2024–25 New York Knicks season
Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
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The 2024–25 New York Knicks season was the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
| 2024–25 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 | 51–31 (.622) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Eastern Conference Finals (lost to Pacers 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | MSG TV |
| Radio | WEPN-FM |
The Knicks advanced to the 2024 NBA Cup knockout stage after winning East Group A with an undefeated 4–0 group stage record. However, they were eliminated by the Atlanta Hawks in the quarterfinals.
On March 28, 2025, the Knicks clinched a playoff spot following their victory against the Milwaukee Bucks. Marginally improving on last year's record, the Knicks finished the regular season 51–31 and advanced to play the Detroit Pistons in the first round. Despite losing 2 out of 3 games at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks would win all 3 games at Detroit to win the series in 6. In the conference semifinals, against the defending champions, the Boston Celtics, the Knicks dethroned the 2024 champions in 6 games, advancing to their first Eastern Conference Finals since 2000 when the Knicks also played Indiana. It was also the first time in 26 years where they had clinched a playoff series at home, the last instance being in the 1999 NBA playoffs. New York would once again face off with the rival Indiana Pacers in the conference finals; the Pacers would eliminate the Knicks in six games, ending their season.
The New York Knicks drew an average home attendance of 19,799, the 4th-highest of all NBA teams.[1]
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / club |
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| 1 | 24 | Kyshawn George | SG |  Switzerland |
Miami (FL) |
| 1 | 25 | Pacôme Dadiet | SG |  France |
Ratiopharm Ulm Germany |
| 2 | 38 | Ajay Mitchell | PG |  Belgium |
UC Santa Barbara |
| 2 | 51 | Melvin Ajinça | SF | France |
Saint-Quentin BB France |
The Knicks entered the draft (which was two days long instead of one as it had been since the NBA draft was shortened to two rounds in 1989) with two first-round picks and one second-round pick.[2][3] They kept their own first-round pick that landed 25th, while three others were acquired through prior trades. They had traded their original second-round selection to the Charlotte Hornets in 2023 before the pick was eventually used by the Detroit Pistons in the draft.[4]
The Knicks acquired an additional second-round pick in a trade following the completion of the first round.[5]
Roster
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Standings
Division
| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Boston Celtics | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 28–13 | 33–8 | 14–2 | 82 |
| x – New York Knicks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 10.0 | 27–14 | 24–17 | 12–4 | 82 |
| Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 31.0 | 18–23 | 12–29 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35.0 | 12–29 | 14–27 | 3–13 | 82 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37.0 | 12–29 | 12–29 | 3–13 | 82 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 61 | 21 | .744 | 3.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – New York Knicks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Indiana Pacers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 7 | y – Orlando Magic * | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 8 | pi – Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Chicago Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 10 | x – Miami Heat | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Brooklyn Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Philadelphia 76ers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 45.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 18 | 64 | .220 | 46.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
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Regular season
| 2024–25 game log Total: 51–31 (Home: 27–14; Road: 24–17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
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November: 9–6 (home: 4–1; road: 5–5)
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December: 12–2 (home: 5–2; road: 7–0)
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January: 9–6 (home: 7–4; road: 2–2)
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February: 7–4 (home: 4–2; road: 3–2)
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March: 8–7 (home: 4–2; road: 4–5)
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April: 4–4 (home: 2–2; road: 2–2)
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Playoffs
| 2025 playoff game log Total: 10–8 (home: 4–5; road: 6–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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Conference Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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NBA Cup
The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[6][7]
East Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | New York Knicks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 455 | 425 | +30 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Orlando Magic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 441 | 396 | +45 | |
| 3 | Philadelphia 76ers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 408 | 411 | −3 | |
| 4 | Brooklyn Nets | 4 | 1 | 3 | 436 | 475 | −39 | |
| 5 | Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 0 | 4 | 406 | 439 | −33 |
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 | 57 | 10 | 20.5 | .502 | .278 | .594 | 5.6 | 1.0 | .8 | .7 | 6.6 |
| OG Anunoby | 74 | 74 | 36.6 | .476 | .372 | .810 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .9 | 18.0 |
| MarJon Beauchamp† | 6 | 0 | 2.9 | .455 | .200 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 2.5 |
| Mikal Bridges | 82 | 82 | 37.0 | .500 | .354 | .814 | 3.2 | 3.7 | .9 | .5 | 17.6 |
| Jalen Brunson | 65 | 65 | 35.4 | .488 | .383 | .821 | 2.9 | 7.3 | .9 | .1 | 26.0 |
| Pacôme Dadiet | 18 | 0 | 6.2 | .323 | .316 | .667 | 1.0 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 1.7 |
| Josh Hart | 77 | 77 | 37.6 | .525 | .333 | .776 | 9.6 | 5.9 | 1.5 | .4 | 13.6 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 25 | 1 | 8.7 | .677 | .462 | 2.0 | .4 | .0 | .6 | 1.9 | |
| Tyler Kolek | 41 | 0 | 7.2 | .329 | .298 | .765 | .7 | 1.7 | .3 | .1 | 2.0 |
| Miles McBride | 64 | 10 | 24.9 | .406 | .369 | .813 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .3 | 9.5 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | 4 | 0 | 7.3 | .286 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.0 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 1.5 |
| Cameron Payne | 72 | 5 | 15.1 | .401 | .363 | .907 | 1.4 | 2.8 | .5 | .2 | 6.9 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 17 | 3 | 17.1 | .661 | .684 | 5.9 | .8 | .9 | 1.1 | 5.1 | |
| Matt Ryan | 19 | 0 | 3.6 | .323 | .316 | 1.000 | .4 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Landry Shamet | 50 | 0 | 15.2 | .461 | .397 | .667 | 1.2 | .5 | .5 | .0 | 5.7 |
| Jericho Sims† | 39 | 5 | 10.8 | .609 | .615 | 3.3 | .6 | .2 | .3 | 1.6 | |
| Jacob Toppin† | 16 | 0 | 3.1 | .300 | .000 | .7 | .3 | .1 | .0 | .4 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 72 | 72 | 35.0 | .526 | .420 | .829 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .7 | 24.4 |
| P.J. Tucker† | 3 | 1 | 19.3 | .429 | .500 | 2.7 | .0 | .3 | .3 | 3.0 | |
| Anton Watson | 9 | 0 | 2.4 | .444 | .000 | .3 | .2 | .1 | .0 | .9 | |
| Delon Wright† | 14 | 5 | 16.4 | .469 | .333 | .667 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .9 | .2 | 4.3 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Precious Achiuwa | 8 | 0 | 4.2 | .488 | .000 | .385 | 4.2 | .6 | .4 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| OG Anunoby | 18 | 18 | 39.2 | .417 | .339 | .810 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 16.3 |
| Mikal Bridges | 18 | 18 | 39.2 | .292 | .400 | .571 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | .9 | 15.6 |
| Jalen Brunson | 18 | 18 | 37.8 | .444 | .310 | .775 | 3.4 | 7.0 | .4 | .3 | 29.4 |
| Pacôme Dadiet | 2 | 0 | 2.2 | 1.000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | ||
| Josh Hart | 18 | 14 | 35.7 | .472 | .370 | .776 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 1.1 | .6 | 11.6 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.000 | .000 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 | |
| Tyler Kolek | 3 | 0 | 2.2 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .3 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | |
| Miles McBride | 18 | 0 | 19.0 | .378 | .373 | .824 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .4 | .1 | 5.8 |
| Cameron Payne | 14 | 0 | 7.3 | .324 | .238 | .333 | .6 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 2.1 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 18 | 4 | 20.6 | .608 | .393 | 7.1 | .4 | .9 | .8 | 4.7 | |
| Landry Shamet | 11 | 0 | 7.5 | .450 | .467 | .250 | .4 | .7 | .1 | .0 | 2.4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 18 | 18 | 35.5 | .488 | .351 | .845 | 11.6 | 1.3 | .7 | .7 | 21.4 |
| P.J. Tucker | 1 | 0 | 4.4 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |||
| Delon Wright | 6 | 0 | 8.0 | .222 | .167 | 1.000 | .3 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 1.2 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Knicks only.
Transactions
Trades
| June 26, 2024[5] | To New York Knicks Rights to Dillon Jones (No. 26) 2024 PHX second-round pick (No. 51) |
To Washington Wizards Draft rights to Kyshawn George (No. 24) |
| June 26, 2024[5] | To New York Knicks 2025 second-round pick 2026 GSW second-round pick 2027 MIN second-round pick 2027 second-round pick 2027 second-round pick |
To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Dillon Jones (No. 26) |
| June 27, 2024[8] | To New York Knicks Draft rights to Tyler Kolek (No. 34) |
To Portland Trail Blazers Draft rights to Dani Díez (2016 No. 54) 2027 MIN second-round pick 2029 second-round pick 2030 NYK second-round pick |
| June 27, 2024[8] | To New York Knicks Draft rights to Oso Ighodaro (No. 40) Cash considerations |
To Oklahoma City Thunder Draft rights to Ajay Mitchell (No. 38) |
| June 27, 2024[8] | To New York Knicks Draft rights to Kevin McCullar Jr. (No. 56) 2028 BOS protected second-round pick |
To Phoenix Suns Draft rights to Oso Ighodaro (No. 40) |
| June 27, 2024[8] | To New York Knicks Draft rights to Ariel Hukporti (No. 58) Draft rights to Petteri Koponen (2007 No. 30) Cash considerations |
To Dallas Mavericks Draft rights to Melvin Ajinça (No. 51) |
| July 6, 2024[9] | To New York Knicks Keita Bates-Diop Mikal Bridges Draft rights to Juan Pablo Vaulet (2015 No. 39) 2026 second-round pick |
To Brooklyn Nets Bojan Bogdanović Mamadi Diakite Shake Milton (sign-and-trade) 2025 MIL protected first-round pick 2025 NYK first-round pick 2025 BKN second-round pick 2027 NYK first-round pick 2028 NYK first-round pick swap 2029 NYK first-round pick 2031 NYK first-round pick |
| October 2, 2024[10] | Three-team trade | |
| To New York Knicks Karl-Anthony Towns (from Minnesota) Draft rights to James Nnaji (2023 No. 31) (from Charlotte) |
To Minnesota Timberwolves Keita Bates-Diop (from New York) Donte DiVincenzo (from New York) Julius Randle (from New York) 2025 DET first-round pick (from New York) | |
| To Charlotte Hornets Charlie Brown Jr. (from New York) DaQuan Jeffries (from New York) Duane Washington Jr. (from New York) 2025 MIN second-round pick (from Minnesota) 2026 GSW second-round pick (from New York) 2031 NYK second-round pick (from New York) Cash considerations (from New York) | ||
Free agency
Re-signed
| Player | Signed | Ref. |
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| OG Anunoby | July 6, 2024 | [11] |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason | New Team | Signed | Ref. |
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| Alec Burks | Free agent | Miami Heat | July 4, 2024 | [12] |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Free agent | Oklahoma City Thunder | July 6, 2024 | [13] |
| Shake Milton | Sign-and-trade | Brooklyn Nets | July 6, 2024 | [14] |