# 2021–22 New York Knicks season

The 2021–22 New York Knicks season was the 76th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 31, 2022, the Knicks were eliminated from playoff contention after the Atlanta Hawks won against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

## Draft

2021 NBA draft picks :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club |
| 1 | 19 | Kai Jones | C | Bahamas | Texas |
| 1 | 21 | Keon Johnson | SG | United States | Tennessee |
| 2 | 32 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | PF | United States | Villanova |
| 2 | 58 | Jericho Sims | PF | United States | Texas |
The Knicks entered the draft holding two first round picks and two second round picks. The 21st overall pick was acquired on January 31, 2019, in a trade with the Dallas Mavericks. The 32nd overall pick was acquired on February 6, 2020, in a three-team trade with the Los Angeles Clippers and Washington Wizards. The 58th overall pick was acquired on March 25, 2021, in a three-team trade with the Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder. The Knicks used their 19th overall pick to select Kai Jones, and then selected Keon Johnson (21st overall pick), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (32nd overall pick) and Jericho Sims (58th overall pick). After getting selected in the draft, Jones was traded to the Charlotte Hornets, Johnson was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, while Robinson-Earl was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

## Game log
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on August 24, 2021.
2021 preseason game log Total: 4–0 (home: 3–0; road: 1–0) :
Preseason: 4–0 (home: 3–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
Indiana
W 125–104
Randle (20)
Randle (9)
Quickley (7)
Madison Square Garden 10,090
1–0
2
October 9
@ Washington
W 117–99
Barrett (18)
Sims (13)
Rose (8)
Capital One Arena 8,060
2–0
3
October 13
Detroit
W 108–100
Randle (29)
Randle (11)
Barrett (6)
Madison Square Garden 11,226
3–0
4
October 15
Washington
W 115–113
Rose (28)
Randle (10)
Rose, Walker (6)
Madison Square Garden 12,258
4–0 :
2021–22 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on August 20, 2021.
2021–22 game log Total: 37–45 (home: 17–24; road: 20–21) :
October: 5–1 (home: 2–1; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 20
Boston
W 138–134 (2OT)
Randle (35)
Robinson (17)
Randle (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–0
2
October 22
@ Orlando
W 121–96
Randle (21)
Randle (10)
Burks, Randle, Rose (7)
Amway Center 18,846
2–0
3
October 24
Orlando
L 104–110
Randle (30)
Randle (16)
Barrett (5)
Madison Square Garden 16,273
2–1
4
October 26
Philadelphia
W 112–99
Walker (19)
Randle (11)
Randle (7)
Madison Square Garden 15,218
3–1
5
October 28
@ Chicago
W 104–103
Walker (21)
Randle (16)
Randle (9)
United Center 20,972
4–1
6
October 30
@ New Orleans
W 123–117
Barrett (35)
Barrett (8)
Barrett (6)
Smoothie King Center 16,508
5–1 :
November: 6–9 (home: 3–5; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 1
Toronto
L 104–113
Barrett (27)
Robinson (12)
Quickley, Randle (5)
Madison Square Garden 16,528
5–2
8
November 3
@ Indiana
L 98–111
Barrett (23)
Randle (14)
Walker (4)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 11,607
5–3
9
November 5
@ Milwaukee
W 113–98
Randle (32)
Noel (13)
Randle, Rose (4)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
6–3
10
November 7
Cleveland
L 109–126
Randle (19)
Randle, Robinson (7)
Randle (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,040
6–4
11
November 8
@ Philadelphia
W 103–96
Randle (31)
Randle (12)
Walker (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,224
7–4
12
November 10
Milwaukee
L 100–112
Rose (22)
Gibson (9)
Rose (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,027
7–5
13
November 12
@ Charlotte
L 96–104
Walker (26)
Burks (9)
Randle (5)
Spectrum Center 19,257
7–6
14
November 15
Indiana
W 92–84
Quickley, Walker (16)
Randle (11)
Rose (7)
Madison Square Garden 16,792
8–6
15
November 17
Orlando
L 98–104
Barrett (17)
Robinson (11)
Quickley (7)
Madison Square Garden 16,680
8–7
16
November 20
Houston
W 106–99
Burks (20)
Randle (10)
Randle (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
9–7
17
November 21
@ Chicago
L 103–109
Randle (34)
Barrett (15)
Walker (4)
United Center 21,813
9–8
18
November 23
L.A. Lakers
W 106–100
Fournier (26)
Randle (16)
Randle, Walker (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
10–8
19
November 26
Phoenix
L 97–118
Walker (17)
Robinson (8)
Quickley, Randle (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
10–9
20
November 27
@ Atlanta
W 99–90
Burks (23)
Randle, Robinson (11)
Quickley (7)
State Farm Arena 17,287
11–9
21
November 30
@ Brooklyn
L 110–112
Burks (25)
Randle (9)
Rose (9)
Barclays Center 18,081
11–10 :
December: 6–9 (home: 2–5; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
December 2
Chicago
L 115–119
Randle (30)
Randle (12)
Randle, Rose (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
11–11
23
December 4
Denver
L 99–113
Randle (24)
Toppin (8)
Randle (8)
Madison Square Garden 18,272
11–12
24
December 7
@ San Antonio
W 121–109
Barrett (32)
Robinson (14)
Randle (8)
AT&T Center 14,698
12–12
25
December 8
@ Indiana
L 102–122
Barrett (19)
Randle (8)
Rose (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,167
12–13
26
December 10
@ Toronto
L 87–90
Barrett (19)
Randle (14)
Burks, Randle (5)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
12–14
27
December 12
Milwaukee
L 97–112
Grimes (27)
Randle (10)
Randle, Rose (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
12–15
28
December 14
Golden State
L 96–105
Randle (31)
Knox, Noel, Randle (7)
Rose (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
12–16
29
December 16
@ Houston
W 116–103
Quickley (24)
Burks, Robinson (9)
McBride (9)
Toyota Center 13,857
13–16
30
December 18
@ Boston
L 107–114
Fournier (32)
Randle (9)
Randle (7)
TD Garden 19,156
13–17
31
December 21
Detroit
W 105–91
Fournier (22)
Robinson (14)
Burks (6)
Madison Square Garden 17,906
14–17
32
December 23
Washington
L 117–124
Walker (44)
Randle, Walker (9)
Walker (8)
Madison Square Garden 18,208
14–18
33
December 25
Atlanta
W 101–87
Randle (25)
Randle (12)
Walker (12)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
15–18
34
December 28
@ Minnesota
W 96–88
Robinson (14)
Robinson (18)
Quickley (4)
Target Center 16,339
16–18
35
December 29
@ Detroit
W 94–85
Burks (34)
Randle (10)
Randle (5)
Little Caesars Arena 18,312
17–18
36
December 31
@ Oklahoma City
L 80–95
Barrett (26)
Robinson (12)
Barrett, Fournier (3)
Paycom Center 16,451
17–19 :
January: 7–8 (home: 6–3; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
37
January 2
@ Toronto
L 105–120
Fournier (20)
Gibson (7)
Toppin (6)
Scotiabank Arena No in-person attendance
17–20
38
January 4
Indiana
W 104–94
Barrett (32)
Randle (16)
Burks, Randle (4)
Madison Square Garden 18,449
18–20
39
January 6
Boston
W 108–105
Fournier (41)
Burks (9)
Burks (7)
Madison Square Garden 17,529
19–20
40
January 8
@ Boston
L 75–99
Barrett (19)
Randle (12)
Randle (6)
TD Garden 19,156
19–21
41
January 10
San Antonio
W 111–96
Barrett (31)
Randle (12)
Grimes, Quickley (6)
Madison Square Garden 16,569
20–21
42
January 12
Dallas
W 108–85
Barrett (32)
Randle (12)
Randle (8)
Madison Square Garden 18,215
21–21
43
January 15
@ Atlanta
W 117–108
Barrett (26)
Robinson (13)
Randle (9)
State Farm Arena 16,414
22–21
44
January 17
Charlotte
L 87–97
Barrett, Randle (18)
Barrett (12)
Quickley (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
22–22
45
January 18
Minnesota
L 110–112
Fournier (27)
Randle (9)
Randle (9)
Madison Square Garden 16,071
22–23
46
January 20
New Orleans
L 91–102
Barrett, Robinson (17)
Robinson (15)
Randle (6)
Madison Square Garden 16,168
22–24
47
January 23
L.A. Clippers
W 110–102
Barrett (28)
Barrett (14)
Barrett, Quickley (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
23–24
48
January 24
@ Cleveland
L 93–95
Barrett (24)
Noel (13)
Quickley (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,321
23–25
49
January 26
@ Miami
L 96–110
Toppin (18)
Robinson (10)
Quickley (7)
FTX Arena 19,600
23–26
50
January 28
@ Milwaukee
L 108–123
Fournier (25)
Randle (11)
Walker (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
23–27
51
January 31
Sacramento
W 116–96
Burks (21)
Robinson (13)
Noel (5)
Madison Square Garden 15,925
24–27 :
February: 1–9 (home: 0–5; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
52
February 2
Memphis
L 108–120
Fournier (30)
Randle (12)
Randle (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
24–28
53
February 5
@ L.A. Lakers
L 115–122 (OT)
Barrett (36)
Randle (16)
Randle (7)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
24–29
54
February 7
@ Utah
L 104–113
Randle (30)
Robinson (21)
Barrett (6)
Vivint Arena 18,306
24–30
55
February 8
@ Denver
L 115–132
Randle (28)
Randle (10)
Walker (8)
Ball Arena 15,093
24–31
56
February 10
@ Golden State
W 116–114
Randle (28)
Randle (16)
Randle (7)
Chase Center 18,064
25–31
57
February 12
@ Portland
L 103–112
Randle (28)
Randle (16)
Randle (6)
Moda Center 18,521
25–32
58
February 14
Oklahoma City
L 123–127 (OT)
Randle (30)
Robinson (17)
Randle (10)
Madison Square Garden 18,433
25–33
59
February 16
Brooklyn
L 106–111
Randle (31)
Randle (10)
Burks (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,916
25–34
60
February 25
Miami
L 100–115
Barrett (46)
Barrett, Robinson (9)
Randle (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
25–35
61
February 27
Philadelphia
L 109–125
Barrett, Fournier (24)
Randle, Sims (10)
Randle (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
25–36 :
March: 9–7 (home: 3–3; road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
62
March 2
@ Philadelphia
L 108–123
Barrett (30)
Burks, Robinson (7)
Barrett (7)
Wells Fargo Center 21,333
25–37
63
March 4
@ Phoenix
L 114–115
Randle (25)
Robinson (15)
Burks (6)
Footprint Center 17,071
25–38
64
March 6
@ L.A. Clippers
W 116–93
Barrett (24)
Robinson, Sims (11)
Quickley (6)
Crypto.com Arena 17,422
26–38
65
March 7
@ Sacramento
W 131–115
Randle (46)
Randle (10)
Barrett (6)
Golden 1 Center 14,720
27–38
66
March 9
@ Dallas
W 107–77
Randle (26)
Burks, Robinson (11)
Quickley (6)
American Airlines Center 20,182
28–38
67
March 11
@ Memphis
L 114–118
Randle (36)
Robinson (16)
Randle (6)
FedExForum 17,188
28–39
68
March 13
@ Brooklyn
L 107–110
Randle (26)
Sims (10)
Burks (7)
Barclays Center 18,057
28–40
69
March 16
Portland
W 128–98
Barrett (31)
Randle (9)
Randle (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,213
29–40
70
March 18
Washington
W 100–97
Barrett, Randle (18)
Randle (17)
Quickley (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
30–40
71
March 20
Utah
L 93–108
Barrett (24)
Randle (11)
Quickley (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
30–41
72
March 22
Atlanta
L 111–117
Barrett (30)
Barrett (13)
Burks, Fournier (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
30–42
73
March 23
@ Charlotte
W 121–106
Barrett (30)
Toppin (11)
Fournier, Quickley (7)
Spectrum Center 16,290
31–42
74
March 25
@ Miami
W 111–103
Quickley (23)
Barrett, Toppin (8)
McBride (5)
FTX Arena 19,600
32–42
75
March 27
@ Detroit
W 104–102
Barrett (21)
Barrett, Robinson (9)
Randle (5)
Little Caesars Arena 19,304
33–42
76
March 28
Chicago
W 109–104
Barrett (28)
Randle (13)
Quickley, Randle (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
34–42
77
March 30
Charlotte
L 114–125
Fournier (30)
Burks (12)
Randle (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
34–43 :
April: 3–2 (home: 1–2; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 2
Cleveland
L 101–119
Toppin (20)
Quickley (7)
Quickley (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
34–44
79
April 3
@ Orlando
W 118–88
Barrett (27)
Quickley, Robinson (10)
Quickley (10)
Amway Center 15,747
35–44
80
April 6
Brooklyn
L 98–110
Burks (24)
Sims (13)
Barrett (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
35–45
81
April 8
@ Washington
W 114–92
Toppin (35)
Sims (9)
Quickley (10)
Capital One Arena 19,472
36–45
82
April 10
Toronto
W 105–94
Toppin (42)
Sims (14)
Quickley (12)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
37–45 :
2021–22 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season statistics

As of April 10, 2022
New York Knicks statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 10 | 0 | 7.6 | .500 | .444 | — | .8 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 1.6 |
| RJ Barrett | 70 | 70 | 34.5 | .408 | .342 | .714 | 5.8 | 3.0 | .6 | .2 | 20.0 |
| Alec Burks | 81 | 44 | 28.6 | .391 | .404 | .822 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 11.7 |
| Damyean Dotson | 2 | 0 | 10.5 | .500 | .000 | — | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Evan Fournier | 80 | 80 | 29.5 | .417 | .389 | .708 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .3 | 14.1 |
| Taj Gibson | 52 | 4 | 18.2 | .518 | .395 | .808 | 4.4 | .6 | .4 | .8 | 4.4 |
| Quentin Grimes | 46 | 6 | 17.1 | .404 | .381 | .684 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .7 | .2 | 6.0 |
| Tyler Hall | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Danuel House | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Feron Hunt | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | — | — | .5 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 |
| Kevin Knox II | 13 | 0 | 8.5 | .375 | .357 | .700 | 1.7 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 3.6 |
| Miles McBride | 40 | 2 | 9.3 | .296 | .250 | .667 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .4 | .0 | 2.2 |
| Matt Mooney | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | — | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 |
| Nerlens Noel | 25 | 11 | 22.5 | .533 | .000 | .700 | 5.6 | .9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 78 | 3 | 23.1 | .392 | .346 | .881 | 3.2 | 3.5 | .7 | .0 | 11.3 |
| Julius Randle | 72 | 72 | 35.3 | .411 | .308 | .756 | 9.9 | 5.1 | .7 | .5 | 20.1 |
| Cam Reddish | 15 | 0 | 14.3 | .415 | .258 | .906 | 1.4 | .7 | .8 | .3 | 6.1 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 72 | 62 | 25.7 | .761 | — | .486 | 8.6 | .5 | .8 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
| Derrick Rose | 26 | 4 | 24.5 | .445 | .402 | .968 | 3.0 | 4.0 | .8 | .5 | 12.0 |
| Wayne Selden Jr. | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .250 | .500 | .500 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.7 |
| Jericho Sims | 41 | 5 | 13.5 | .722 | — | .414 | 4.1 | .5 | .3 | .5 | 2.2 |
| Obi Toppin | 72 | 10 | 17.1 | .531 | .308 | .758 | 3.7 | 1.1 | .3 | .5 | 9.0 |
| Kemba Walker | 37 | 37 | 25.6 | .403 | .367 | .845 | 3.0 | 3.5 | .7 | .2 | 11.6 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 29, 2021 | To New York KnicksProtected future first round pick | To Charlotte HornetsDraft rights to Kai Jones |
| July 29, 2021 | To New York KnicksDraft rights to Quentin Grimes 2024 second round pick | To Los Angeles ClippersDraft rights to Keon Johnson |
| July 29, 2021 | To New York KnicksDraft rights to Rokas Jokubaitis Draft rights to Miles McBride | To Oklahoma City ThunderDraft rights to Jeremiah Robinson-Earl |
| August 17, 2021 | To New York KnicksEvan Fournier Conditional 2022 second round pick 2023 second round pick | To Boston CelticsCash considerations |
| January 3, 2022 | To New York KnicksDenzel Valentine Draft rights to Brad Newley Draft rights to Wang Zhelin Cash considerations | To Cleveland CavaliersRajon Rondo |
| To Los Angeles LakersDraft rights to Louis Labeyrie ||
| January 13, 2022 | To New York KnicksSolomon Hill Cam Reddish 2025 second round pick Cash considerations | To Atlanta HawksKevin Knox II Protected future first round pick |