2024–25 New York Knicks season explained

Team:	New York Knicks
End Year:	2025
Coach:	Tom Thibodeau
President:	Leon Rose
Owners:	Madison Square Garden Sports
Arena:	Madison Square Garden
Wins:	13
Losses:	8
Division:	Atlantic
Division Place:	2
Conf Place:	5
Bbr Team:	NYK
Television:	MSG TV
Radio:	WEPN-FM

The 2024–25 New York Knicks season is the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft

See main article: article and 2024 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / club
1	24	Kyshawn George	SG	Switzerland	Miami (FL)
1	25	Pacôme Dadiet	SG	France
2	38	Ajay Mitchell	PG	Belgium	UC Santa Barbara
2	51	Melvin Ajinça	SF	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.^{[1] [2]} They acquired an additional second-round pick in a trade following the completion of the first round.^[3]

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#cfc"| 1| October 6| @ Charlotte| | Miles McBride (22)| Jericho Sims (10)| Cameron Payne (6)| Spectrum Center
10,486| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 2| October 9| Washington| | Karl-Anthony Towns (25)| Karl-Anthony Towns (12)| Hart, Kolek (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,161| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 3| October 13| Minnesota| | Jalen Brunson (24)| Karl-Anthony Towns (16)| Jalen Brunson (6)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 3–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 4| October 15| Charlotte| | Precious Achiuwa (20)| Precious Achiuwa (16)| Tyler Kolek (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,355| 4–0|- style="background:#fcc"| 5| October 18| @ Washington| | Jalen Brunson (27)| Karl-Anthony Towns (12)| Jalen Brunson (5)| Capital One Arena
11,894| 4–1

Regular season

|- style="background:#fcc"| 1| October 22| @ Boston| | Brunson, McBride (22)| Jericho Sims (9)| Cameron Payne (4)| TD Garden
19,156| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc"| 2| October 25| Indiana| | Jalen Brunson (26)| Karl-Anthony Towns (15)| Bridges, Brunson (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc"| 3| October 28| Cleveland| | Jalen Brunson (21)| Josh Hart (13)| Jalen Brunson (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 4| October 30| @ Miami| | Karl-Anthony Towns (44)| Josh Hart (14)| Jalen Brunson (9)| Kaseya Center
19,620| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 5| November 1| @ Detroit| | Jalen Brunson (36)| Karl-Anthony Towns (11)| Karl-Anthony Towns (7)| Little Caesars Arena
17,022| 3–2|- style="background:#fcc"| 6| November 4| @ Houston| | Jalen Brunson (29)| Karl-Anthony Towns (19)| Jalen Brunson (8)| Toyota Center
16,417| 3–3|- style="background:#fcc"| 7| November 6| @ Atlanta| | Karl-Anthony Towns (34)| Karl-Anthony Towns (16)| Josh Hart (8)| State Farm Arena
16,072| 3–4|- style="background:#cfc"| 8| November 8| Milwaukee| | Karl-Anthony Towns (32)| Karl-Anthony Towns (11)| Jalen Brunson (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 4–4|- style="background:#fcc"| 9| November 10| @ Indiana| | Jalen Brunson (33)| Josh Hart (10)| Jalen Brunson (10)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 4–5|- style="background:#cfc"| 10| November 12| @ Philadelphia| | OG Anunoby (24)| Karl-Anthony Towns (13)| Josh Hart (10)| Wells Fargo Center
19,758| 5–5|- style="background:#fcc"| 11| November 13| Chicago| | Karl-Anthony Towns (46)| Karl-Anthony Towns (10)| Jalen Brunson (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 5–6|- style="background:#cfc"| 12| November 15| Brooklyn| | Jalen Brunson (37)| Josh Hart (9)| Josh Hart (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 6–6|- style="background:#cfc"| 13| November 17| Brooklyn| | Karl-Anthony Towns (26)| Karl-Anthony Towns (15)| Jalen Brunson (10)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 7–6|- style="background:#cfc"| 14| November 18| Washington| | Jalen Brunson (26)| Karl-Anthony Towns (12)| Jalen Brunson (11)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 8–6|- style="background:#cfc"| 15| November 20| @ Phoenix| | Jalen Brunson (36)| Josh Hart (11)| Jalen Brunson (10)| Footprint Center
17,071| 9–6|- style="background:#fcc"| 16| November 23| @ Utah| | OG Anunoby (27)| Karl-Anthony Towns (16)| Jalen Brunson (8)| Delta Center
18,175| 9–7|- style="background:#cfc"| 17| November 25| @ Denver| | OG Anunoby (40)| Karl-Anthony Towns (15)| Jalen Brunson (17)| Ball Arena
19,842| 10–7|- style="background:#fcc"| 18| November 27| @ Dallas| | Jalen Brunson (37)| Karl-Anthony Towns (14)| Jalen Brunson (7)| American Airlines Center
20,413| 10–8|- style="background:#cfc"| 19| November 29| @ Charlotte| | Jalen Brunson (31)| Hart, Towns (12)| Jalen Brunson (6)| Spectrum Center
19,313| 11–8|- style="background:#cfc"| 20| December 1| New Orleans| | Mikal Bridges (31)| Karl-Anthony Towns (19)| Jalen Brunson (9)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 12–8|- style="background:#cfc"| 21| December 3| Orlando| | Karl-Anthony Towns (23)| Karl-Anthony Towns (15)| Josh Hart (10)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 13–8|- style="background:#"| 22| December 5| Charlotte| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 23| December 7| Detroit| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 24| December 9| @ Toronto| |||| Scotiabank Arena
| |- style="background:#"| 25| December 11| Atlanta| |||| Madison Square Garden
||- style="background:#"| 26| December 14| TBD| |||| TBD
| |- style="background:#"| 27| December 19| @ Minnesota| |||| Target Center
| |- style="background:#"| 28| December 21| @ New Orleans| |||| Smoothie King Center
||- style="background:#"| 29| December 23| Toronto| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 30| December 25| San Antonio| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 31| December 27| @ Orlando| |||| Kia Center
| |- style="background:#"| 32| December 28| @ Washington| |||| Capital One Arena
| |- style="background:#"| 33| December 30| @ Washington| |||| Capital One Arena
| |- style="background:#"| 34| January 1| Utah| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 35| January 3| @ Oklahoma City| |||| Paycom Center
| |- style="background:#"| 36| January 4| @ Chicago| |||| United Center
| |- style="background:#"| 37| January 6| Orlando| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 38| January 8| Toronto| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 39| January 10| Oklahoma City| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 40| January 12| Milwaukee| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 41| January 13| Detroit| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 42| January 15| @ Philadelphia| |||| Wells Fargo Center
| |- style="background:#"| 43| January 17| Minnesota| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 44| January 20| Atlanta| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 45| January 21| @ Brooklyn| |||| Barclays Center
| |- style="background:#"| 46| January 25| Sacramento| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 47| January 27| Memphis| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 48| January 29| Denver| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 49| February 1| L.A. Lakers| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 50| February 3| Houston| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 51| February 4| @ Toronto| |||| Scotiabank Arena
| |- style="background:#"| 52| February 8| Boston| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 53| February 11| @ Indiana| |||| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
| |- style="background:#"| 54| February 12| Atlanta| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 55| February 20| Chicago| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 56| February 21| @ Cleveland| |||| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
| |- style="background:#"| 57| February 23| @ Boston| |||| TD Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 58| February 26| Philadelphia| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 59| February 28| @ Memphis| |||| FedExForum
| |- style="background:#"| 60| March 2| @ Miami| |||| Kaseya Center
| |- style="background:#"| 61| March 4| Golden State| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 62| March 6| @ L.A. Lakers| |||| Crypto.com Arena
| |- style="background:#"| 63| March 7| @ L.A. Clippers| |||| Intuit Dome
| |- style="background:#"| 64| March 10| @ Sacramento| |||| Golden 1 Center
| |- style="background:#"| 65| March 12| @ Portland| |||| Moda Center
| |- style="background:#"| 66| March 15| @ Golden State| |||| Chase Center
| |- style="background:#"| 67| March 17| Miami| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 68| March 19| @ San Antonio| |||| Frost Bank Center
| |- style="background:#"| 69| March 20| @ Charlotte| |||| Spectrum Center
| |- style="background:#"| 70| March 22| Washington| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 71| March 25| Dallas| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 72| March 26| L.A. Clippers| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 73| March 28| @ Milwaukee| |||| Fiserv Forum
| |- style="background:#"| 74| March 30| Portland| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 75| April 1| Philadelphia| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 76| April 2| @ Cleveland| |||| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
| |- style="background:#"| 77| April 5| @ Atlanta| |||| State Farm Arena
| |- style="background:#"| 78| April 6| Phoenix| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 79| April 8| Boston| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 80| April 10| @ Detroit| |||| Little Caesars Arena
| |- style="background:#"| 81| April 11| Cleveland| |||| Madison Square Garden
| |- style="background:#"| 82| April 13| @ Brooklyn| |||| Barclays Center
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NBA Cup

See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^{[4] [5]}

East Group A

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.

Trades

June 26, 2024	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	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^[6]	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	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	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	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^[7]	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^[8]	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

Subtractions

Player	Reason	New Team	Signed	Ref.
Alec Burks	Free agent	Miami Heat	July 4, 2024	^[10]
Isaiah Hartenstein	Free agent	Oklahoma City Thunder	July 6, 2024	^[11]
Shake Milton	Sign-and-trade	Brooklyn Nets	July 6, 2024	^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58. NBA.com. May 14, 2024. May 30, 2024.
2. Web site: Quinn. Sam. 2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery. CBS Sports. May 13, 2024. June 5, 2024.
3. Web site: New York Knicks Acquire Six Draft Picks . NBA.com . June 27, 2024 . June 27, 2024.
4. Web site: NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024. NBA.com. July 12, 2024. July 11, 2024.
5. Web site: Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results. NBA.com. July 13, 2024. July 12, 2024.
6. Web site: New York Knicks Announce Second-Round Draft Day Transactions. NBA.com. June 27, 2024. June 28, 2024.
7. Web site: New York Knicks Acquire Mikal Bridges and Keita Bates-Diop. NBA.com. July 6, 2024. July 7, 2024.
8. Web site: New York Knicks Acquire Karl-Anthony Towns. NBA.com. October 2, 2024.
9. Web site: New York Knicks Re-Sign OG Anunoby. NBA.com. July 6, 2024. July 8, 2024.
10. Web site: HEAT SIGN ALEC BURKS. NBA.com. July 4, 2024. July 8, 2024.
11. Web site: Isaiah Hartenstein, Thunder agree to 3-year, $87 million deal. NBA.com. July 6, 2024. July 8, 2024.
12. Web site: Brooklyn Nets Complete Trade With New York Knicks. NBA.com. July 6, 2024. July 8, 2024.