# 2016–17 New York Knicks season

The 2016–17 New York Knicks season was the 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 2, 2016, the Knicks announced Jeff Hornacek as their new head coach.
In the off-season, the Knicks acquired former MVP Derrick Rose and Justin Holiday from the Chicago Bulls. Joakim Noah, a Manhattan native decided to leave the Bulls to sign with his hometown Knicks, where he grew up a fan.
Following the season, Phil Jackson left as team president, Derrick Rose signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Carmelo Anthony was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

## Draft

The Knicks did not have a pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

## Standings
### Division

| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| c – Boston Celtics | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 30‍–‍11 | 23‍–‍18 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Toronto Raptors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 28‍–‍13 | 23‍–‍18 | 14–2 | 82 |
| New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 | 19‍–‍22 | 12‍–‍29 | 5–11 | 82 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25.0 | 17‍–‍24 | 11‍–‍30 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33.0 | 13‍–‍28 | 7‍–‍34 | 3–13 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Boston Celtics * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Toronto Raptors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Washington Wizards * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Miami Heat | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 29 | 53 | .354 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log Total: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1) :
Pre-season: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 4
@ Rockets
L 103–130
Kristaps Porzingis (22)
Kyle O'Quinn (9)
Derrick Rose (5)
Toyota Center 14,397
0–1
2
October 8
Nets
W 116–98
Carmelo Anthony (16)
Kristaps Porzingis (6)
Brandon Jennings (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,601
1–1
3
October 10
Wizards
W 90–88
Carmelo Anthony (19)
Kristaps Porzingis (6)
Hernangomez, Lee (3)
Madison Square Garden 19,033
2–1
4
October 15
Celtics
L 107–119
Mindaugas Kuzminskas (18)
Willy Hernangomez (12)
Holiday, Jennings (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,607
2–2
5
October 19
@ Celtics
W 121–96
Kristaps Porzingis (20)
Joakim Noah (7)
Ron Baker (5)
TD Garden 16,327
3–2
6
October 20
@ Nets
W 116–111
Carmelo Anthony (21)
Kyle O'Quinn (7)
Brandon Jennings (6)
Barclays Center 17,732
4–2 :
2016–17 season schedule :

### Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 31–51 (Home: 19–22; Road: 12–29) :
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 25
@ Cleveland
L 88–117
Carmelo Anthony (19)
Kristaps Porzingis (7)
Brandon Jennings (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
0–1
2
October 29
Memphis
W 111–104
Carmelo Anthony (20)
Joakim Noah (10)
Joakim Noah (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–1 :
November
: 8–8 (home: 6–3; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
November 1
@ Detroit
L 89–102
Carmelo Anthony (24)
Joakim Noah (11)
Joakim Noah (8)
Palace of Auburn Hills 13,087
1–2
4
November 2
Houston
L 99–118
Carmelo Anthony (21)
Kristaps Porzingis (8)
Noah, Rose (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–3
5
November 4
@ Chicago
W 117–104
Kristaps Porzingis (27)
Joakim Noah (9)
Derrick Rose (11)
United Center 22,376
2–3
6
November 6
Utah
L 109–114
Porzingis, Anthony (28)
Carmelo Anthony (9)
Derrick Rose (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
2–4
7
November 9
Brooklyn
W 110–96
Carmelo Anthony (22)
Kristaps Porzingis (8)
Brandon Jennings (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–4
8
November 11
@ Boston
L 87–115
Kristaps Porzingis (14)
Willy Hernangomez (12)
Derrick Rose (6)
TD Garden 18,624
3–5
9
November 12
@ Toronto
L 107–118
Carmelo Anthony (31)
Joakim Noah (18)
Brandon Jennings (5)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
3–6
10
November 14
Dallas
W 93–77
Anthony, Porzingis (24)
Kristaps Porzingis (11)
Derrick Rose (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
4–6
11
November 16
Detroit
W 105–102
Kristaps Porzingis (35)
Joakim Noah (15)
Brandon Jennings (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
5–6
12
November 17
@ Washington
L 112–119
Derrick Rose (24)
Noah, Porzingis (7)
Brandon Jennings (10)
Verizon Center 16,704
5–7
13
November 20
Atlanta
W 104–94
Carmelo Anthony (31)
Kristaps Porzingis (11)
Derrick Rose (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
6–7
14
November 22
Portland
W 107–103
Kristaps Porzingis (31)
Kristaps Porzingis (9)
Brandon Jennings (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,120
7–7
15
November 25
Charlotte
W 113–111 (OT)
Carmelo Anthony (35)
Carmelo Anthony (14)
Anthony, Rose (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
8–7
16
November 26
@ Charlotte
L 102–107
Kristaps Porzingis (25)
Anthony, Rose (8)
Derrick Rose (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,195
8–8
17
November 28
Oklahoma City
L 103–112
Derrick Rose (30)
Carmelo Anthony (8)
Noah, Rose (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
8–9
18
November 30
@ Minnesota
W 106–104
Kristaps Porzingis (29)
Kyle O'Quinn (8)
Brandon Jennings (7)
Target Center 13,987
9–9 :
December
: 7–8 (home: 4–2; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
December 2
Minnesota
W 118–114
Carmelo Anthony (29)
Kyle O'Quinn (13)
Brandon Jennings (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
10–9
20
December 4
Sacramento
W 106–98
Anthony, Rose (20)
Kristaps Porzingis (14)
Derrick Rose (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
11–9
21
December 6
@ Miami
W 114–103
Carmelo Anthony (35)
Kristaps Porzingis (12)
Brandon Jennings (9)
American Airlines Arena 19,610
12–9
22
December 7
Cleveland
L 94–126
Brandon Jennings (16)
O'Quinn, Hernangomez (7)
Courtney Lee (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
12–10
23
December 9
@ Sacramento
W 103–100
Carmelo Anthony (33)
Kristaps Porzingis (10)
Brandon Jennings (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,608
13−10
24
December 11
@ L. A. Lakers
W 118–112
Kristaps Porzingis (26)
Porzingis, Hernangomez (12)
Carmelo Anthony (7)
Staples Center 18,997
14–10
25
December 13
@ Phoenix
L 111–113 (OT)
Kristaps Porzingis (34)
Kyle O'Quinn (14)
Anthony, Jennings (5)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,429
14–11
26
December 15
@ Golden State
L 90–103
Justin Holiday (15)
Noah, Hernangomez (10)
Brandon Jennings (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
14–12
27
December 17
@ Denver
L 114–127
Carmelo Anthony (29)
Willy Hernangomez (10)
Brandon Jennings (7)
Pepsi Center 12,042
14–13
28
December 20
Indiana
W 118–111
Carmelo Anthony (35)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
15–13
29
December 22
Orlando
W 106–95
Derrick Rose (19)
Kyle O'Quinn (16)
Brandon Jennings (12)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
16–13
30
December 25
Boston
L 114–119
Carmelo Anthony (29)
Porzingis, Noah (12)
Derrick Rose (3)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
16–14
31
December 28
@ Atlanta
L 98–102 (OT)
Derrick Rose (26)
Joakim Noah (16)
Derrick Rose (6)
Philips Arena 15,093
16–15
32
December 30
@ New Orleans
L 92–104
Carmelo Anthony (26)
Carmelo Anthony (13)
Anthony, Noah, Rose (4)
Smoothie King Center 18,124
16–16
33
December 31
@ Houston
L 122–129
Brandon Jennings (32)
Joakim Noah (16)
Rose, Jennings (7)
Toyota Center 18,055
16–17 :
January
: 5–12 (home: 2–6; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 2
Orlando
L 103–115
Carmelo Anthony (19)
Joakim Noah (10)
Rose, Jennings (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
16–18
35
January 4
Milwaukee
L 104–105
Carmelo Anthony (30)
Joakim Noah (16)
Carmelo Anthony (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
16–19
36
January 6
@ Milwaukee
W 116–111
Carmelo Anthony (26)
Joakim Noah (9)
Carmelo Anthony (10)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717
17–19
37
January 7
@ Indiana
L 109–123
Anthony, Jennings (17)
Joakim Noah (6)
Carmelo Anthony (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,367
17–20
38
January 9
New Orleans
L 96–110
Brandon Jennings (20)
Joakim Noah (6)
Jennings, Baker (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
17–21
39
January 11
@ Philadelphia
L 97–98
Carmelo Anthony (28)
Kyle O'Quinn (15)
Lee, Rose (4)
Wells Fargo Center 18,755
17–22
40
January 12
Chicago
W 104–89
Carmelo Anthony (23)
Joakim Noah (12)
Carmelo Anthony (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
18–22
41
January 15
@ Toronto
L 101–116
Carmelo Anthony (18)
Willy Hernangomez (13)
Brandon Jennings (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
18–23
42
January 16
Atlanta
L 107–108
Carmelo Anthony (30)
Joakim Noah (17)
Derrick Rose (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
18–24
43
January 18
@ Boston
W 117–106
Derrick Rose (30)
Willy Hernangomez (11)
Derrick Rose (5)
TD Garden 18,624
19–24
44
January 19
Washington
L 110–113
Carmelo Anthony (34)
Carmelo Anthony (10)
Brandon Jennings (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
19–25
45
January 21
Phoenix
L 105–107
Carmelo Anthony (31)
Joakim Noah (15)
Carmelo Anthony (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
19–26
46
January 23
@ Indiana
W 109–103
Carmelo Anthony (26)
Willy Hernangomez (10)
Derrick Rose (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,015
20–26
47
January 25
@ Dallas
L 95–103
Carmelo Anthony (30)
Willy Hernangomez (16)
Anthony, Rose, Jennings (4)
American Airlines Center 19,750
20–27
48
January 27
Charlotte
W 110–107
Anthony, Porzingis (18)
Carmelo Anthony (11)
Lee, Rose (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
21–27
49
January 29
@ Atlanta
L 139–142 (4OT)
Carmelo Anthony (45)
Joakim Noah (14)
Brandon Jennings (11)
Philips Arena 13,643
21–28
50
January 31
@ Washington
L 101–117
Carmelo Anthony (26)
Willy Hernangomez (14)
Willy Hernangomez (4)
Verizon Center 16,683
21–29 :
February
: 3–7 (home: 2–5; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
51
February 1
@ Brooklyn
W 95–90
Kristaps Porzingis (19)
Kristaps Porzingis (12)
Brandon Jennings (10)
Barclays Center 17,732
22–29
52
February 4
Cleveland
L 104–111
Brandon Jennings (23)
Kristaps Porzingis (8)
Brandon Jennings (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
22–30
53
February 6
L. A. Lakers
L 107–121
Carmelo Anthony (26)
Willy Hernangomez (13)
Anthony, Jennings (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
22–31
54
February 8
L. A. Clippers
L 115–119
Carmelo Anthony (28)
Anthony, Hernangomez (9)
Derrick Rose (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
22–32
55
February 10
Denver
L 123–131
Carmelo Anthony (31)
Anthony, O'Quinn (6)
Brandon Jennings (13)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
22–33
56
February 12
San Antonio
W 94–90
Carmelo Anthony (25)
Willy Hernangómez (9)
Courtney Lee (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
23–33
57
February 15
@ Oklahoma City
L 105–116
Derrick Rose (25)
Willy Hernangomez (10)
Derrick Rose (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
23–34
58
February 23
@ Cleveland
L 104–119
Courtney Lee (25)
Hernangomez, Quinn (10)
Lee, Anthony (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
23–35
59
February 25
Philadelphia
W 110–109
Carmelo Anthony (37)
Willy Hernangómez (9)
Kyle O'Quinn (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
24–35
60
February 27
Toronto
W 92–91
Carmelo Anthony (24)
Willy Hernangómez (9)
Rose, Quinn (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,800
24–36 :
March
: 5–11 (home: 2–3; road: 3–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 1
@ Orlando
W 101–90
Kristaps Porzingis (20)
Anthony, Porzingis (9)
Rose, Quinn, Baker (4)
Amway Center 16,005
25–36
62
March 3
@ Philadelphia
L 102–105
Lance Thomas (21)
Thomas, Porzingis (7)
Derrick Rose (5)
Wells Fargo Center 18,518
25–37
63
March 5
Golden State
L 105–112
Derrick Rose (24)
Kristaps Porzingis (15)
Kyle O'Quinn (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
25–38
64
March 6
@ Orlando
W 113–105
Courtney Lee (20)
Quinn, Hernangómez (9)
Derrick Rose (6)
Amway Center 16,046
26–38
65
March 8
@ Milwaukee
L 93–104
Derrick Rose (26)
Willy Hernangómez (12)
Derrick Rose (6)
Bradley Center 13,767
26–39
66
March 11
@ Detroit
L 92–112
Kristaps Porzingis (18)
Willy Hernangómez (9)
Courtney Lee (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,607
26–40
67
March 12
@ Brooklyn
L 112–120
Carmelo Anthony (27)
Hernangómez, Porzingis (10)
Thomas, Porzingis (7)
Barclays Center 17,732
26–41
68
March 14
Indiana
W 87–81
Carmelo Anthony (22)
Willy Hernangómez (16)
Hernangómez, Rose (4)
Madison Square Garden 18,261
27–41
69
March 16
Brooklyn
L 110–121
Derrick Rose (22)
Lance Thomas (10)
Carmelo Anthony (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
27–42
70
March 20
@ L. A. Clippers
L 105–114
Porzingis, Rose (18)
Kristaps Porzingis (11)
Derrick Rose (5)
Staples Center 19,060
27–43
71
March 22
@ Utah
L 101–108
Kristaps Porzingis (24)
Lance Thomas (9)
Derrick Rose (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
27–44
72
March 23
@ Portland
L 95–110
Kristaps Porzingis (18)
Kristaps Porzingis (9)
Lee, Baker (4)
Moda Center 19,020
27–45
73
March 25
@ San Antonio
L 98–106
Hernangómez, Rose (24)
Willy Hernangómez (13)
Courtney Lee (7)
AT&T Center 18,418
27–46
74
March 27
Detroit
W 109–95
Derrick Rose (27)
Kristaps Porzingis (8)
Derrick Rose (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
28–46
75
March 29
Miami
L 88–105
Kristaps Porzingis (20)
Willy Hernangómez (9)
Baker, Holiday, Randle (3)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
28–47
76
March 31
@ Miami
W 98–94
Kristaps Porzingis (22)
Willy Hernangómez (12)
Sasha Vujacic (7)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
29–47 :
April
: 2–4 (home: 2–3; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 2
Boston
L 94–110
Courtney Lee (16)
Kyle O'Quinn (9)
Courtney Lee (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
29–48
78
April 4
Chicago
W 100–91
Carmelo Anthony (23)
Ndour, Quinn (12)
Ron Baker (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
30–48
79
April 6
Washington
L 103–106
Carmelo Anthony (23)
Hernangomez, Lee (8)
Carmelo Anthony (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
30–49
80
April 7
@ Memphis
L 88–101
Courtney Lee (16)
Willy Hernangomez (10)
Ron Baker (7)
FedExForum 17,631
30–50
81
April 9
Toronto
L 97–110
Willy Hernangomez (24)
Willy Hernangomez (11)
Ron Baker (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
30–51
82
April 12
Philadelphia
W 114–113
Justin Holiday (20)
Marshall Plumlee (11)
Sasha Vujacic (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
31–51 :
2016–17 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Justin Holiday | 82 | 4 | 20.0 | .433 | .355 | .825 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .8 | .4 | 7.7 |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 79 | 8 | 15.6 | .521 | .118 | .771 | 5.6 | 1.5 | .5 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| Courtney Lee | 77 | 74 | 31.9 | .456 | .401 | .867 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .3 | 10.8 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 74 | 74 | 34.3 | .433 | .359 | .833 | 5.9 | 2.9 | .8 | .5 | 22.4 |
| Willy Hernangómez | 72 | 22 | 18.4 | .529 | .267 | .728 | 7.0 | 1.3 | .6 | .5 | 8.2 |
| Mindaugas Kuzminskas | 68 | 5 | 14.9 | .428 | .321 | .809 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .4 | .2 | 6.3 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 66 | 65 | 32.8 | .450 | .357 | .786 | 7.2 | 1.5 | .7 | 2.0 | 18.1 |
| Derrick Rose | 64 | 64 | 32.5 | .471 | .217 | .874 | 3.8 | 4.4 | .7 | .3 | 18.0 |
| Brandon Jennings$^†$ | 58 | 11 | 24.6 | .380 | .340 | .756 | 2.6 | 4.9 | .9 | .1 | 8.6 |
| Ron Baker | 52 | 13 | 16.5 | .378 | .267 | .651 | 1.9 | 2.1 | .7 | .2 | 4.1 |
| Joakim Noah | 46 | 46 | 22.1 | .490 | .000 | .436 | 8.8 | 2.2 | .7 | .8 | 5.0 |
| Lance Thomas | 46 | 15 | 21.0 | .398 | .447 | .843 | 3.1 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 6.0 |
| Sasha Vujačić | 42 | 4 | 9.7 | .309 | .311 | .708 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .3 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Maurice Ndour | 32 | 4 | 10.3 | .453 | .143 | .731 | 2.0 | .3 | .5 | .3 | 3.1 |
| Marshall Plumlee | 21 | 1 | 8.1 | .533 | | .421 | 2.4 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 1.9 |
| Chasson Randle$^†$ | 18 | 0 | 12.5 | .389 | .313 | .935 | 1.5 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | 5.3 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Knicks only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 22, 2016 | To New York KnicksDerrick Rose Justin Holiday 2017 2nd round-pick | To Chicago BullsRobin Lopez José Calderón Jerian Grant |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Lance Thomas | 4-year contract worth $27 million |
| Sasha Vujačić | 1-year contract worth $980,431 |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Joakim Noah | 4-year contract worth $72 million | Chicago Bulls |
| Courtney Lee | 4-year contract worth $50 million | Charlotte Hornets |
| Brandon Jennings | 1-year contract worth $5 million | Orlando Magic |
| Marshall Plumlee | 3-year contract worth $2.5 million | Duke Blue Devils |
| Mindaugas Kuzminskas | 2-year contract worth $6 million | Unicaja Málaga |
| Maurice Ndour | 2-year contract worth $1.5 million | Real Madrid |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 1-day retirement deal | Miami Heat |
| Ron Baker | | Wichita State Shockers |
| J. P. Tokoto | | Oklahoma City Blue |
| Chasson Randle | | ČEZ Nymburk |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Arron Afflalo | 2-year contract worth $25 million | Sacramento Kings |
| Derrick Williams | 1-year contract worth $5 million | Miami Heat |
| Langston Galloway | 2-year contract worth $10 million | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | Retired | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Lou Amundson | Waived | TNT KaTropa |
| Brandon Jennings | Waived | Washington Wizards |