	30–50
81	April 9	Toronto	L 97–110	Willy Hernangomez (24)	Willy Hernangomez (11)	Ron Baker (8)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	30–51
82	April 12	Philadelphia	W 114–113	Justin Holiday (20)	Marshall Plumlee (11)	Sasha Vujacic (6)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	31–51

2016–17 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 22, 2016	To New York Knicks Derrick Rose^[2] Justin Holiday 2017 2nd round-pick	To Chicago Bulls Robin Lopez^[3] José Calderón Jerian Grant

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Lance Thomas^[4]	4-year contract worth $27 million
Sasha Vujačić^[5]	1-year contract worth $980,431

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Joakim Noah^[6]	4-year contract worth $72 million	Chicago Bulls
Courtney Lee^[6]	4-year contract worth $50 million	Charlotte Hornets
Brandon Jennings^[6]	1-year contract worth $5 million	Orlando Magic
Marshall Plumlee^[7]	3-year contract worth $2.5 million	Duke Blue Devils
Mindaugas Kuzminskas^[8]	2-year contract worth $6 million	Unicaja Málaga
Maurice Ndour^[9]	2-year contract worth $1.5 million	Real Madrid
Amar'e Stoudemire^[10]	1-day retirement deal	Miami Heat
Ron Baker^[11]		Wichita State Shockers
J. P. Tokoto^[12]		Oklahoma City Blue
Chasson Randle^[13]		ČEZ Nymburk

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Arron Afflalo^[14]	2-year contract worth $25 million	Sacramento Kings
Derrick Williams^[15]	1-year contract worth $5 million	Miami Heat
Langston Galloway^[16]	2-year contract worth $10 million	New Orleans Pelicans
Amar'e Stoudemire	Retired	Hapoel Jerusalem
Lou Amundson	Waived	TNT KaTropa
Brandon Jennings	Waived	Washington Wizards

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