• Tom Thibodeau pinpoints ‘growing pains’ Knicks have to conquer

    Tom Thibodeau pinpoints ‘growing pains’ Knicks have to conquer

    Knicks rookie president Leon Rose said he had “no timeline” to break the seven-year playoff drought but feels he’s hired a coach smart in player development that will hasten their journey. Thibodeau touted their two young bedrock pieces in RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson and admitted two other young prospects, Kevin Knox and Frank Ntilikina, …
  • Knicks mailbag: Tom Thibodeau hiring likely would mean no Karl-Anthony Towns

    Knicks mailbag: Tom Thibodeau hiring likely would mean no Karl-Anthony Towns

    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. Would the hiring of Tom Thibodeau as NY Knicks head coach prevent them from potentially acquiring Karl-Anthony …
  • Knicks’ Frank Ntilikina staying ready despite being stuck here

    Knicks’ Frank Ntilikina staying ready despite being stuck here

    The coronavirus pandemic shutdown hasn’t stopped Knicks point guard Frank Ntilikina from attempting to stay in shape, but it required some purchases. Ntilikina, unable to fly back to his home country of France under the NBA’s guidelines banning international travel, said some players have done group workouts via video apps. That is catching on around …
  • ‘Clueless’ Dennis Smith Jr.’s Knicks exit looks likely with allies gone

    ‘Clueless’ Dennis Smith Jr.’s Knicks exit looks likely with allies gone

    Part 14 of a series analyzing the New York Knicks Point guard Dennis Smith Jr. helped get former Knicks president Steve Mills fired. It was bad enough Mills failed to use the Knicks’ league-high cap space appropriately following the Kristaps Porzingis blockbuster trade 14 months ago. Adding insult to injury was that Smith, the Knicks’ …
  • Awkward Leon Rose dynamic at center of Knicks’ Frank Ntilikina dilemma

    Awkward Leon Rose dynamic at center of Knicks’ Frank Ntilikina dilemma

    Part 9 of a series analyzing the New York Knicks Despite making a loud statement in March, Knicks point guard Frank Ntilikina is in an awkward spot once again. The president who could decide his future, Leon Rose, is the same guy Ntilikina once fired as his agent when he led the Creative Artists Agency’s …