2020–21 New York Knicks season explained

Team:	New York Knicks
End Year:	2021
Coach:	Tom Thibodeau
Gm:	Scott Perry
President:	Leon Rose
Owners:	Madison Square Garden Sports
Arena:	Madison Square Garden
Wins:	41
Losses:	31
Division:	Atlantic
Division Place:	3
Conf Place:	4
Playoffs:	First round (lost to Hawks 1–4)
Bbr Team:	NYK
Television:	MSG TV
Radio:	WEPN-FM

The 2020–21 New York Knicks season was 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]

Fan attendance in home games was prohibited until February 23, 2021, per an executive order from then-Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo.^[2] The Knicks reopened Madison Square Garden to spectators on February 23.^[3]

On May 3, with a 118–104 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, the Knicks clinched their first winning season since the 2012–13 season,^[4] and on May 12, clinched their first playoff appearance since 2013, ending their eight-year playoff drought.^[5]

The Knicks faced the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs,^[6] losing in five games.^[7]

After the regular season, Julius Randle was named NBA Most Improved Player,^[8] while head coach Tom Thibodeau was named the NBA Coach of the Year, becoming the first Knicks head coach since Pat Riley in 1992–93 to receive the award.^[9]

Draft

See main article: article and 2020 NBA draft.

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Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/club
1	8	Obi Toppin	PF		Dayton
1	23	Leandro Bolmaro	SF		FC Barcelona

The Knicks entered the draft holding two first round picks and one second round pick.^[10] The first round pick (no. 27) was acquired on February 6, 2020, in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers.^[11] The second round pick was acquired on February 7, 2018, in a trade with the Charlotte Hornets.^[12] 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. The Knicks used their eighth overall pick to select Obi Toppin,^[13] and then selected Leandro Bolmaro with the 23rd overall pick,^[14] who was then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on November 27, 2020.^[15] |- style="background:#bfb;"| 1| December 11| @ Detroit| | Barrett (15)| Noel, Randle (8)| Payton (7)| Little Caesars Arena
No in-person attendance| 1–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2| December 13| @ Detroit| | Barrett (25)| Noel (10)| Randle (5)| Little Caesars Arena
No in-person attendance| 1–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 3| December 16| Cleveland| | Randle (18)| Robinson (10)| Payton, Quickley (7)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 2–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 4| December 18| Cleveland| | Quickley (22)| Robinson (12)| Randle (8)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 3–1

Regular season

The schedule for the first half of the season was released on December 4, 2020,^[16] while the schedule for the second half was released on February 24, 2021.^[17] |- style="background:#fbb;"| 1| December 23| @ Indiana| | Barrett (26)| Randle (9)| Randle (9)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
No in-person attendance| 0–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2| December 26| Philadelphia| | Randle (25)| Robinson (9)| Barrett (4)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 0–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 3| December 27| Milwaukee| | Randle (29)| Randle (14)| Payton, Randle (7)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 1–2|- style="background:#bfb;"| 4| December 29| @ Cleveland| | Randle (28)| Randle (12)| Randle (11)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
300| 2–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 5| December 31| @ Toronto| | Knox, Randle (16)| Randle (10)| Randle, Rivers (5)| Amalie Arena
3,449| 2–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 6| January 2| @ Indiana| | Barrett (25)| Randle (11)| Randle (8)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
No in-person attendance| 3–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 7| January 4| @ Atlanta| | Randle (28)| Randle (17)| Randle (9)| State Farm Arena
No in-person attendance| 4–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 8| January 6| Utah| | Randle (30)| Randle (16)| Payton (8)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 5–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 9| January 8| Oklahoma City| | Barrett (19)| Randle (12)| Randle (7)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 5–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 10| January 10| Denver| | Randle (29)| Randle (10)| Payton, Randle (5)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 5–5|- style="background:#fbb;"| 11| January 11| @ Charlotte| | Knox (19)| Robinson (11)| Barrett, Randle (5)| Spectrum Center
No in-person attendance| 5–6|- style="background:#fbb;"| 12| January 13| Brooklyn| | Randle (30)| Robinson (12)| Randle (5)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 5–7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 13| January 15| @ Cleveland| | Randle (28)| Randle, Robinson (6)| Randle (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
1,944| 5–8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 14| January 17| @ Boston| | Randle (20)| Randle (12)| Quickley (8)| TD Garden
No in-person attendance| 6–8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 15| January 18| Orlando| | Barrett (22)| Randle (17)| Barrett, Payton (4)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 7–8|- style="background:#bfb;"| 16| January 21| @ Golden State| | Barrett (28)| Randle (17)| Randle (9)| Chase Center
No in-person attendance| 8–8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 17| January 22| @ Sacramento| | Randle (26)| Randle (15)| Randle (4)| Golden 1 Center
No in-person attendance| 8–9|- style="background:#fbb;"| 18| January 24| @ Portland| | Quickley (31)| Noel (11)| Randle (5)| Moda Center
No in-person attendance| 8–10|- style="background:#fbb;"| 19| January 26| @ Utah| | Rivers (25)| Randle (10)| Barrett, Randle (4)| Vivint Arena
1,932| 8–11|- style="background:#bfb;"| 20| January 29| Cleveland| | Quickley (25)| Randle (8)| Randle (6)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 9–11|- style="background:#fbb;"| 21| January 31| L.A. Clippers| | Randle (27)| Randle (12)| Randle (5)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 9–12|- style="background:#fbb;"| 22| February 1| @ Chicago| | Randle (23)| Randle (11)| Quickley, Randle (7)| United Center
No in-person attendance| 9–13|- style="background:#bfb;"| 23| February 3| @ Chicago| | Randle (27)| Robinson (11)| Randle (6)| United Center
No in-person attendance| 10–13|- style="background:#bfb;"| 24| February 6| Portland| | Payton, Randle (22)| Randle (11)| Payton, Randle (4)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 11–13|- style="background:#fbb;"| 25| February 7| Miami| | Randle (26)| Randle (13)| Randle (7)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 11–14|- style="background:#fbb;"| 26| February 9| @ Miami| | Payton (18)| Randle (8)| Payton (4)| American Airlines Arena
No in-person attendance| 11–15|- style="background:#bfb;"| 27| February 12| @ Washington| | Randle (24)| Randle (18)| Rose (6)| Capital One Arena
No in-person attendance| 12–15|- style="background:#bfb;"| 28| February 13| Houston| | Quickley, Randle (22)| Randle (9)| Barrett (5)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 13–15|- style="background:#bfb;"| 29| February 15| Atlanta| | Randle (44)| Randle (9)| Quickley, Randle (5)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 14–15|- style="background:#fbb;"| 30| February 17| @ Orlando| | Randle (25)| Noel (9)| Payton (5)| Amway Center
4,249| 14–16|- style="background:#bbb;"| —| February 20| San Antonio| —| colspan="3"|Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic;^[18] moved to May 13| Madison Square Garden| —|- style="background:#bfb;"| 31| February 21| Minnesota| | Randle (25)| Randle (14)| Payton (7)| Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance| 15–16|- style="background:#fbb;"| 32| February 23| Golden State| | Randle (25)| Gibson (11)| Rose (8)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 15–17|- style="background:#bfb;"| 33| February 25| Sacramento| | Quickley (25)| Randle (14)| Rose (6)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 16–17|- style="background:#bfb;"| 34| February 27| Indiana| | Randle (28)| Randle (10)| Rose (11)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 17–17|- style="background:#bfb;"| 35| February 28| @ Detroit| | Randle (25)| Noel (11)| Randle (6)| Little Caesars Arena
No in-person attendance| 18–17|- style="background:#fbb;"| 36| March 2| @ San Antonio| | Quickley (26)| Noel (12)| Randle (5)| AT&T Center
No in-person attendance| 18–18|- style="background:#bfb;"| 37| March 4| Detroit| | Randle (27)| Randle (16)| Randle (7)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 19–18|- style="background:#fbb;"| 38| March 11| @ Milwaukee| | Barrett (22)| Randle (8)| Burks (8)| Fiserv Forum
1,800| 19–19|- style="background:#bfb;"| 39| March 13| @ Oklahoma City| | Barrett (32)| Randle (12)| Randle (12)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
No in-person attendance| 20–19|- style="background:#fbb;"| 40| March 15| @ Brooklyn| | Randle (33)| Randle (12)| Randle (6)| Barclays Center
1,637| 20–20|- style="background:#fbb;"| 41| March 16| @ Philadelphia| | Burks, Randle (19)| Randle (15)| Randle (8)| Wells Fargo Center
3,071| 20–21|- style="background:#bfb;"| 42| March 18| Orlando| | Burks (21)| Burks, Randle (10)| Randle (17)| Madison Square Garden
1,531| 21–21|- style="background:#fbb;"| 43| March 21| Philadelphia| | Randle (24)| Noel (10)| Barrett, Burks (4)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 21–22|- style="background:#bfb;"| 44| March 23| Washington| | Randle (37)| Robinson (12)| Barrett (5)| Madison Square Garden
1,589| 22–22|- style="background:#bfb;"| 45| March 25| Washington| | Burks (27)| Barrett (10)| Barrett (5)| Madison Square Garden
1,817| 23–22|- style="background:#bfb;"| 46| March 27| @ Milwaukee| | Barrett, Burks (21)| Noel (11)| Barrett (7)| Fiserv Forum
3,280| 24–22|- style="background:#fbb;"| 47| March 29| Miami| | Randle (22)| Noel (11)| Barrett (4)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 24–23|- style="background:#fbb;"| 48| March 31| @ Minnesota| | Randle (26)| Randle (12)| Randle (6)| Target Center
No in-person attendance| 24–24|- style="background:#fbb;"| 49| April 2| Dallas| | Burks (20)| Randle (8)| Randle (11)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 24–25|- style="background:#bfb;"| 50| April 3| @ Detroit| | Randle (29)| Randle (8)| Payton (9)| Little Caesars Arena
750| 25–25|- style="background:#fbb;"| 51| April 5| @ Brooklyn| | Barrett (22)| Randle (15)| Randle (12)| Barclays Center
1,773| 25–26|- style="background:#fbb;"| 52| April 7| @ Boston| | Barrett (29)| Randle (9)| Randle (6)| TD Garden
2,298| 25–27|- style="background:#bfb;"| 53| April 9| Memphis| | Barrett, Quickley (20)| Randle (10)| Randle (11)| Madison Square Garden
1,912| 26–27|- style="background:#bfb;"| 54| April 11| Toronto| | Randle (26)| Noel (13)| Barrett, Randle (5)| Madison Square Garden
1,833| 27–27|- style="background:#bfb;"| 55| April 12| L.A. Lakers| | Randle (34)| Gibson, Randle (10)| Randle (4)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 28–27|- style="background:#bfb;"| 56| April 14| @ New Orleans| | Randle (32)| Gibson (10)| Randle (5)| Smoothie King Center
3,700| 29–27|- style="background:#bfb;"| 57| April 16| @ Dallas| | Randle (44)| Noel, Randle (10)| Randle (7)| American Airlines Center
4,246| 30–27|- style="background:#bfb;"| 58| April 18| New Orleans| | Randle (33)| Gibson (14)| Randle (10)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 31–27|- style="background:#bfb;"| 59| April 20| Charlotte| | Barrett (24)| Noel (11)| Randle (7)| Madison Square Garden
1,753| 32–27|- style="background:#bfb;"| 60| April 21| Atlanta| | Randle (40)| Noel (12)| Randle (6)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 33–27|- style="background:#bfb;"| 61| April 24| Toronto| | Randle (31)| Barrett (12)| Rose (7)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 34–27|- style="background:#fbb;"| 62| April 26| Phoenix| | Rose (22)| Randle, Rose (6)| Rose (6)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 34–28|- style="background:#bfb;"| 63| April 28| Chicago| | Randle (34)| Noel (8)| Barrett, Rose (6)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 35–28|- style="background:#bfb;"| 64| May 2| @ Houston| | Randle (31)| Barrett, Randle (7)| Randle (6)| Toyota Center
3,431| 36–28|- style="background:#bfb;"| 65| May 3| @ Memphis| | Randle (28)| Gibson (12)| Randle (6)| FedExForum
2,789| 37–28|- style="background:#fbb;"| 66| May 5| @ Denver| | Quickley (18)| Randle (8)| Randle (5)| Ball Arena
4,038| 37–29|- style="background:#fbb;"| 67| May 7| @ Phoenix| | Randle (24)| Randle (11)| Rose (6)| Phoenix Suns Arena
8,063| 37–30|- style="background:#bfb;"| 68| May 9| @ L.A. Clippers| | Rose (25)| Randle (14)| Rose (8)| Staples Center
2,578| 38–30|- style="background:#fbb;"| 69| May 11| @ L.A. Lakers| | Randle (31)| Randle (8)| Rose (6)| Staples Center
3,550| 38–31|- style="background:#bfb;"| 70| May 13| San Antonio| | Burks (30)| Burks (10)| Randle (9)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 39–31|- style="background:#bfb;"| 71| May 15| Charlotte| | Randle (33)| Noel (11)| Randle (13)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 40–31|- style="background:#bfb;"| 72| May 16| Boston| | Barrett (22)| Randle (7)| Randle (7)| Madison Square Garden
1,981| 41–31

Playoffs

See main article: 2021 NBA playoffs. |- style="background:#fbb;"| 1| May 23| Atlanta| | Burks (27)| Randle (12)| Rose (5)| Madison Square Garden
15,047| 0–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 2| May 26| Atlanta| | Rose (26)| Randle (12)| Randle, Rose (4)| Madison Square Garden
16,254| 1–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 3| May 28| @ Atlanta| | Rose (30)| Randle (11)| Rose (5)| State Farm Arena
15,743| 1–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 4| May 30| @ Atlanta| | Randle (23)| Randle (10)| Randle (7)| State Farm Arena
16,458| 1–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 5| June 2| Atlanta| | Randle (23)| Randle (13)| Barrett, Rose (5)| Madison Square Garden
16,512| 1–4

Player statistics

Regular season statistics

As of May 16, 2021^{[19] [20] [21]} |-| style="text-align:left;"| || 72 || 72 || 34.9 || .441 || .401 || .746 || 5.8 || 3.0 || .7 || .3 || 17.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 4 || 0 || 1.8 || .000 || || 1.000 || .5 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .5|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 65 || 64 || 30.0 || .442 || .410 || .909 || 3.4 || 1.5 || .8 || .2 || 10.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 49 || 5 || 25.6 || .420 || .415 || .856 || 4.6 || 2.2 || .6 || .3 || 12.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 45 || 3 || 20.8 || .627 || .200 || .727 || 5.6 || .8 || .7 || 1.1 || 5.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 8 || 0 || 2.0 || .000 || .000 || .750 || .3 || .1 || .0 || .0 || .4|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 42 || 0 || 11.0 || .392 || .393 || .800 || 1.5 || .5 || .3 || .1 || 3.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 64 || 41 || 24.2 || .614 || .000 || .714 || 6.4 || .7 || 1.1 || 2.2 || 5.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 33 || 4 || 9.8 || .367 || .479 || .444 || .9 || .6 || .5 || .1 || 2.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 63 || 63 || 23.6 || .432 || .286 || .682 || 3.4 || 3.2 || .7 || .1 || 10.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 9 || 0 || 5.8 || .714 || || .500 || 1.2 || .1 || .1 || .7 || 1.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 17 || 0 || 2.0 || .111 || .000 || || .3 || .1 || .0 || .0 || .1|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 64 || 3 || 19.4 || .395 || .389 || .891 || 2.1 || 2.0 || .5 || .2 || 11.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 71 || 71 || 37.6 || .456 || .411 || .811 || 10.2 || 6.0 || .9 || .3 || 24.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 21 || 2 || 21.0 || .430 || .364 || .714 || 2.2 || 2.0 || .6 || .0 || 7.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 31 || 29 || 27.5 || .653 || || .491 || 8.1 || .5 || 1.1 || 1.5 || 8.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 35 || 3 || 26.8 || .487 || .411 || .883 || 2.9 || 4.2 || .9 || .4 || 14.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 3 || 0 || 9.3 || .200 || .000 || .833 || .7 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 3.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 62 || 0 || 11.0 || .498 || .306 || .731 || 2.2 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 4.1

Playoff statistics

As of June 2, 2021^{[22] [23]} |-| style="text-align:left;"| || 5 || 5 || 32.4 || .388 || .286 || .800 || 7.2 || 3.0 || .8 || .4 || 14.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 5 || 5 || 32.4 || .385 || .345 || .800 || 3.4 || 1.2 || .6 || .2 || 8.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 5 || 0 || 25.6 || .429 || .333 || .737 || 5.0 || 2.6 || .2 || .0 || 14.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 5 || 3 || 27.6 || .600 || || 1.000 || 7.0 || .8 || 1.6 || 1.0 || 5.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 1 || 0 || 4.0 || || || 1.000 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 1.0 || 2.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 5 || 2 || 18.4 || .500 || || .813 || 4.0 || .2 || .8 || .6 || 4.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 3 || 0 || 1.3 || .000 || .000 || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 2 || 2 || 6.5 || .000 || || .500 || .0 || .5 || .5 || .0 || .5|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 5 || 0 || 15.4 || .303 || .364 || .714 || 1.4 || 1.0 || .6 || .0 || 5.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 5 || 5 || 36.0 || .298 || .333 || .852 || 11.6 || 4.0 || .6 || .0 || 18.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 5 || 3 || 35.0 || .476 || .471 || 1.000 || 4.0 || 5.0 || .4 || .2 || 19.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| || 5 || 0 || 13.0 || .522 || .333 || .833 || 2.6 || .4 || .0 || .2 || 6.4

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions.

Trades

November 18, 2020^[24]	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^[25]	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^[26]	To New York Knicks Ed Davis Two future second rounds picks	To Utah Jazz Cash considerations
November 24, 2020^[27]	To New York Knicks Jacob Evans Omari Spellman 2026 second round pick	To Minnesota Timberwolves Ed Davis
November 27, 2020^[28]	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
February 8, 2021^[29]	To New York Knicks Derrick Rose	To Detroit Pistons Dennis Smith Jr. 2021 second round pick
March 25, 2021^[30]	To New York Knicks Terrance Ferguson Vincent Poirier Rights to Emir Preldžić 2021 second round pick 2024 protected second round pick	To Philadelphia 76ers Ignas Brazdeikis George Hill
	To Oklahoma City Thunder Austin Rivers Tony Bradley 2025 second round pick 2026 second round pick

Additions

Date	Player	Former team	Ref
November 22, 2020	Alec Burks	Philadelphia 76ers	^[31]
November 25, 2020	Nerlens Noel	Oklahoma City Thunder	^[32]
November 28, 2020	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	Dallas Mavericks	^[33]
November 29, 2020	Myles Powell	Seton Hall Pirates	^[34]
December 9, 2020	Skal Labissière	Portland Trail Blazers	^[35]
December 12, 2020	Tyler Hall	Westchester Knicks	^[36]
December 12, 2020	Andrew White	Westchester Knicks	^[37]
December 14, 2020	James Young	Maccabi Haifa	^[38]
December 17, 2020	Bryce Brown	Maine Red Claws	^[39]
December 17, 2020	Louis King	Detroit Pistons	^[40]
April 2, 2021	Norvel Pelle	Sacramento Kings	^[41] ^[42]
April 5, 2021	John Henson	Detroit Pistons	^[43] ^[44]
April 12, 2021	Norvel Pelle	—	^[45]
April 22, 2021	Norvel Pelle	—	^[46]
April 23, 2021	Myles Powell	Westchester Knicks	^[47]
May 6, 2021	Luca Vildoza	Baskonia	^[48]

Subtractions

Date	Player	New team	Ref
November 19, 2020	Wayne Ellington	Detroit Pistons	^[49] ^[50]
November 19, 2020	Kenny Wooten	Houston Rockets	^[51]
November 23, 2020	Maurice Harkless	Miami Heat	^[52]
November 25, 2020	Damyean Dotson	Cleveland Cavaliers	^[53]
November 26, 2020	Bobby Portis	Milwaukee Bucks	^[54]
December 9, 2020	Jacob Evans	Erie BayHawks	^[55] ^[56]
December 11, 2020	Skal Labissière	Westchester Knicks	^[57] ^[58]
December 12, 2020	Andrew White	Westchester Knicks	^[59]
December 14, 2020	Tyler Hall	Westchester Knicks	^[60]
December 16, 2020	James Young	Westchester Knicks	^[61]
December 17, 2020	Louis King	Westchester Knicks	^[62]
December 19, 2020	Bryce Brown	Westchester Knicks	^[63]
December 19, 2020	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
December 19, 2020	Myles Powell	Westchester Knicks
January 7, 2021	Omari Spellman	Erie BayHawks	^[64]
March 29, 2021	Terrance Ferguson	Lavrio	^[65] ^[66]
March 29, 2021	Vincent Poirier	Real Madrid	^[67]

External links

• 2020–21 New York Knicks at Basketball-Reference.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: New York Knicks Name Tom Thibodeau Head Coach . NBA.com . October 21, 2020 . July 30, 2020.
2. Web site: Higgins-Dunn . Noah . New York Gov. Cuomo says Barclays Center, other large arenas in the state, can reopen starting Feb. 23 . CNBC . March 3, 2021 . February 10, 2021.
3. Web site: Rosner . Elizabeth . Marino . Joe . Garger . Kenneth . Knicks, Nets fans welcomed back inside arenas: 'completely electric' . New York Post . March 3, 2021 . February 23, 2021.
4. Web site: Randle, Rose lead Knicks to win over Grizzlies . ESPN.com . May 4, 2021 . May 3, 2021.
5. Web site: Berman . Marc . Knicks are going back to the NBA playoffs: 'Not close to done' . New York Post . May 13, 2021 . May 13, 2021.
6. Web site: Berman . Marc . Knicks clinch No. 4 seed, will face Hawks in NBA playoffs . New York Post . May 16, 2021 . May 16, 2021.
7. Web site: Young scores 36 points, Hawks finish off Knicks in Game 5 . ESPN.com . June 2, 2021 . June 2, 2021.
8. Web site: Julius Randle named 2020-21 Kia NBA Most Improved Player . NBA.com . June 9, 2021 . May 25, 2021.
9. Web site: New York's Tom Thibodeau wins 2020-21 NBA Coach of the Year award . NBA.com . June 9, 2021 . June 7, 2021.
10. Web site: 2020 NBA Lottery Results & 1-60 Draft Order . NBA.com . October 17, 2020 . August 20, 2020.
11. Web site: New York Knicks Acquire Harkless and Two Draft Picks . NBA.com . October 18, 2020 . February 6, 2020.
12. Web site: Knicks Acquire Two Second Round Draft Picks And Johnny O'Bryant From Charlotte . NBA.com . October 18, 2020 . February 7, 2018.
13. Web site: Berman . Marc . Knicks take Obi Toppin with No. 8 pick in 2020 NBA Draft . New York Post . November 19, 2020 . November 18, 2020.
14. Web site: Vega . Julio . NBA draft 2020: Four things to know about Argentine prospect Leandro Bolmaro, taken No. 23 overall . USA Today . November 19, 2020 . November 18, 2020.
15. Web site: New York Knicks Announce 2020-21 Preseason Schedule . NBA.com . November 28, 2020 . November 27, 2020.
16. Web site: New York Knicks Announce First Half of 2020-21 Schedule . NBA.com . December 6, 2020 . December 4, 2020.
17. Web site: New York Knicks Announce Second Half of 2020-21 Schedule . NBA.com . February 25, 2021 . February 24, 2021.
18. Web site: Upcoming Spurs and Hornets games postponed . NBA.com . February 17, 2021 . February 16, 2021.
19. Web site: New York Knicks Stats - Regular season . NBA.com . May 17, 2021.
20. Web site: New York Knicks - Stats - NBA.com - Regular season . NBA.com . May 17, 2021.
21. Web site: 2020-21 New York Knicks Roster and Stats . Basketball-Reference.com . June 3, 2021.
22. Web site: New York Knicks Stats - Playoffs . NBA.com . June 3, 2021.
23. Web site: New York Knicks - Stats - NBA.com - Playoffs . NBA.com . June 3, 2021.
24. Web site: Knicks Acquire 23rd Pick and Ante Tomić . NBA.com . November 18, 2020 . November 18, 2020.
25. Web site: Knicks Acquire Draft Rights to Kentucky's Immanuel Quickley . NBA.com . November 21, 2020 . November 20, 2020.
26. Web site: Team sends Ed Davis and future picks to New York . NBA.com . November 24, 2020 . November 23, 2020.
27. Web site: Knicks Acquire Future Draft Pick . NBA.com . November 25, 2020 . November 24, 2020.
28. Web site: Knicks Sign Austin Rivers . NBA.com . November 27, 2020 . November 27, 2020.
29. Web site: Knicks Acquire Derrick Rose . NBA.com . February 8, 2021 . February 8, 2021.
30. Web site: Knicks Acquire Terrance Ferguson, Vincent Poirier and Draft Considerations . NBA.com . March 29, 2021 . March 25, 2021.
31. Web site: Knicks Sign Alec Burks . NBA.com . November 24, 2020 . November 22, 2020.
32. Web site: Knicks Sign Nerlens Noel . NBA.com . November 26, 2020 . November 26, 2020.
33. Web site: Knicks Sign Michael Kidd-Gilchrist . NBA.com . November 28, 2020 . November 28, 2020.
34. Web site: Knicks Sign Myles Powell . NBA.com . November 29, 2020 . November 29, 2020.
35. Web site: Knicks Sign Skal Labissière . NBA.com . December 10, 2020 . December 9, 2020.
36. NY_KnicksPR . 1337920335367327749 . December 12, 2020 . @nyknicks Sign Tyler Hall . December 13, 2020.
37. NY_KnicksPR . 1337783368327565314 . December 12, 2020 . New York Knicks Sign Andrew White III . December 13, 2020.
38. NY_KnicksPR . 1338649768877301760 . December 14, 2020 . The New York Knicks announced today that the team has signed guard James Young . December 14, 2020.
39. NY_KnicksPR . 1339626571037065216 . December 17, 2020 . The New York Knicks announced today that the team has signed guard Bryce Brown . December 17, 2020.
40. NY_KnicksPR . 1339572729385799681 . December 17, 2020 . The New York Knicks announced today that the team has signed forward Louis King . December 17, 2020.
41. Web site: Knicks Sign Norvel Pelle . NBA.com . April 26, 2021 . April 2, 2021.
42. NY_KnicksPR . 1378175680672890882 . April 2, 2021 . @nyknicks Sign Norvel Pelle . April 3, 2021.
43. Web site: Knicks Sign John Henson . NBA.com . April 26, 2021 . April 5, 2021.
44. NY_KnicksPR . 1379177053673684997 . April 5, 2021 . @nyknicks Sign C/F John Henson . April 6, 2021.
45. NY_KnicksPR . 1381608100344516608 . April 12, 2021 . @nyknicks Sign Norvel Pelle to Second 10-Day Contract . April 15, 2021.
46. NY_KnicksPR . 1385305071232167938 . April 22, 2021 . @nyknicks Sign Norvel Pelle . April 23, 2021.
47. NY_KnicksPR . 1385719748672040967 . April 23, 2021 . @nyknicks Convert Jared Harper to 10-Day Contract and Sign Myles Powell to a Two-Way . April 26, 2021.
48. Web site: Knicks Sign Luca Vildoza . NBA.com . May 9, 2021 . May 6, 2021.
49. Web site: Knicks Announce Roster Moves . NBA.com . November 19, 2020 . November 19, 2020.
50. Web site: Detroit Pistons Sign Wayne Ellington . NBA.com . December 3, 2020 . December 2, 2020.
51. Web site: Feigen . Jonathan . Rockets pick up Kenny Wooten off waivers . HoustonChronicle.com . November 25, 2020 . November 21, 2020.
52. Web site: Maurice Harkless Signs With HEAT . NBA.com . November 24, 2020 . November 23, 2020.
53. Web site: Cavaliers Sign Damyean Dotson to Multi-Year Contract . NBA.com . November 25, 2020 . November 25, 2020.
54. Web site: Bucks Sign Torrey Craig, Bryn Forbes and Bobby Portis . NBA.com . November 27, 2020 . November 26, 2020.
55. NY_KnicksPR . 1336759904971972608 . December 9, 2020 . New York Knicks announced today that the team has waived guard Jacob Evans. . December 12, 2020.
56. Web site: Somrak . Michael . Erie BayHawks make two roster moves . erie.gleague.nba.com . February 3, 2021 . January 26, 2021 . August 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220805135814/https://erie.gleague.nba.com/news/erie-bayhawks-make-two-roster-moves/ . dead .
57. NY_KnicksPR . 1337508553960153092 . December 11, 2020 . New York Knicks announced today that the team has waived center/forward Skal Labissière. . December 12, 2020.
58. Web site: Westchester Knicks Announce 2021 Roster . westchester.gleague.nba.com . January 29, 2021 . January 21, 2021.
59. NY_KnicksPR . 1337873959262490624 . December 12, 2020 . New York Knicks announced today that the team has waived forward Andrew White III. . December 12, 2020.
60. NY_KnicksPR . 1338648997255389184 . December 14, 2020 . New York Knicks announced today that the team has waived guard Tyler Hall. . December 12, 2020.
61. NY_KnicksPR . 1339358207546978305 . December 16, 2020 . New York Knicks announced today that the team has waived guard James Young. . December 17, 2020.
62. NY_KnicksPR . 1339615478021545985 . December 17, 2020 . New York Knicks announced today that the team has waived forward Louis King . December 17, 2020.
63. Web site: Knicks Waive Three Players . NBA.com . December 20, 2020 . December 19, 2020.
64. Web site: Knicks Waive Omari Spellman . NBA.com . January 8, 2021 . January 7, 2021.
65. NY_KnicksPR . 1376537851706404864 . March 29, 2021 . Knicks have waived Terrance Ferguson and Vincent Poirier. . March 29, 2021.
66. Web site: Terrance Ferguson: "Τα καλύτερα έρχονται για την ομάδα μας και με την συνεχιζόμενη στήριξη των φιλάθλων μας θα δίνουμε τον καλύτερο εαυτό μας σε κάθε παιχνίδι!" . lavriobc.gr . November 6, 2022 . el-GR . December 17, 2021.
67. Web site: Vincent Poirier signs for Real Madrid . realmadrid.com . April 14, 2021 . April 12, 2021.