2023–24 New York Knicks season
Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
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The 2023–24 New York Knicks season was the 78th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| 2023–24 New York Knicks season | |
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| Head coach | Tom Thibodeau |
| President | Leon Rose |
| Owners | Madison Square Garden Sports |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Results | |
| Record | 50–32 (.610) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 2nd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Conference semifinals (lost to Pacers 3–4) |
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| Local media | |
| Television | MSG TV |
| Radio | WEPN-FM |
The Knicks reached the knockout stage of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament as the East wildcard, finishing the group stage with a 3–1 record and the highest point differential among second-place teams in the East. However, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals with a loss to the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks.
On December 30, the Knicks traded RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, and a second-round pick to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa, and Malachi Flynn.[1] Anunoby made an immediate impact with the Knicks, recording an NBA-record plus-minus of 170 in his first ten games with the team[2] and propelling the Knicks to a 14–2 record in January, which included winning streaks of six and nine games.
On January 27, 2024, star forward Julius Randle dislocated his right shoulder late in the 4th quarter in a game against the Miami Heat. The injury sidelined Randle for weeks, with many around the Knicks organization hoping he would be able to heal in time before the playoffs. On April 4, the team announced Randle would undergo season-ending surgery on his shoulder.[3]
On April 11, the Knicks got their 48th win of the season against the top–seeded Boston Celtics, meaning the Knicks improved over last season's 47–35 record. Their final 120–119 overtime win over the Chicago Bulls also gave New York their first 50-win season since 2013 and allowed them to finish the regular season as the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
In the playoffs, the Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers in six games in the first round. Decimated by injuries, they were upset by the Indiana Pacers in seven games in the second round.
The New York Knicks drew an average home attendance of 19,728 in 41 home games in the 2023–24 NBA season.[4]
Draft
The Knicks entered this draft with no draft pick.[5] They have traded their original selections to the Portland Trail Blazers, losing the first-round pick's lottery protection when New York qualified for the 2023 NBA playoffs, and the Charlotte Hornets, who eventually traded the second-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves.[6]
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| z – Boston Celtics | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 37–4 | 27–14 | 15–2 | 82 |
| x – New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 27–14 | 23–18 | 12–5 | 82 |
| x – Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 25–16 | 22–19 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 | 20–21 | 12–29 | 5–11 | 82 |
| Toronto Raptors | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | 14–27 | 11–30 | 1–15 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Boston Celtics * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
| 2 | x – New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Orlando Magic * | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Indiana Pacers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Miami Heat | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Chicago Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Brooklyn Nets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Toronto Raptors | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Washington Wizards | 15 | 67 | .183 | 49.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–2; road: 0–1)
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Regular season
This became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[7][8]
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October: 2–2 (home: 0–1; road: 2–1)
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November: 9–5 (home: 6–2; road: 3–3)
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December: 6–8 (home: 2–1; road: 4–7)
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January: 14–2 (home: 9–1; road: 5–1)
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February: 4–8 (home: 3–6; road: 1–2)
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March: 9–5 (home: 4–3; road: 5–2)
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April: 6–2 (home: 3–0; road: 3–2)
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Playoffs
| 2024 playoff game log Total: 7–6 (home: 5–2; road: 2–4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 3–1; road: 0–3)
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In-Season Tournament
This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[9][10] The Knicks competed in Group B of the Eastern Conference. They made the quarter-final, where they lost to the Bucks.
East group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | MIL | NYK | MIA | CHA | WAS | |
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| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 502 | 456 | +46 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 110–105 | 131–124 | 130–99 | 131–128 | |
| 2 | New York Knicks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 440 | 398 | +42 | 105–110 | — | 100–98 | 115–91 | 120–99 | ||
| 3 | Miami Heat | 4 | 2 | 2 | 454 | 450 | +4 | 124–131 | 98–100 | — | 111–105 | 121–114 | ||
| 4 | Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 1 | 3 | 419 | 473 | −54 | 99–130 | 91–115 | 105–111 | — | 124–117 | ||
| 5 | Washington Wizards | 4 | 0 | 4 | 458 | 496 | −38 | 128–131 | 99–120 | 114–121 | 117–124 | — |
Player statistics
| 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
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Precious Achiuwa† | 49 | 18 | 24.2 | .525 | .260 | .643 | 7.2 | 1.1 | .6 | 1.1 | 7.6 |
| OG Anunoby† | 23 | 23 | 34.9 | .488 | .394 | .791 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 14.1 |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 20 | 0 | 2.3 | .000 | .000 | .4 | .2 | .1 | .0 | .0 | |
| RJ Barrett† | 26 | 26 | 29.5 | .423 | .331 | .831 | 4.3 | 2.4 | .5 | .3 | 18.2 |
| Bojan Bogdanović† | 29 | 0 | 19.2 | .430 | .370 | .800 | 2.0 | .9 | .2 | .0 | 10.4 |
| Charlie Brown Jr. | 8 | 0 | 4.6 | .200 | .286 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .3 | .8 | |
| Jalen Brunson | 77 | 77 | 35.4 | .479 | .401 | .847 | 3.6 | 6.7 | .9 | .2 | 28.7 |
| Alec Burks† | 23 | 1 | 13.5 | .307 | .301 | .727 | 1.7 | .9 | .3 | .0 | 6.5 |
| Mamadi Diakite† | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 81 | 63 | 29.1 | .443 | .401 | .754 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | .4 | 15.5 |
| Malachi Flynn† | 14 | 0 | 4.3 | .391 | .308 | .818 | .4 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 2.2 |
| Evan Fournier† | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | .200 | .133 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .0 | 4.0 |
| Taj Gibson† | 16 | 1 | 10.3 | .304 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.8 | .6 | .1 | .4 | 1.0 |
| Quentin Grimes† | 45 | 18 | 20.2 | .395 | .363 | .706 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .7 | .1 | 7.3 |
| Josh Hart | 81 | 42 | 33.4 | .434 | .310 | .791 | 8.3 | 4.1 | .9 | .3 | 9.4 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 75 | 49 | 25.3 | .644 | .333 | .707 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 17 | 0 | 2.7 | .353 | .200 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .1 | .8 |
| Miles McBride | 68 | 14 | 19.5 | .452 | .410 | .860 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .7 | .1 | 8.3 |
| Shake Milton† | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | .444 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Immanuel Quickley† | 30 | 0 | 24.0 | .454 | .395 | .872 | 2.6 | 2.5 | .5 | .1 | 15.0 |
| Julius Randle | 46 | 46 | 35.4 | .472 | .311 | .781 | 9.2 | 5.0 | .5 | .3 | 24.0 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 31 | 21 | 24.8 | .575 | .409 | 8.5 | .6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 5.6 | |
| Jericho Sims | 45 | 11 | 13.0 | .691 | .667 | 3.3 | .6 | .2 | .4 | 2.0 | |
| Dmytro Skapintsev | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | ||
| Jacob Toppin | 9 | 0 | 4.2 | .556 | .250 | 1.000 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 1.4 |
| Dylan Windler† | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | .500 | .500 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Precious Achiuwa | 9 | 2 | 20.4 | .488 | .000 | .385 | 4.2 | .6 | .4 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| OG Anunoby | 9 | 9 | 36.0 | .505 | .410 | .615 | 6.0 | 1.1 | .9 | 1.0 | 15.1 |
| Bojan Bogdanović | 4 | 0 | 12.8 | .292 | .400 | .571 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .3 | 6.0 |
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | 13 | 39.8 | .444 | .310 | .775 | 3.3 | 7.5 | .8 | .2 | 32.4 |
| Alec Burks | 6 | 0 | 20.2 | .500 | .429 | .844 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .2 | .2 | 14.8 |
| Mamadi Diakite | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .8 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .5 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 13 | 13 | 35.8 | .419 | .425 | .867 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .9 | 17.8 |
| Josh Hart | 13 | 13 | 42.2 | .440 | .373 | .729 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | .8 | 14.5 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 13 | 13 | 29.8 | .592 | .500 | .864 | 7.8 | 3.5 | .3 | .9 | 8.5 |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | .375 | .400 | 1.0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 2.0 | |
| Miles McBride | 13 | 2 | 26.7 | .435 | .368 | .833 | 2.2 | 1.9 | .5 | .2 | 11.0 |
| Shake Milton | 4 | 0 | 5.5 | .000 | .000 | .833 | .3 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 6 | 0 | 19.2 | .500 | .375 | 6.8 | .5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | |
| Jericho Sims | 5 | 0 | 5.4 | 1.000 | .750 | 1.6 | .2 | .4 | .2 | 1.4 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Knicks only.
Transactions
Trades
| July 7, 2023[11] | To New York Knicks Two future second-round picks |
To Indiana Pacers Obi Toppin |
| December 30, 2023[12] | To New York Knicks Precious Achiuwa O.G. Anunoby Malachi Flynn |
To Toronto Raptors RJ Barrett Immanuel Quickley 2024 second-round pick (via Detroit) |
| February 8, 2024[13] | To New York Knicks Bojan Bogdanović Alec Burks |
To Detroit Pistons Ryan Arcidiacono Malachi Flynn Evan Fournier Quentin Grimes Two future second-round picks Cash considerations |
Free agency
Re-signed
| Player | Signed | Ref. |
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| Duane Washington Jr. | January 3 | [14] |
Additions
Subtractions
| Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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| Derrick Rose | Free agent | Memphis Grizzlies | [21] |
| Jaylen Martin | Waived | Westchester Knicks | [22] |
| DaQuan Jeffries | Waived | Westchester Knicks | [23] |
| Dmytro Skapintsev | Waived | Westchester Knicks | [24] |