2020–21 New York Knicks season

The 2020–21 New York Knicks season was the 75th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On July 30, 2020, the Knicks hired Tom Thibodeau as their new head coach.^[1]

2020–21 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Tom Thibodeau
General manager	Scott Perry
President	Leon Rose
Owners	Madison Square Garden Sports
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	41–31 (.569)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Hawks 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	MSG TV
Radio	WEPN-FM
< 2019–20 2021–22 >

Fan attendance in home games was prohibited until February 23, 2021, per an executive order from then-Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo.^[2] The Knicks reopened Madison Square Garden to spectators on February 23.^[3]

On May 3, with a 118–104 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, the Knicks clinched their first winning season since the 2012–13 season,^[4] and on May 12, clinched their first playoff appearance since 2013, ending their eight-year playoff drought.^[5]

The Knicks faced the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs,^[6] losing in five games.^[7]

After the regular season, Julius Randle was named NBA Most Improved Player,^[8] while head coach Tom Thibodeau was named the NBA Coach of the Year, becoming the first Knicks head coach since Pat Riley in 1992–93 to receive the award.^[9]

Draft

Main article: 2020 NBA draft

2020 NBA draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/club
1	8	Obi Toppin	PF	United States	Dayton
1	23	Leandro Bolmaro	SF	Argentina	FC Barcelona

The Knicks entered the draft holding two first round picks and one second round pick.^[10] The first round pick (no. 27) was acquired on February 6, 2020, in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers.^[11] The second round pick was acquired on February 7, 2018, in a trade with the Charlotte Hornets.^[12] Before the draft the Knicks traded their 27th and 38th overall picks to the Utah Jazz in exchange for draft rights to Ante Tomić and 23rd overall pick.^[13] The Knicks used their eighth overall pick to select Obi Toppin,^[14] and then selected Leandro Bolmaro with the 23rd overall pick,^[15] who was then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.^[16]

Roster

2020–21 New York Knicks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 9 Barrett, RJ 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 2000-06-14 Duke G/F 25 Bullock, Reggie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991-03-16 North Carolina G 18 Burks, Alec 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1991-07-20 Colorado F 67 Gibson, Taj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985-06-24 USC G 0 Harper, Jared (TW) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-09-14 Auburn F 20 Knox II, Kevin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-08-11 Kentucky F/C 3 Noel, Nerlens 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994-04-10 Kentucky G 11 Ntilikina, Frank 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-07-28 France G 6 Payton, Elfrid 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1994-02-22 Louisiana C 14 Pelle, Norvel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1993-02-03 Price HS (CA) G/F 21 Pinson, Theo (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1995-11-05 North Carolina G 5 Quickley, Immanuel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-06-17 Kentucky F/C 30 Randle, Julius 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1994-11-29 Kentucky C 23 Robinson, Mitchell  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1998-04-01 Chalmette HS (LA) G 4 Rose, Derrick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988-10-04 Memphis F 1 Toppin, Obi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-03-04 Dayton G 17 Vildoza, Luca 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-08-11 Argentina

Head coach Tom Thibodeau Assistant coach(es) Johnnie Bryant (associate HC) Darren Erman Andy Greer Larry Greer Kenny Payne Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: June 2, 2021

Standings

Division Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP c − Philadelphia 76ers 49 23 .681 – 29‍–‍7 20‍–‍16 10–2 72 x – Brooklyn Nets 48 24 .667 1.0 28‍–‍8 20‍–‍16 8–4 72 x – New York Knicks 41 31 .569 8.0 25‍–‍11 16‍–‍20 4–8 72 x – Boston Celtics 36 36 .500 13.0 21‍–‍15 15‍–‍21 4–8 72 Toronto Raptors 27 45 .375 22.0 16‍–‍20 11‍–‍25 4–8 72

Conference Eastern Conference # Team W L PCT GB GP 1 c − Philadelphia 76ers * 49 23 .681 – 72 2 x – Brooklyn Nets 48 24 .667 1.0 72 3 y – Milwaukee Bucks * 46 26 .639 3.0 72 4 x – New York Knicks 41 31 .569 8.0 72 5 y – Atlanta Hawks * 41 31 .569 8.0 72 6 x – Miami Heat 40 32 .556 9.0 72 7 x – Boston Celtics 36 36 .500 13.0 72 8 x – Washington Wizards 34 38 .472 15.0 72 9 pi – Indiana Pacers 34 38 .472 15.0 72 10 pi – Charlotte Hornets 33 39 .458 16.0 72 11 Chicago Bulls 31 41 .431 18.0 72 12 Toronto Raptors 27 45 .375 22.0 72 13 Cleveland Cavaliers 22 50 .306 27.0 72 14 Orlando Magic 21 51 .292 28.0 72 15 Detroit Pistons 20 52 .278 29.0 72

Game log

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on November 27, 2020.^[17]

2020 preseason game log Total: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
Preseason: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 11 @ Detroit W 90–84 Barrett (15) Noel, Randle (8) Payton (7) Little Caesars Arena No in-person attendance 1–0 2 December 13 @ Detroit L 91–99 Barrett (25) Noel (10) Randle (5) Little Caesars Arena No in-person attendance 1–1 3 December 16 Cleveland W 100–93 Randle (18) Robinson (10) Payton, Quickley (7) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 2–1 4 December 18 Cleveland W 119–83 Quickley (22) Robinson (12) Randle (8) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 3–1
2020–21 preseason schedule

Regular season

The schedule for the first half of the season was released on December 4, 2020,^[18] while the schedule for the second half was released on February 24, 2021.^[19]

2020–21 game log Total: 41–31 (home: 25–11; road: 16–20)
December: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 23 @ Indiana L 107–121 Barrett (26) Randle (9) Randle (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse No in-person attendance 0–1 2 December 26 Philadelphia L 89–109 Randle (25) Robinson (9) Barrett (4) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 0–2 3 December 27 Milwaukee W 130–110 Randle (29) Randle (14) Payton, Randle (7) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 1–2 4 December 29 @ Cleveland W 95–86 Randle (28) Randle (12) Randle (11) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 300 2–2 5 December 31 @ Toronto L 83–100 Knox, Randle (16) Randle (10) Randle, Rivers (5) Amalie Arena 3,449 2–3
January: 7–9 (home: 3–4; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 January 2 @ Indiana W 106–102 Barrett (25) Randle (11) Randle (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse No in-person attendance 3–3 7 January 4 @ Atlanta W 113–108 Randle (28) Randle (17) Randle (9) State Farm Arena No in-person attendance 4–3 8 January 6 Utah W 112–100 Randle (30) Randle (16) Payton (8) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 5–3 9 January 8 Oklahoma City L 89–101 Barrett (19) Randle (12) Randle (7) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 5–4 10 January 10 Denver L 89–114 Randle (29) Randle (10) Payton, Randle (5) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 5–5 11 January 11 @ Charlotte L 88–109 Knox (19) Robinson (11) Barrett, Randle (5) Spectrum Center No in-person attendance 5–6 12 January 13 Brooklyn L 109–116 Randle (30) Robinson (12) Randle (5) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 5–7 13 January 15 @ Cleveland L 103–106 Randle (28) Randle, Robinson (6) Randle (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 1,944 5–8 14 January 17 @ Boston W 105–75 Randle (20) Randle (12) Quickley (8) TD Garden No in-person attendance 6–8 15 January 18 Orlando W 91–84 Barrett (22) Randle (17) Barrett, Payton (4) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 7–8 16 January 21 @ Golden State W 119–104 Barrett (28) Randle (17) Randle (9) Chase Center No in-person attendance 8–8 17 January 22 @ Sacramento L 94–103 Randle (26) Randle (15) Randle (4) Golden 1 Center No in-person attendance 8–9 18 January 24 @ Portland L 113–116 Quickley (31) Noel (11) Randle (5) Moda Center No in-person attendance 8–10 19 January 26 @ Utah L 94–108 Rivers (25) Randle (10) Barrett, Randle (4) Vivint Arena 1,932 8–11 20 January 29 Cleveland W 102–81 Quickley (25) Randle (8) Randle (6) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 9–11 21 January 31 L.A. Clippers L 115–129 Randle (27) Randle (12) Randle (5) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 9–12
February: 9–5 (home: 6–2; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 February 1 @ Chicago L 102–110 Randle (23) Randle (11) Quickley, Randle (7) United Center No in-person attendance 9–13 23 February 3 @ Chicago W 107–103 Randle (27) Robinson (11) Randle (6) United Center No in-person attendance 10–13 24 February 6 Portland W 110–99 Payton, Randle (22) Randle (11) Payton, Randle (4) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 11–13 25 February 7 Miami L 103–109 Randle (26) Randle (13) Randle (7) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 11–14 26 February 9 @ Miami L 96–98 Payton (18) Randle (8) Payton (4) American Airlines Arena No in-person attendance 11–15 27 February 12 @ Washington W 109–91 Randle (24) Randle (18) Rose (6) Capital One Arena No in-person attendance 12–15 28 February 13 Houston W 121–99 Quickley, Randle (22) Randle (9) Barrett (5) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 13–15 29 February 15 Atlanta W 123–112 Randle (44) Randle (9) Quickley, Randle (5) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 14–15 30 February 17 @ Orlando L 89–107 Randle (25) Noel (9) Payton (5) Amway Center 4,249 14–16 — February 20 San Antonio — Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic;[20] moved to May 13 Madison Square Garden — 31 February 21 Minnesota W 103–99 Randle (25) Randle (14) Payton (7) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 15–16 32 February 23 Golden State L 106–114 Randle (25) Gibson (11) Rose (8) Madison Square Garden 1,981 15–17 33 February 25 Sacramento W 140–121 Quickley (25) Randle (14) Rose (6) Madison Square Garden 1,981 16–17 34 February 27 Indiana W 110–107 Randle (28) Randle (10) Rose (11) Madison Square Garden 1,981 17–17 35 February 28 @ Detroit W 109–90 Randle (25) Noel (11) Randle (6) Little Caesars Arena No in-person attendance 18–17
March: 6–7 (home: 4–2; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 March 2 @ San Antonio L 93–119 Quickley (26) Noel (12) Randle (5) AT&T Center No in-person attendance 18–18 37 March 4 Detroit W 114–104 Randle (27) Randle (16) Randle (7) Madison Square Garden 1,981 19–18 38 March 11 @ Milwaukee L 101–134 Barrett (22) Randle (8) Burks (8) Fiserv Forum 1,800 19–19 39 March 13 @ Oklahoma City W 119–97 Barrett (32) Randle (12) Randle (12) Chesapeake Energy Arena No in-person attendance 20–19 40 March 15 @ Brooklyn L 112–117 Randle (33) Randle (12) Randle (6) Barclays Center 1,637 20–20 41 March 16 @ Philadelphia L 96–99 Burks, Randle (19) Randle (15) Randle (8) Wells Fargo Center 3,071 20–21 42 March 18 Orlando W 94–93 Burks (21) Burks, Randle (10) Randle (17) Madison Square Garden 1,531 21–21 43 March 21 Philadelphia L 100–101 (OT) Randle (24) Noel (10) Barrett, Burks (4) Madison Square Garden 1,981 21–22 44 March 23 Washington W 131–113 Randle (37) Robinson (12) Barrett (5) Madison Square Garden 1,589 22–22 45 March 25 Washington W 106–102 Burks (27) Barrett (10) Barrett (5) Madison Square Garden 1,817 23–22 46 March 27 @ Milwaukee W 102–96 Barrett, Burks (21) Noel (11) Barrett (7) Fiserv Forum 3,280 24–22 47 March 29 Miami L 88–98 Randle (22) Noel (11) Barrett (4) Madison Square Garden 1,981 24–23 48 March 31 @ Minnesota L 101–102 Randle (26) Randle (12) Randle (6) Target Center No in-person attendance 24–24
April: 11–4 (home: 8–2; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 April 2 Dallas L 86–99 Burks (20) Randle (8) Randle (11) Madison Square Garden 1,981 24–25 50 April 3 @ Detroit W 125–81 Randle (29) Randle (8) Payton (9) Little Caesars Arena 750 25–25 51 April 5 @ Brooklyn L 112–114 Barrett (22) Randle (15) Randle (12) Barclays Center 1,773 25–26 52 April 7 @ Boston L 99–101 Barrett (29) Randle (9) Randle (6) TD Garden 2,298 25–27 53 April 9 Memphis W 133–129 (OT) Barrett, Quickley (20) Randle (10) Randle (11) Madison Square Garden 1,912 26–27 54 April 11 Toronto W 102–96 Randle (26) Noel (13) Barrett, Randle (5) Madison Square Garden 1,833 27–27 55 April 12 L.A. Lakers W 111–96 Randle (34) Gibson, Randle (10) Randle (4) Madison Square Garden 1,981 28–27 56 April 14 @ New Orleans W 116–106 Randle (32) Gibson (10) Randle (5) Smoothie King Center 3,700 29–27 57 April 16 @ Dallas W 117–109 Randle (44) Noel, Randle (10) Randle (7) American Airlines Center 4,246 30–27 58 April 18 New Orleans W 122–112 (OT) Randle (33) Gibson (14) Randle (10) Madison Square Garden 1,981 31–27 59 April 20 Charlotte W 109–97 Barrett (24) Noel (11) Randle (7) Madison Square Garden 1,753 32–27 60 April 21 Atlanta W 137–127 (OT) Randle (40) Noel (12) Randle (6) Madison Square Garden 1,981 33–27 61 April 24 Toronto W 120–103 Randle (31) Barrett (12) Rose (7) Madison Square Garden 1,981 34–27 62 April 26 Phoenix L 110–118 Rose (22) Randle, Rose (6) Rose (6) Madison Square Garden 1,981 34–28 63 April 28 Chicago W 113–94 Randle (34) Noel (8) Barrett, Rose (6) Madison Square Garden 1,981 35–28
May: 6–3 (home: 3–0; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 64 May 2 @ Houston W 122–97 Randle (31) Barrett, Randle (7) Randle (6) Toyota Center 3,431 36–28 65 May 3 @ Memphis W 118–104 Randle (28) Gibson (12) Randle (6) FedExForum 2,789 37–28 66 May 5 @ Denver L 97–113 Quickley (18) Randle (8) Randle (5) Ball Arena 4,038 37–29 67 May 7 @ Phoenix L 105–128 Randle (24) Randle (11) Rose (6) Phoenix Suns Arena 8,063 37–30 68 May 9 @ L.A. Clippers W 106–100 Rose (25) Randle (14) Rose (8) Staples Center 2,578 38–30 69 May 11 @ L.A. Lakers L 99–101 (OT) Randle (31) Randle (8) Rose (6) Staples Center 3,550 38–31 70 May 13 San Antonio W 102–98 Burks (30) Burks (10) Randle (9) Madison Square Garden 1,981 39–31 71 May 15 Charlotte W 118–109 (OT) Randle (33) Noel (11) Randle (13) Madison Square Garden 1,981 40–31 72 May 16 Boston W 96–92 Barrett (22) Randle (7) Randle (7) Madison Square Garden 1,981 41–31
2020–21 season schedule

Playoffs

Main article: 2021 NBA playoffs

2021 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2)
First round: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 23 Atlanta L 105–107 (OT) Burks (27) Randle (12) Rose (5) Madison Square Garden 15,047 0–1 2 May 26 Atlanta W 101–92 Rose (26) Randle (12) Randle, Rose (4) Madison Square Garden 16,254 1–1 3 May 28 @ Atlanta L 94–105 Rose (30) Randle (11) Rose (5) State Farm Arena 15,743 1–2 4 May 30 @ Atlanta L 96–113 Randle (23) Randle (10) Randle (7) State Farm Arena 16,458 1–3 5 June 2 Atlanta L 89–103 Randle (23) Randle (13) Barrett, Rose (5) Madison Square Garden 16,512 1–4
2021 playoff schedule

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 statistics

As of May 16, 2021^[21][22][23]

New York Knicks statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
RJ Barrett	72	72	34.9	.441	.401	.746	5.8	3.0	.7	.3	17.6
Ignas Brazdeikis	4	0	1.8	.000	—	1.000	.5	.3	.0	.0	.5
Reggie Bullock	65	64	30.0	.442	.410	.909	3.4	1.5	.8	.2	10.9
Alec Burks	49	5	25.6	.420	.415	.856	4.6	2.2	.6	.3	12.7
Taj Gibson	45	3	20.8	.627	.200	.727	5.6	.8	.7	1.1	5.4
Jared Harper	8	0	2.0	.000	.000	.750	.3	.1	.0	.0	.4
Kevin Knox II	42	0	11.0	.392	.393	.800	1.5	.5	.3	.1	3.9
Nerlens Noel	64	41	24.2	.614	.000	.714	6.4	.7	1.1	2.2	5.1
Frank Ntilikina	33	4	9.8	.367	.479	.444	.9	.6	.5	.1	2.7
Elfrid Payton	63	63	23.6	.432	.286	.682	3.4	3.2	.7	.1	10.1
Norvel Pelle	9	0	5.8	.714	—	.500	1.2	.1	.1	.7	1.2
Theo Pinson	17	0	2.0	.111	.000	—	.3	.1	.0	.0	.1
Immanuel Quickley	64	3	19.4	.395	.389	.891	2.1	2.0	.5	.2	11.4
Julius Randle	71	71	37.6	.456	.411	.811	10.2	6.0	.9	.3	24.1
Austin Rivers	21	2	21.0	.430	.364	.714	2.2	2.0	.6	.0	7.3
Mitchell Robinson	31	29	27.5	.653	—	.491	8.1	.5	1.1	1.5	8.3
Derrick Rose	35	3	26.8	.487	.411	.883	2.9	4.2	.9	.4	14.9
Dennis Smith Jr.	3	0	9.3	.200	.000	.833	.7	1.0	1.0	.0	3.0
Obi Toppin	62	0	11.0	.498	.306	.731	2.2	.5	.3	.2	4.1

Playoff statistics

As of June 2, 2021^[24][25][23]

New York Knicks statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
RJ Barrett	5	5	32.4	.388	.286	.800	7.2	3.0	.8	.4	14.4
Reggie Bullock	5	5	32.4	.385	.345	.800	3.4	1.2	.6	.2	8.8
Alec Burks	5	0	25.6	.429	.333	.737	5.0	2.6	.2	.0	14.0
Taj Gibson	5	3	27.6	.600	—	1.000	7.0	.8	1.6	1.0	5.0
Kevin Knox II	1	0	4.0	—	—	1.000	1.0	1.0	.0	1.0	2.0
Nerlens Noel	5	2	18.4	.500	—	.813	4.0	.2	.8	.6	4.6
Frank Ntilikina	3	0	1.3	.000	.000	—	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Elfrid Payton	2	2	6.5	.000	—	.500	.0	.5	.5	.0	.5
Immanuel Quickley	5	0	15.4	.303	.364	.714	1.4	1.0	.6	.0	5.8
Julius Randle	5	5	36.0	.298	.333	.852	11.6	4.0	.6	.0	18.0
Derrick Rose	5	3	35.0	.476	.471	1.000	4.0	5.0	.4	.2	19.4
Obi Toppin	5	0	13.0	.522	.333	.833	2.6	.4	.0	.2	6.4

Transactions

Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades

November 18, 2020[13]	To New York Knicks Draft rights to Ante Tomić 2020 first round pick	To Utah Jazz 2020 first round pick 2020 second round pick
November 20, 2020[16]	To New York Knicks Draft rights to Mathias Lessort Draft rights to Immanuel Quickley 2023 second round pick	To Oklahoma City Thunder James Johnson Draft rights to Aleksej Pokuševski 2024 second round pick
	To Minnesota Timberwolves Ricky Rubio Draft rights to Leandro Bolmaro Draft rights to Jaden McDaniels
November 23, 2020[26]	To New York Knicks Ed Davis Two future second rounds picks	To Utah Jazz Cash considerations
November 24, 2020[27]	To New York Knicks Jacob Evans Omari Spellman 2026 second round pick	To Minnesota Timberwolves Ed Davis
November 27, 2020[28]	To New York Knicks Austin Rivers Draft rights to Tadija Dragićević Draft rights to Axel Hervelle Draft rights to Sergio Llull	To Houston Rockets Draft rights to Issuf Sanon
February 8, 2021[29]	To New York Knicks Derrick Rose	To Detroit Pistons Dennis Smith Jr. 2021 second round pick
March 25, 2021[30]	To New York Knicks Terrance Ferguson Vincent Poirier Rights to Emir Preldžić 2021 second round pick 2024 protected second round pick	To Philadelphia 76ers Ignas Brazdeikis George Hill
	To Oklahoma City Thunder Austin Rivers Tony Bradley 2025 second round pick 2026 second round pick

Additions Date Player Former team Ref November 22, 2020 Alec Burks Philadelphia 76ers [31] November 25, 2020 Nerlens Noel Oklahoma City Thunder [32] November 28, 2020 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Dallas Mavericks [33] November 29, 2020 Myles Powell Seton Hall Pirates [34] December 9, 2020 Skal Labissière Portland Trail Blazers [35] December 12, 2020 Tyler Hall Westchester Knicks [36] December 12, 2020 Andrew White Westchester Knicks [37] December 14, 2020 James Young Maccabi Haifa [38] December 17, 2020 Bryce Brown Maine Red Claws [39] December 17, 2020 Louis King Detroit Pistons [40] April 2, 2021 Norvel Pelle Sacramento Kings [41][42] April 5, 2021 John Henson Detroit Pistons [43][44] April 12, 2021 Norvel Pelle — [45] April 22, 2021 Norvel Pelle — [46] April 23, 2021 Myles Powell Westchester Knicks [47] May 6, 2021 Luca Vildoza Baskonia [48]

Subtractions Date Player New team Ref November 19, 2020 Wayne Ellington Detroit Pistons [49][50] November 19, 2020 Kenny Wooten Houston Rockets [49][51] November 23, 2020 Maurice Harkless Miami Heat [52] November 25, 2020 Damyean Dotson Cleveland Cavaliers [53] November 26, 2020 Bobby Portis Milwaukee Bucks [54] December 9, 2020 Jacob Evans Erie BayHawks [55][56] December 11, 2020 Skal Labissière Westchester Knicks [57][58] December 12, 2020 Andrew White Westchester Knicks [59][58] December 14, 2020 Tyler Hall Westchester Knicks [60][58] December 16, 2020 James Young Westchester Knicks [61][58] December 17, 2020 Louis King Westchester Knicks [62][58] December 19, 2020 Bryce Brown Westchester Knicks [63][58] December 19, 2020 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist [63] December 19, 2020 Myles Powell Westchester Knicks [63][58] January 7, 2021 Omari Spellman Erie BayHawks [64][56] March 29, 2021 Terrance Ferguson Lavrio [65][66] March 29, 2021 Vincent Poirier Real Madrid [65][67]

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External links

• 2020–21 New York Knicks at Basketball-Reference.com