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New York Knicks Betting Tips, Predictions, and Winning Odds

Another year, another lottery. Sorry Knicks fans. 

Some current odds on the Knicks:

• To win the NBA Finals: +25000
• To win the Eastern Conference: +20000
• To win the Atlantic Division: +25000
• To win over 27.5 games: -110
• To win under 27.5 games: -110

While there now seems to be some method to their madness (they didn’t go out and sign random players to long, ridiculous contracts after missing out on the players they wanted), plus they have an exciting rookie in RJ Barrett, this will be another “rebuilding year” for the Knicks. But at least they’ll be a little more entertaining to watch. Right?

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New York Knicks- 2019/2020 Team

While the spotlight shines across the river at the Nets, the Knicks will be quietly trying to copy the blueprint of their borough-brethren so that someday, they too can lure big time free agents to join young stars and create one of those cool “super teams” that everyone seems to be doing these days. Will it make for a ton of wins this year? Probably not yet, but when building a foundation for the future, you gotta start somewhere. And who will the foundation be?

• RJ Barrett: The 19 year-old out of Duke was the Knicks 3^rd round pick, and more importantly, was not booed when the Knicks announced the pick. A 6’7” forward who plays everywhere, he actually wanted to play in NY!
• Damyean Dotson: Had a great 2^ndyear last year, with 9 20+ games, and stifling defense. 
• Kevin Knox: The 9^th overall pick in last year’s draft had a so-so year last year, but showed flashes of being a solid starter. They need him to live up to his potential.
• Mitchell Robinson: The All-Rookie 2^nd Team member had a break-out year. One of the few Knicks that made it fun to watch the Knicks. In the past, the Knicks would’ve traded him for an aging vet, and watched him blossom elsewhere. The fact that they didn’t is a huge change.

The Knicks also brought in some smart veterans like Marcus Morris, Taj Gibson, and Wayne Ellington to make sure the young guys have a little leadership and direction.

While the playoffs may be a longshot, you kinda have to be weirdly proud of them this offseason. Our dysfunctional Knicks are growing up in front of our eyes. Sigh.

Who Were The New York Knicks Top Performers Last Season?

• G Emmanuel Mudiay: 14.8 PPG, 3.9 APG
• F Kevin Knox: 12.8 PPG, 4.5 RPG
• G Allonzo Trier: 10.9 PPG, 3.1 RPG
• G Damyean Dotson: 10.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG

Who Are The New York Knicks All Time Top Performers?

• C Patrick Ewing: 23,665 pts, 10,759 reb
• G Walt Frazier: 14,617 pts, 4.791 asst 
• F Willis Reed: 12,183 pts, 48,414 reb
• G Allan Houston: 11,165pts, 1,921 3-pt FG
• F Charles Oakley: 7,528 pts, 7,291 reb

Who Owns The New York Knicks?

This is a safe place so we’ll say the name out loud. 

James Dolan.

The executive chairman and CEO of the Knicks parent organization, The Madison Square Garden Corporation, is a pariah among Knicks fans. Why? Well, let us count the ways.

• He didn’t earn his position. Dolan is the son of Cablevision founder Charles Dolan, from whom he inherited ownership of the Knicks in 1999. As most Knicks fans know, the post-2000 era has not been the most successful.
• Front office issues. Dolan has always been one for splashy big names when hiring people to lead the Knicks. Isiah Thomas, Lenny Wilkens, Larry Brown, Donnie Walsh, Mike D’Antoni, Phil Jackson, Derek Fisher,and Jeff Hornacek. None of these people have succeeded.
• He is not good at taking criticism. He banned a fan from MSGfor yelling at him to sell the team. He banned a newspaper from news conferencesfor their criticism of him in their paper. He kicked out legendary Knick Charles Oakley from MSGbecause Oakley had been critical of him.

But the Knicks are the most valuable franchise in the NBA, so it’s all good, right?

Who Are The New York Knicks Biggest Rivalries?

NOTE: Sadly, most all of these rivalries stem from the 1990’s, when the Knicks were last relevant.

Boston Celtics: Every New York team hates every Boston team, so why should the NBA be any different? Both teams have been around since the league’s beginnings, so there’s been lots of time for the ill will to fester. For most of their history, however, their heydays have not synced up, with the Celtics dominance in the 80’s, Knicks in the 90’s, and Celtics in the 00’s. Their most recent face-off that had any relevance was the 2013 playoffs, when they met in the first round, and Carmelo Anthony helped the Knicks win the series in 6 games. 

Brooklyn Nets: They’re in the same division. They’re in the same city. It should be fierce. But up until this season, when the Nets finally made the playoffs, both teams have been so bad for so long that any real rivalry seemed foolish. Here’s to hoping the Knicks get it together and make this something worth discussing.

Chicago Bulls: Another 90’s rivalry, but highlighted by the Ewing/Jordan matchup. Here’s some highlights from this matchup, which are mostly just excuses for watching clips of vintage Michael Jordan:

• Jordan scores 55 at MSG.
• Jordan controls  the 1993 semifinals against the Knicks.
• Starks dunks over Jordan/Grant.
• Jordan waves bye bye to Spike in the Eastern Conference Semis
• 1993 Bulls block Charles Smith 4 times in a row in route to Game 5 Win

Indiana Pacers: 

Probably the fiercest rivalry in the NBA, every Knicks-Pacers game was must-see TV in the 90’s, mostly due to the intense animosity between Indiana’s Reggie Miller and Knicks uber-fan Spike Lee. From 1993 to 2000, they met in the playoffs 6 times, and in that time came up with these highlights:

• The Headbutt
• The Choke Sign
• 8 points in 9 seconds
• 8^thSeed Makes The Finals
• Reggie spoils Ewing’s Last Game

What Are The New York Knicks Highest Salaries? How Much Is The Team Worth?

Despite continuing to have the worst record in the NBA, the Knicks are also once again the most valuable team the NBA according to Forbes, worth more than $4 billion, actually increasing 11% in value. How is this possible? 

• They are in New York. With a population of 8.6 million people, NYC affords a lot of eyeballs, so sponsorship deals are a heck of a lot more lucrative than, say, Sacramento. 
• A $1 billion upgrade meant the Knicks could charge more for tickets, especially luxury suites, where most businesses don’t care who is playing.
• MSG is also a tourist stop, with its rich history a must see for many out-of-towners.
• While they may not be as ubiquitous as their baseball counterparts the Yankees, the Knicks are also a global brand, and their merchandise is popular worldwide. 

As for salaries, the Knicks spent this offseason avoiding the mistakes of years past when they’d panic and spend way too much on send or third tier free agents to make up for the fact that they lost out on bigger names. So going into next year, the highest paid Knicks will be ex-Pelican Julius Randle ($18 million per season), ex-Celtic Marcus Morris ($15 million per season), and ex-Wizard Bobby Portis ($15 million) with only Randle’s contract going beyond two years. (Mr. Antetokounmpo, your massive salary offer is waiting when you become a free agent in 2 years.)

What Are The New York Knicks Most Memorable Moments and Greatest Achievements?

• Willis Reed limps into MSG and inspires a championship.
• Starks dunks on Jordan/Grant
• Ewing’s monster Game 7 puts Knicks in 1994 Finals
• 1999 Knicks make Finals as a #8 seed.
• Every game in the 90’s between the Knicks and Pacers

New York Knicks Fan Profile

I think we could just say Spike Lee and stop there, but it’s a little more complicated  than that. Let’s instead ask the question, how does a team that hasn’t been to the playoffs for 6 years, hasn’t been to the Finals in 20 years, and hasn’t won a championship in 46 years can continue to be one of the most expensive tickets in the NBA and still average 19,000 people? Well, a Knicks fan is a different breed (or breeds as the case may be.) 

Knicks Fan Type One: The one who actually buys tickets, paying a crazy amount for good seats and hopes to have photo taken next to a celebrity. Occasionally watches the game when not checking Instagram.

Knicks Fan Type Two: True Knicks fans have a NY accent, flood sports radio talk shows with memories of John Starks and Patrick Ewing, sport Charles Oakley and Anthony Mason jerseys, and curse James Dolan. May splurge on a game or two every year.

Besides Spike Lee, there are a host of true Knick fans. (If and when they’re good again, expect every celeb to say they’re a Knicks fan.) Through bad and worse, you can count on Ben Stiller, Katie Holmes, David Duchovny, Olivia Wilde, and poor Stephen A. Smith.

Madison Square Garden

“The World’s Most Famous Arena” has a long and interesting history, both involving the Knicks and not. (The fact that the arena is located nowhere near the actual Madison Square is just one of many stories.). 

There have been 4 iterations of MSG, the first two of which were actually built near Madison Square on 23^rdand 5^thin Manhattan. The current Madison Square Garden was opened in 1968 in midtown Manhattan between 31^st and 33^rd streets and 7^th and 8^th Avenues as part of the controversial new Penn Station. The original Penn Station was a beautiful Beaux Arts structure that served as the major transit hub for railroad traffic in and out of the city. But the newly designed station, on top of which the arena was built, was the opposite of elegant. As one historian remarked, comparing the old and new Penn Stations, “One entered the city like a God; now one scuttles like a rat.”

The actual arena seems to ooze history, so you can enjoy yourself even when you have to witness the actual Knicks team. There are almost always celebrities in the audience, and just walking around you’re reminded of all the amazing history here.  

Famous New York Knick Legends

Patrick Ewing: A Knick for 15 years, taking them to the playoffs in 13 of them, number 33 was one of the best centers of all time. Sure the lottery was rigged for them to get him (wink, wink) but the payback was hard: Ewing never won a championship.

Walt Frazier: Named as one of the NBA’s 50 All-Time Best Players along with Ewing, Dave DeBusschere, Earl Monroe, and Willis Reed, Frazier mixed style and substance with his smooth, effective play and fashionable life off the court, leading the Knicks to two championships in 1970 and 1973. Clyde The Glide continues to be a legend as the Knicks never delinquent, always eloquent color commentator.

Willis Reed: Reed went viral before there was viral when he produced the Knicks most iconic moment in the Knicks 1970 Game 7 Finals appearance, when he hobbled to the court despite a muscle tear in his leg, inspiring the Knicks to a win and NBA title. That year he pulled the MVP trifecta, winning the All-Star MVP, League MVP, and Finals MVP.

Dave DeBusschere: Another member of the ‘70 and 7’3 championship teams, DeBusschere was one of the best defenders to ever play the game, Little known fact: prior to joining the Knicks, he was the player-coach for the Detroit Pistons at age 24, becoming the youngest person ever  to coach an NBA team.

Bernard King: One of the most prolific scorers in NBA history, King led the league in scoring in 1984 and 1985. He was the first person to score 50 points in back to back games in 20 years, and the 10^th player to score 60. A devastating injury in 1985 at the peak of his career caused him to miss the entire 1985-86 season, and he was never the same.

Earl Monroe: Nicknamed “Earl The Pearl” and “Black Jesus,” Monroe was so good, two different teams retired his jersey. When he came to the Knicks from the Bullets, he and Walt Frazier formed the “Rolls Royce Backcourt” to help lead the Knicks to two NBA Finals appearances and one title.

Bill Bradley: Before he was a U.S. Senator, Bill Bradley was a pretty good hoops player. Yet another member of the Knicks championship teams, Bradley earned the nickname “Dollar Bill” when he was briefly the Knicks highest paid player. Oh, and he was a Rhodes Scholar.

Charles Oakley: One of the most durable players in the league (during the ’94 season, he started every regular season and playoff game, a record 107 starts in one season), Oak paired with Patrick Ewing and Anthony Mason in the 1990’s to form a frightening frontcourt that was not to be messed with. 

Honorable Mentions (just watch the videos)

John Starks

Anthony Mason

Latrell Sprewell