2021–22 New York Knicks season

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2021–22 New York Knicks season
Head coachTom Thibodeau
General managerScott Perry
OwnersThe Madison Square Garden Company
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record17–18 (.486)
PlaceDivision:   (Atlantic)
Conference:   (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG TV
RadioWEPN-FM
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The 2021–22 New York Knicks season is the 76th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft[]

Main article: 2021 NBA draft
2021 NBA draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club
1 19 Kai Jones C  Bahamas Texas
1 21 Keon Johnson SG  United States Tennessee
2 32 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl PF  United States Villanova
2 58 Jericho Sims PF  United States Texas

The Knicks entered the draft holding two first round picks and two second round picks.[1] The 21st overall pick was acquired on January 31, 2019, in a trade with the Dallas Mavericks.[2] The 32nd overall pick was acquired on February 6, 2020, in a three-team trade with the Los Angeles Clippers and Washington Wizards.[3][4] The 58th overall pick was acquired on March 25, 2021, in a three-team trade with the Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder.[5] The Knicks used their 19th overall pick to select Kai Jones, and then selected Keon Johnson (21st overall pick), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (32nd overall pick) and Jericho Sims (58th overall pick).[6] After getting selected in the draft, Jones was traded to the Charlotte Hornets,[7] Johnson was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers,[8] while Robinson-Earl was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder.[9]

Roster[]

New York Knicks roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G/F 9 Barrett, RJ 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 2000-06-14 Duke
G 18 Burks, Alec 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1991-07-20 Colorado
G 21 Dotson, Damyean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-05-06 Houston
G/F 13 Fournier, Evan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-10-29 France
F 67 Gibson, Taj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985-06-24 Southern California
G 6 Grimes, Quentin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-05-08 Houston
G 16 Hall, Tyler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1997-03-25 Montana State
F 44 House, Danuel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-06-07 Texas A&M
F 20 Knox, Kevin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-08-11 Kentucky
G 2 McBride, Miles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-09-08 West Virginia
G 31 Mooney, Matt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1997-02-07 Texas Tech
F/C 3 Noel, Nerlens 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994-04-10 Kentucky
G 5 Quickley, Immanuel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-06-17 Kentucky
F 30 Randle, Julius 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1994-11-29 Kentucky
C 23 Robinson, Mitchell 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1998-04-01 Chalmette HS (LA)
G 4 Rose, Derrick Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-10-04 Memphis
F 91 Šamanić, Luka (TW) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 2000-01-09 Croatia
G 11 Selden, Wayne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994-09-30 Kansas
C 45 Sims, Jericho (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1998-10-20 Texas
F 1 Toppin, Obi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-03-04 Dayton
G 8 Walker, Kemba 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1990-05-08 Connecticut
Head coach
  • Tom Thibodeau
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 23, 2021

Standings[]

Game log[]

Preseason[]

The preseason schedule was announced on August 24, 2021.[10]

2021 preseason game log
Total: 4–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–0)
Preseason: 4–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 5 Indiana W 125–104 Randle (20) Randle (9) Quickley (7) Madison Square Garden
10,090 		1–0
2 October 9 @ Washington W 117–99 Barrett (18) Sims (13) Rose (8) Capital One Arena
8,060 		2–0
3 October 13 Detroit W 108–100 Randle (29) Randle (11) Barrett (6) Madison Square Garden
11,226 		3–0
4 October 15 Washington W 115–113 Rose (28) Randle (10) Rose, Walker (6) Madison Square Garden
12,258 		4–0
2021–22 preseason schedule

Regular season[]

The regular season schedule was released on August 20, 2021.[11]

2021–22 game log
Total: 17–18 (Home: 7–11; Road: 10–7)
October: 5–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 20 Boston W 138–134 (2OT) Randle (35) Robinson (17) Randle (9) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		1–0
2 October 22 @ Orlando W 121–96 Randle (21) Randle (10) Burks, Randle, Rose (7) Amway Center
18,846 		2–0
3 October 24 Orlando L 104–110 Randle (30) Randle (16) Barrett (5) Madison Square Garden
16,273 		2–1
4 October 26 Philadelphia W 112–99 Walker (19) Randle (11) Randle (7) Madison Square Garden
15,218 		3–1
5 October 28 @ Chicago W 104–103 Walker (21) Randle (16) Randle (9) United Center
20,972 		4–1
6 October 30 @ New Orleans W 123–117 Barrett (35) Barrett (8) Barrett (6) Smoothie King Center
16,508 		5–1
November: 6–9 (Home: 3–5; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 1 Toronto L 104–113 Barrett (27) Robinson (12) Quickley, Randle (5) Madison Square Garden
16,528 		5–2
8 November 3 @ Indiana L 98–111 Barrett (23) Randle (14) Walker (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,607 		5–3
9 November 5 @ Milwaukee W 113–98 Randle (32) Noel (13) Randle, Rose (4) Fiserv Forum
17,341 		6–3
10 November 7 Cleveland L 109–126 Randle (19) Randle, Robinson (7) Randle (7) Madison Square Garden
19,040 		6–4
11 November 8 @ Philadelphia W 103–96 Randle (31) Randle (12) Walker (5) Wells Fargo Center
20,224 		7–4
12 November 10 Milwaukee L 100–112 Rose (22) Gibson (9) Rose (7) Madison Square Garden
18,027 		7–5
13 November 12 @ Charlotte L 96–104 Walker (26) Burks (9) Randle (5) Spectrum Center
19,257 		7–6
14 November 15 Indiana W 92–84 Quickley, Walker (16) Randle (11) Rose (7) Madison Square Garden
16,792 		8–6
15 November 17 Orlando L 98–104 Barrett (17) Robinson (11) Quickley (7) Madison Square Garden
16,680 		8–7
16 November 20 Houston W 106–99 Burks (20) Randle (10) Randle (9) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		9–7
17 November 21 @ Chicago L 103–109 Randle (34) Barrett (15) Walker (4) United Center
21,813 		9–8
18 November 23 L.A. Lakers W 106–100 Fournier (26) Randle (16) Randle, Walker (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		10–8
19 November 26 Phoenix L 97–118 Walker (17) Robinson (8) Quickley, Randle (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		10–9
20 November 27 @ Atlanta W 99–90 Burks (23) Randle, Robinson (11) Quickley (7) State Farm Arena
17,287 		11–9
21 November 30 @ Brooklyn L 110–112 Burks (25) Randle (9) Rose (9) Barclays Center
18,081 		11–10
December: 6–8 (Home: 2–5; Road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 December 2 Chicago L 115–119 Randle (30) Randle (12) Randle, Rose (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		11–11
23 December 4 Denver L 99–113 Randle (24) Toppin (8) Randle (8) Madison Square Garden
18,272 		11–12
24 December 7 @ San Antonio W 121–109 Barrett (32) Robinson (14) Randle (8) AT&T Center
14,698 		12–12
25 December 8 @ Indiana L 102–122 Barrett (19) Randle (8) Rose (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
13,167 		12–13
26 December 10 @ Toronto L 87–90 Barrett (19) Randle (14) Burks, Randle (5) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		12–14
27 December 12 Milwaukee L 97–112 Grimes (27) Randle (10) Randle, Rose (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		12–15
28 December 14 Golden State L 96–105 Randle (31) Knox, Noel, Randle (7) Rose (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		12–16
29 December 16 @ Houston W 116–103 Quickley (24) Burks, Robinson (9) McBride (9) Toyota Center
13,857 		13–16
30 December 18 @ Boston L 107–114 Fournier (32) Randle (9) Randle (7) TD Garden
19,156 		13–17
31 December 21 Detroit W 105–91 Fournier (22) Robinson (14) Burks (6) Madison Square Garden
17,906 		14–17
32 December 23 Washington L 117–124 Walker (44) Randle, Walker (9) Walker (8) Madison Square Garden
18,208 		14–18
33 December 25 Atlanta W 101–87 Randle (25) Randle (12) Walker (12) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		15–18
34 December 28 @ Minnesota W 96–88 Robinson (14) Robinson (18) Quickley (4) Target Center
16,339 		16–18
35 December 29 @ Detroit W 94–85 Burks (34) Randle (10) Randle (5) Little Caesars Arena
18,312 		17–18
36 December 31 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
January
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
37 January 2 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
38 January 4 Indiana Madison Square Garden
39 January 6 Boston Madison Square Garden
40 January 8 @ Boston TD Garden
41 January 10 San Antonio Madison Square Garden
42 January 12 Dallas Madison Square Garden
43 January 15 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
44 January 17 Charlotte Madison Square Garden
45 January 18 Minnesota Madison Square Garden
46 January 20 New Orleans Madison Square Garden
47 January 23 L.A. Clippers Madison Square Garden
48 January 24 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
49 January 26 @ Miami FTX Arena
50 January 28 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
51 January 31 Sacramento Madison Square Garden
February
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
52 February 2 Memphis Madison Square Garden
53 February 5 @ L.A. Lakers Staples Center
54 February 7 @ Utah Vivint Arena
55 February 8 @ Denver Ball Arena
56 February 10 @ Golden State Chase Center
57 February 12 @ Portland Moda Center
58 February 14 Oklahoma City Madison Square Garden
59 February 16 Brooklyn Madison Square Garden
60 February 25 Miami Madison Square Garden
61 February 27 Philadelphia Madison Square Garden
March
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
62 March 2 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
63 March 4 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
64 March 6 @ L.A. Clippers Staples Center
65 March 7 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
66 March 9 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
67 March 11 @ Memphis FedExForum
68 March 13 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
69 March 16 Portland Madison Square Garden
70 March 18 Washington Madison Square Garden
71 March 20 Utah Madison Square Garden
72 March 22 Atlanta Madison Square Garden
73 March 23 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
74 March 25 @ Miami FTX Arena
75 March 27 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
76 March 28 Chicago Madison Square Garden
77 March 30 Charlotte Madison Square Garden
April
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
78 April 2 Cleveland Madison Square Garden
79 April 3 @ Orlando Amway Center
80 April 6 Brooklyn Madison Square Garden
81 April 8 @ Washington Capital One Arena
82 April 10 Toronto Madison Square Garden
2021–22 season schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  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 statistics[]

As of December 27, 2021[12][13][14]

New York Knicks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
RJ Barrett 26 26 31.2 .397 .340 .716 5.5 2.2 .4 .3 14.9
Alec Burks 32 12 27.2 .388 .404 .822 4.2 2.3 1.1 .3 11.6
Damyean Dotson 2 0 10.5 .500 .000 — 1.0 .5 .0 .0 2.0
Evan Fournier 33 33 29.3 .413 .367 .773 2.8 1.8 .9 .2 13.2
Taj Gibson 17 1 17.9 .462 .273 .818 4.1 .7 .4 .9 3.5
Quentin Grimes 15 1 9.6 .423 .455 1.000 1.0 .5 .3 .1 4.4
Tyler Hall 1 0 2.0 — — — .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Danuel House 1 0 3.0 .000 .000 — .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Kevin Knox 8 0 8.9 .385 .421 .625 1.8 .4 .3 .0 4.1
Miles McBride 10 0 6.9 .367 .267 1.000 .8 1.2 .6 .1 2.9
Matt Mooney 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 — .0 .0 1.0 .0 .0
Nerlens Noel 17 10 23.1 .512 .000 .833 5.8 .8 1.1 1.5 3.5
Immanuel Quickley 29 1 21.8 .390 .346 .923 2.4 2.6 .7 .1 10.2
Julius Randle 33 33 35.5 .427 .337 .772 9.8 5.1 .7 .6 19.9
Mitchell Robinson 30 22 24.4 .776 — .600 7.7 .5 .5 1.8 7.2
Derrick Rose 26 4 24.5 .445 .402 .968 3.0 4.0 .8 .5 12.0
Wayne Selden Jr. 3 0 6.3 .250 .500 .500 .3 .3 .0 .0 1.7
Jericho Sims 10 0 8.0 1.000 — .750 2.1 .1 .2 .4 1.5
Obi Toppin 28 0 15.7 .531 .204 .804 3.9 .9 .3 .6 8.6
Kemba Walker 22 22 27.3 .424 .407 .854 3.6 3.8 .9 .2 14.3

Transactions[]

Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season transactions

Trades[]

July 29, 2021[7] To New York Knicks
Protected future first round pick 		To Charlotte Hornets
Draft rights to Kai Jones
July 29, 2021[8][15] To New York Knicks
Draft rights to Quentin Grimes
2024 second round pick 		To Los Angeles Clippers
Draft rights to Keon Johnson
July 29, 2021[9] To New York Knicks
Draft rights to Rokas Jokubaitis
Draft rights to Miles McBride 		To Oklahoma City Thunder
Draft rights to Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
August 17, 2021[16][17] To New York Knicks
Evan Fournier
Conditional 2022 second round pick
2023 second round pick 		To Boston Celtics
Cash considerations

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