2005–06 New York Knicks season

The 2005–06 New York Knicks season was the 60th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] The Knicks had the eighth pick in the 2005 NBA draft, and selected Channing Frye from the University of Arizona.^[2] During the off-season, the Knicks hired head coach Larry Brown,^[3] acquired Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis from the Chicago Bulls, and acquired Quentin Richardson and rookie guard Nate Robinson from the Phoenix Suns.^[4][5] At mid-season, they traded Penny Hardaway and second-year forward Trevor Ariza to the Orlando Magic in exchange for All-Star guard Steve Francis,^[6] and dealt Davis back to his former team, the Toronto Raptors, in exchange for Jalen Rose.^[7]

2005–06 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Larry Brown
General manager	Isiah Thomas
Owners	Cablevision
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	23–59 (.280)
Place	Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Local media
Television	MSG Network
Radio	WEPN
< 2004–05 2006–07 >

The Knicks finished with a 23–59 record, which left them in last place in the Atlantic Division.^[8] They had the fewest wins in the Eastern Conference in the 2005–06 season, and only the Portland Trail Blazers had fewer wins in the NBA with a 21–61 record.^[9] The Knicks' payroll for the 2005–2006 season was $124 million, putting them $74.5 million above the salary cap, and $62.3 million above the luxury tax line.^[10][11]

Stephon Marbury led the team with 16.3 points and 6.4 assists per game, while Jamal Crawford finished second on the team in scoring with 14.3 points per game, and Curry provided them with 13.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Frye averaged 12.3 points per game,^[8] and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team,^[9] and Robinson won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in Houston.^[12] Following the season, Brown was fired after spending only one season with the team. Isiah Thomas, the Knicks' general manager, was named head coach for the 2006–07 season.^[13]

This was the Knicks' first season since 1995–96 without Allan Houston on the roster as he retired from the NBA on October 17, 2005.^[14]

NBA draft

Main article: 2005 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	8	Channing Frye	C	United States	Arizona
1	30	David Lee	F	United States	Florida
2	54	Dijon Thompson	G/F	United States	UCLA

Roster

New York Knicks roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 45 Butler, Jackie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Coastal Christian Academy (HS) SG 11 Crawford, Jamal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan C 34 Curry, Eddy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Thornwood (HS) PG 1 Francis, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Maryland PF 7 Frye, Channing 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Arizona C 31 James, Jerome 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Florida A&M PF 42 Lee, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Florida PG 3 Marbury, Stephon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Georgia Tech SF 23 Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) DePaul PG 4 Robinson, Nate 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Washington SG 5 Rose, Jalen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Michigan PF 13 Rose, Malik 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Drexel PF 2 Taylor, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Michigan SF 8 Udoka, Ime 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Portland State SF 6 Woods, Qyntel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Northeast Mississippi CC

Head coach Larry Brown Assistant coach(es) Mark Aguirre Brendan Suhr Brendan O'Connor Dick Helm Dave Hanners George Glymph Phil Ford Greg Brittenham Herb Williams Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	-	29–12	20–21	10–6
Philadelphia 76ers	38	44	.463	11	23–18	15–26	10–6
Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	16	21–20	12–29	10–6
Toronto Raptors	27	55	.329	22	15–26	12–29	6–10
New York Knicks	23	59	.280	26	15–26	8–33	4–12

Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Detroit Pistons	64	18	.780	-
2	y-Miami Heat	52	30	.634	12
3	y-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	15
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	14
5	x-Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	22
6	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	23
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	23
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	40	42	.488	24
9	Philadelphia 76ers	38	44	.463	26
10	Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	28
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	31
12	Toronto Raptors	27	55	.329	37
13	Charlotte Bobcats	26	56	.317	38
14	Atlanta Hawks	26	56	.317	38
15	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	41

Record vs. opponents

2005-06 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOK	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–1	1–3	0–3	1–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–3
Boston	1–2	—	2–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–3
Charlotte	3–1	1–2	—	2–2	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–3	1–1	1–3	0–2	3–0	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–3
Chicago	3–0	4–0	2–2	—	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	3–1
Cleveland	2–1	4–0	3–0	4–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–3
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	3–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	3–1	2–0
Denver	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–1
Detroit	3–1	3–0	4–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–1	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–3
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	0–4	2–1	2–0	1–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	3–1	—	1–1	2–2	1–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–3	2–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–0
Indiana	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–2
L.A. Clippers	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–0	0–4	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–1	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–1	4–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–1	2–0	2–2	1–1
Memphis	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–2	0–2	3–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–1	2–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–0
Miami	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–0	2–2	3–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	4–0
Milwaukee	3–1	3–0	3–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	2–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	—	2–0	3–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	0–2	2–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	1–3	1–1
New York	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–3
Orlando	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	3–1	—	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	2–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	—	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–2
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	0–2	3–1	3–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–2	0–2	0–3	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	—	1–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–1	—	1–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–2
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–0	4–0	2–0	2–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–1	—	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–3	2–2	0–2	1–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–2	—	1–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–4	0–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	3–1	2–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–2
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–2	4–0	1–3	0–3	1–3	2–0	—	1–1
Washington	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	—

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jamal Crawford	79	27	32.3	.416	.345	.826	3.1	3.8	1.1	.2	14.3
Eddy Curry	72	69	25.9	.563		.632	6.0	.3	.4	.8	13.6
Malik Rose	72	35	15.5	.374	1.000	.781	3.6	.9	.6	.2	4.4
Nate Robinson	72	26	21.4	.407	.397	.752	2.3	2.0	.8	.0	9.3
David Lee	67	14	16.9	.596		.577	4.5	.6	.4	.3	5.1
Maurice Taylor	67	13	18.1	.468	.000	.699	3.4	.8	.3	.2	6.3
Channing Frye	65	14	24.2	.477	.333	.825	5.8	.8	.5	.7	12.3
Stephon Marbury	60	60	36.6	.451	.317	.755	2.9	6.4	1.1	.1	16.3
Quentin Richardson	55	43	26.2	.355	.340	.670	4.2	1.6	.7	.1	8.2
Jackie Butler	55	0	13.5	.544		.753	3.3	.5	.3	.6	5.3
Qyntel Woods	49	16	20.7	.508	.367	.645	3.9	1.0	.7	.3	6.7
Jerome James	45	9	9.0	.463		.625	2.0	.3	.1	.5	3.0
Antonio Davis†	36	31	20.8	.428	.000	.738	4.8	.4	.6	.3	5.0
Trevor Ariza†	36	10	19.7	.418	.333	.545	3.8	1.3	1.2	.3	4.6
Jalen Rose†	26	23	28.7	.460	.491	.812	3.2	2.6	.4	.1	12.7
Steve Francis†	24	15	27.5	.442	.538	.761	3.0	3.5	1.0	.3	10.8
Ime Udoka	8	0	14.3	.375	.333	.500	2.1	.8	.1	.0	2.8
Matt Barnes†	6	5	15.5	.367	.250	.750	4.0	1.0	.7	.0	4.3
Penny Hardaway	4	0	18.0	.286	.000	1.000	2.5	2.0	.5	.0	2.5

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Knicks only.

See also

• 2005–06 NBA season

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