• LaMelo Ball: I was ‘born’ to be top pick in NBA Draft

    LaMelo Ball: I was ‘born’ to be top pick in NBA Draft

  • Knicks must go hard after Fred VanVleet in NBA free agency

    Knicks must go hard after Fred VanVleet in NBA free agency

    The Knicks have had as good an offseason as a franchise mired in a 20-year slump can have. They hired the best man available for their open coaching job in Tom Thibodeau. They have made a slew of excellent hires to flush out his staff and the front office, notably assistant coaches Kenny Payne and …
  • NBA Mock Draft 1.0: Anthony Edwards and James Wiseman will go 1-2

    NBA Mock Draft 1.0: Anthony Edwards and James Wiseman will go 1-2

    Let the speculation begin. One of the most fascinating drafts in history now has a lottery order. Without a clear No. 1 choice, being held in October during a pandemic and the uncertainty surrounding whether teams will be able to bring in players for workouts, there figures to be chaos. Here is how The Post …
  • Potential Knicks pick Cole Anthony’s dad says he was ‘horrible’ last year

    Potential Knicks pick Cole Anthony’s dad says he was ‘horrible’ last year

    Greg Anthony spoke more like an analyst than a father. He was blunt, critical and honest. He didn’t hold back when asked about his son Cole’s freshman season at North Carolina. “I thought he had a horrible year. I thought he was really bad,” the former NBA point guard said on a Zoom call on …
  • Knicks mailbag: Why Mike Woodson may return to New York

    Knicks mailbag: Why Mike Woodson may return to New York

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Knicks. What is your view of [Mike] Woodson as a coach? My personal opinion is that he is …
  • Knicks mailbag: Talking NBA Draft plan and if LaMelo Ball fits

    Knicks mailbag: Talking NBA Draft plan and if LaMelo Ball fits

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Knicks. Should the Knicks go for the best fit or the best player available in this year’s draft? …
  • NBA Mock Draft 2.0: Knicks take Tyrese Haliburton after LaMelo Ball goes No. 1

    NBA Mock Draft 2.0: Knicks take Tyrese Haliburton after LaMelo Ball goes No. 1

    With the May 19 NBA draft lottery postponed, the draft order won’t be determined until June at the earliest. Following last year’s smoothing of the lottery odds, the amount of shuffling after the ping-pong balls roll is considerable. League sources are hearing about a late August/early September draft. Some agents are being told there could …
  • Cole Anthony’s trainer tries to quell doubts about polarizing NBA Draft prospect

    Cole Anthony’s trainer tries to quell doubts about polarizing NBA Draft prospect

    Chris Brickley, Cole Anthony’s trainer since he was 16, was delighted by the point guard’s quarantine request. The Manhattan product asked Brickley if they could scour tape of his underachieving freshman season at North Carolina via Zoom. It was a perfect learning tool during the coronavirus pandemic preventing them from live training. “We watched the …
  • Knicks mailbag: Leon Rose regret looms over Kevin Knox decision

    Knicks mailbag: Leon Rose regret looms over Kevin Knox decision

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Knicks. I feel that the Kevin Knox pick might become a bust. He is too slow to guard …
  • Cole Anthony would welcome being drafted by Knicks: ‘Pretty cool’

    Cole Anthony would welcome being drafted by Knicks: ‘Pretty cool’

    The Knicks need a point guard and there is a highly rated one who lives just a few subway stops from the Garden. It could be a perfect match, one that Cole Anthony — the son of former Knicks guard Greg Anthony — would welcome. “It would be pretty cool,” the Upper West Side native …