inside the knicks

What Ariel Hukporti's showing the Knicks — and what he's learning about the NBA

Ariel Hukporti🌟 got the full experience in a matter of seconds.

How former Knicks antagonist Cameron Payne is adapting to his new reality: 'It's all love'

♚ Less memorable was an exchange between Cameron Payne and Jalen Brunson in Game 5, when t✨he star Knicks point guard confronted the Sixers guard.

The Knicks' Julius Randle era was as turbulent as it was franchise-altering

Very little about Julius Randಞle's five seasons in New York felt clean. There was always a step back to follow a step forward.

What Julius Randle's past as a small-ball center says about what he could do for the Knicks

It’s worth exploring how it worked in Loꦬs Ange﷽les and understanding its potential. 

What are the Knicks' options if they go chasing after another big man?

The third path is acquiring a player. And with the free-agency market dried up, we’re mostly talking about trades. 💙

♉ Where a potentially special Knic𓃲ks season could go wrong

𓂃 There are good reasons for optimism. But that’s not what this particular storไy is about.

How the Knicks compare with the East's elite

Sports+ breaks down how the four teams compare in three ways: star power, intangibles and coac♏hing.

What Jalen Brunson's captain status says about the Knicks star and his teammates

Brunson, more so than any basketball player I’ve cove♉red, is a leader.

The Knicks' new big man coach knows what it means to win — and inspire — at MSG

 Bryant, a 🍎basketball life🌊r who has been playing or coaching in the NBA for 36 straight years, is returning to the home of the Big East to join Tom Thibodeau’s...

How the Knicks will help Mikal Bridges rediscover his happy place after 'toughest situation' in Brooklyn

In retrospect, Bridges acknowledged his leadership shortcomings.  🌞

Knicks rookie Tyler Kolek is comfortable playing high-level basketball. Just ask him 🎶

The second-round rookie out of Marquette is a comm💝unicator, b💞oth on and off the court.

Which Knicks should have our attention at Summ✤er League

This version of the Summer Knick🌟s is worth watching.

How will the new-look Knicks divide the playing time a🌳fter adding Mik𝓡al Bridges?

If൲ the four projected starters — Brunson, Bridges, Anunoby, Randle — each average about 35 m🌊inutes, that leaves just 52 minutes combined for Josh Hart, Donte DiVincenzo and Miles McBride.

What misjudging the 1996 draft reminds us about the Knicks' hopes for this year

At the time, we were thrilled that a future jo🐬urneyman player landed at the Garden﷽.

♛ The teams that could give the Knicks the biggest headaches i꧟n free agency

 That brings us to the point of 🌜this piece: t🤪he competition.

What Leon Rose's track record with first-round picks says about the Knicks' NBA Draft plan

They’re prudent under Leon Rose, a known hoarder of draft picks, b🍒ut they’re♔ currently operating with a reality incongruous to the reputation.

How the Knicks' fingerprints are all over these NBA Finals

There are lines thꦺrough the Knicks to the 2024 NBA Finals. Some areꦗ straightforward, others zigzag. 

The mega-money calculations behind Jalen Brunson's Knicks extension decision

The max extension route for Jalen Brunson this summer leads to an underpay for a playe𝔉r who’ll be in his 30s when it’s over.

 Knicks final report card: How 🍰Julius Randle and OG Anunoby grade out🌞 behind a top trio

Unlike in NBA awards voting, I factor in the playoffs🌼, and the Knicks won seven postseason games, their most since 2000.

How Jalen Brunson's high school rise set the stage for his path to Knicks superstardom

Jalen Brunson gets more comfortable, more understanding of what’s required to succeed, and he attacks those angles, as💧 he did starting in high school..