2020–21 New York Knicks season

The 2020–21 New York Knicks season is the 75th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On July 30, 2020, the Knicks hired Tom Thibodeau as their new head coach.[1]

2020–21 New York Knicks season
Head coachTom Thibodeau
General managerScott Perry
OwnersThe Madison Square Garden Company
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record11–14 (.440)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG TV
RadioWEPN-FM

Draft
Main article: 2020 NBA draft
2020 NBA draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club
1 8 Obi Toppin PF  United States Dayton
1 23 Leandro Bolmaro SF  Argentina FC Barcelona

The Knicks entered the draft holding two first round picks and one second round pick.[2] The first round pick (no. 27) was acquired on February 6, 2020, in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers.[3] The second round pick was acquired on February 7, 2018, in a trade with the Charlotte Hornets.[4] Before the draft the Knicks traded their 27th and 38th overall picks to the Utah Jazz in exchange for draft rights to Ante Tomić and 23rd overall pick.[5] The Knicks used their eighth overall pick to select Obi Toppin,[6] and then selected Leandro Bolmaro with the 23rd overall pick,[7] who was then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.[8]

Roster
Roster listing
New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 9 Barrett, RJ 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 2000-06-14 Duke
F 17 Brazdeikis, Ignas (GL) 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 18 Burks, Alec 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1991-07-20 Colorado
F 67 Gibson, Taj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985-06-24 Southern California
G 0 Harper, Jared (TW) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-09-14 Auburn
F 20 Knox, Kevin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-08-11 Kentucky
F/C 3 Noel, Nerlens 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994-04-10 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 21 Pinson, Theo (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1995-11-05 North Carolina
G 5 Quickley, Immanuel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-06-17 Kentucky
F 30 Randle, Julius 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1994-11-29 Kentucky
G 8 Rivers, Austin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-08-01 Duke
C 23 Robinson, Mitchell 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1998-04-01 Chalmette HS (LA)
G 4 Smith, Dennis (GL) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-11-25 North Carolina State
F 1 Toppin, Obi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-03-04 Dayton
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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: February 1, 2021

Standings

Game log

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on November 27, 2020.[9]

2020 preseason game log
Total: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
2020–21 preseason schedule

Regular season

The schedule for the first half of the season was released on December 4, 2020.[10]

2020–21 game log
Total: 11–14 (Home: 5–6; Road: 6–8)
December: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
January: 6–9 (Home: 2–4; Road: 4–5)
February: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
22 February 1 @ Chicago L 102–110 Randle (23) Randle (11) Quickley, Randle (7) United Center
No in-person attendance		 9–13
23 February 3 @ Chicago W 107–103 Randle (27) Robinson (11) Randle (6) United Center
No in-person attendance		 10–13
24 February 6 Portland W 110–99 Payton, Randle (22) Randle (11) Payton, Randle (4) Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance		 11–13
25 February 7 Miami L 103–109 Randle (26) Randle (13) Randle (7) Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance		 11–14
26 February 9 @ Miami American Airlines Arena
27 February 12 @ Washington Capital One Arena
28 February 13 Houston Madison Square Garden
29 February 15 Atlanta Madison Square Garden
30 February 17 @ Orlando Amway Center
31 February 20 San Antonio Madison Square Garden
32 February 21 Minnesota Madison Square Garden
33 February 23 Golden State Madison Square Garden
34 February 25 Sacramento Madison Square Garden
35 February 27 Indiana Madison Square Garden
36 February 28 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2020–21 season schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season statistics

As of January 31, 2021[11][12][13]

New York Knicks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
RJ Barrett212136.3.431.284.7586.53.3.8.218.0
Ignas Brazdeikis401.8.000—1.000.5.3.0.0.5
Reggie Bullock161627.5.391.361.7003.91.3.7.28.3
Alec Burks9326.3.411.432.8114.62.31.0.613.7
Taj Gibson209.5.000.000—2.5.5.0.5.0
Jared Harper202.5.000—1.000.0.0.0.01.0
Kevin Knox20018.2.391.391.8332.2.8.4.36.1
Nerlens Noel18016.8.511.000.5885.2.41.01.63.1
Frank Ntilikina4010.5.429.556.3331.0.8.8.04.5
Elfrid Payton212128.2.424.268.7113.63.8.6.211.6
Theo Pinson702.4.167.000—.1.0.0.0.3
Immanuel Quickley17019.1.411.365.9382.22.5.5.512.4
Julius Randle212136.5.473.375.81211.16.0.7.222.4
Austin Rivers15225.3.458.397.6672.62.4.7.09.4
Mitchell Robinson212129.3.659—.4728.0.51.11.78.9
Dennis Smith Jr.309.3.200.000.833.71.01.0.03.0
Obi Toppin11012.5.408.261.7142.8.6.2.54.6

Transactions
Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades
November 18, 2020[5] To New York Knicks
Draft rights to Ante Tomić
2020 first round pick		 To Utah Jazz
2020 first round pick
2020 second round pick
November 20, 2020[8] To New York Knicks
Draft rights to Mathias Lessort
Draft rights to Immanuel Quickley
2023 second round pick		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
James Johnson
Draft rights to Aleksej Pokuševski
2024 second round pick
To Minnesota Timberwolves
Ricky Rubio
Draft rights to Leandro Bolmaro
Draft rights to Jaden McDaniels
November 23, 2020[14] To New York Knicks
Ed Davis
Two future second rounds picks		 To Utah Jazz
Cash considerations
November 24, 2020[15] To New York Knicks
Jacob Evans
Omari Spellman
2026 second round pick		 To Minnesota Timberwolves
Ed Davis
November 27, 2020[16] To New York Knicks
Austin Rivers
Draft rights to Tadija Dragićević
Draft rights to Axel Hervelle
Draft rights to Sergio Llull		 To Houston Rockets
Draft rights to Issuf Sanon

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