• 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 mailbag: Breaking down Patrick Ewing’s coaching chances

    Knicks mailbag: Breaking down Patrick Ewing’s coaching chances

    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. Why isn’t Patrick Ewing even considered for the head coaching job? Seems like he will at the …
  • 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? …
  • Knicks mailbag: They may have ruined their Giannis Antetokounmpo chances

    Knicks mailbag: They may have ruined their Giannis Antetokounmpo chances

    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. There is so much talk about Giannis (Antetokounmpo) being a free agent in ’21 and his being …
  • LaMelo Ball to the Knicks: LaVar’s possible 2020 NBA Draft scheme

    LaMelo Ball to the Knicks: LaVar’s possible 2020 NBA Draft scheme

    LaVar Ball now has said for a second time he’d like his son, LaMelo Ball, to wind up a Knick. On the “Load Management” podcast Wednesday, Ball also stated he’s certain his youngest son will be considered for the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Some league sources believe the Ball camp will …
  • 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 …
  • NBA Mock Draft 1.0: Warriors’ No. 1 pick plan, Knicks will snag UNC star

    NBA Mock Draft 1.0: Warriors’ No. 1 pick plan, Knicks will snag UNC star

    With the NBA season suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s impossible to even know when the lottery will be held, or how far back the draft — slated for June 25 at Barclays Center — will get pushed. But if the order stays the same, here is The Post’s first stab at a mock …
  • NBA Draft 2020: Knicks could steal Kira Lewis at end of first round

    NBA Draft 2020: Knicks could steal Kira Lewis at end of first round

    ESPN draft guru Fran Fraschilla has a message for the Knicks: Take the best player available with your lottery pick and save the late first-rounder for a point guard. The former St. John’s coach believes there are flaws in each of the projected top-10 lottery picks in this year’s draft, including the trove of point …
  • The point guard who could be Knicks’ safest NBA Draft option

    The point guard who could be Knicks’ safest NBA Draft option

    Five point-guard prospects have emerged as lottery options for the upcoming NBA Draft — whether it is held on June 25 or pushed back because of coronavirus. In what is considered a mediocre class, LaMelo Ball, Cole Anthony, Tyrese Maxey, Tyrese Haliburton and Killian Hayes have separated themselves. Knicks president Leon Rose has a giant …