# 2019–20 New York Knicks season

The 2019–20 New York Knicks season was the 74th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following a league-worst 17–65 record in the previous season, the Knicks had a 14 percent chance of receiving the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. During the NBA draft lottery held on May 14, 2019, the Knicks received the third overall pick.
On December 6, 2019, head coach David Fizdale was fired by the Knicks after a 4–18 start, and Mike Miller was named the Knicks' interim head coach. On February 4, 2020, general manager Scott Perry took over basketball operations duties on an interim basis after the Knicks fired president Steve Mills. On March 2, Leon Rose was named as permanent replacement for Mills.
The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11 after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. On June 4, the regular season was declared over with the remaining games being cancelled when the NBA Board of Governors approved a plan that would restart the season with 22 teams returning to play in the NBA Bubble on July 31, which was approved by the National Basketball Players Association the next day.

## Draft

2019 NBA draft picks :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club |
| 1 | 3 | RJ Barrett | SG/SF | Canada | Duke |
| 2 | 55 | Kyle Guy | PG | United States | Virginia |
The Knicks entered the draft holding one first round pick and one second round pick. Prior to the NBA draft lottery, the Knicks had a 14 percent chance of receiving the first overall pick. They used the third overall pick to draft RJ Barrett, and selected Kyle Guy with the 55th overall pick, who was then traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Ignas Brazdeikis.

## Game log
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on July 18, 2019.
2019 preseason game log Total: 1–3 (home: 0–3; road: 1–0) :
Preseason: 1–3 (home: 0–3; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 7
@ Washington
W 104–99
Barrett, Morris (17)
Gibson (9)
Randle (7)
Capital One Arena 9,420
1–0
2
October 11
Washington
L 99–115
Morris (21)
Portis (9)
Ellington (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–1
3
October 16
Atlanta
L 96–100
Randle (20)
Morris, Randle (8)
Barrett (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–2
4
October 18
New Orleans
L 116–117
Randle (20)
Randle, Smith Jr. (9)
Smith Jr. (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–3 :
2019–20 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on August 12, 2019.
2019–20 game log Total: 21–45 (home: 11–22; road: 10–23) :
October: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 23
@ San Antonio
L 111–120
Morris (26)
Randle (11)
Payton (8)
AT&T Center 18,354
0–1
2
October 25
@ Brooklyn
L 109–113
Trier (22)
Randle (11)
Randle (4)
Barclays Center 17,732
0–2
3
October 26
Boston
L 95–118
Barrett (26)
Portis (11)
Payton (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
0–3
4
October 28
Chicago
W 105–98
Portis (28)
Barrett (15)
Barrett, Randle (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–3
5
October 30
@ Orlando
L 83–95
Randle (16)
Portis, Randle (10)
Randle (7)
Amway Center 17,456
1–4 :
November: 3–11 (home: 2–6; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 1
@ Boston
L 102–104
Morris (29)
Randle (10)
Barrett, Randle (5)
TD Garden 18,624
1–5
7
November 3
Sacramento
L 92–113
Morris (28)
Randle (7)
Trier (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–6
8
November 6
@ Detroit
L 102–122
Randle (20)
Barrett (6)
Barrett (8)
Little Caesars Arena 15,463
1–7
9
November 8
@ Dallas
W 106–102
Morris (29)
Portis (12)
Barrett, Ntilikina, Randle (4)
American Airlines Center 20,257
2–7
10
November 10
Cleveland
L 87–108
Randle (20)
Randle (16)
Ntilikina (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
2–8
11
November 12
@ Chicago
L 102–120
Morris (22)
Morris (9)
Barrett (9)
United Center 18,668
2–9
12
November 14
Dallas
W 106–103
Morris (20)
Randle (10)
Smith Jr. (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–9
13
November 16
Charlotte
L 102–103
Barrett (22)
Robinson (12)
Ntilikina, Randle (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,401
3–10
14
November 18
Cleveland
W 123–105
Randle (30)
Gibson, Robinson (8)
Ntilikina (6)
Madison Square Garden 17,097
4–10
15
November 20
@ Philadelphia
L 104–109
Morris (22)
Morris (13)
Morris (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,384
4–11
16
November 23
San Antonio
L 104–111
Morris (20)
Randle (8)
Ntilikina (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,320
4–12
17
November 24
Brooklyn
L 101–103
Morris (26)
Gibson, Randle (8)
Ntilikina, Smith Jr. (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,770
4–13
18
November 27
@ Toronto
L 98–126
Randle (19)
Randle, Robinson (8)
Barrett, Ntilikina, Smith Jr. (4)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
4–14
19
November 29
Philadelphia
L 95–101
Randle (22)
Randle (10)
Ntilikina, Randle (4)
Madison Square Garden 18,109
4–15 :
December: 5–9 (home: 1–5; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
December 1
Boston
L 104–113
Randle (26)
Barrett (7)
Smith Jr. (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,005
4–16
21
December 2
@ Milwaukee
L 88–132
Randle (19)
Robinson (14)
Smith Jr. (3)
Fiserv Forum 17,385
4–17
22
December 5
Denver
L 92–129
Robinson (17)
Robinson (7)
Barrett (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,171
4–18
23
December 7
Indiana
L 103–104
Morris (25)
Randle (12)
Payton (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,110
4–19
24
December 10
@ Portland
L 87–115
Randle (15)
Portis (10)
Payton (4)
Moda Center 19,393
4–20
25
December 11
@ Golden State
W 124–122 (OT)
Morris (36)
Randle (13)
Payton, Randle (5)
Chase Center 18,064
5–20
26
December 13
@ Sacramento
W 103–101
Randle (26)
Randle, Robinson (9)
Morris (5)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
6–20
27
December 15
@ Denver
L 105–111
Morris (22)
Randle (9)
Payton (11)
Pepsi Center 18,867
6–21
28
December 17
Atlanta
W 143–120
Barrett (27)
Robinson (13)
Payton (9)
Madison Square Garden 18,268
7–21
29
December 20
@ Miami
L 114–129
Portis (30)
Portis, Randle (8)
Dotson, Smith Jr. (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,704
7–22
30
December 21
Milwaukee
L 102–123
Randle (20)
Portis (9)
Payton (10)
Madison Square Garden 18,124
7–23
31
December 23
Washington
L 115–121
Randle (35)
Robinson (13)
Payton (12)
Madison Square Garden 19,413
7–24
32
December 26
@ Brooklyn
W 94–82
Randle (33)
Robinson (10)
Payton (4)
Barclays Center 17,732
8–24
33
December 28
@ Washington
W 107–100
Randle (30)
Randle (16)
Payton (8)
Capital One Arena 19,033
9–24 :
January: 4–12 (home: 3–6; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 1
Portland
W 117–93
Randle, Robinson (22)
Randle (13)
Ntilikina (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
10–24
35
January 3
@ Phoenix
L 112–120
Morris (25)
Randle (13)
Payton (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055
10–25
36
January 5
@ L. A. Clippers
L 132–135
Morris (38)
Randle (8)
Allen (6)
Staples Center 19,068
10–26
37
January 7
@ L. A. Lakers
L 87–117
Barrett (19)
Randle (10)
Payton (4)
Staples Center 18,997
10–27
38
January 8
@ Utah
L 104–128
Ntilikina (16)
Portis (13)
Portis (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
10–28
39
January 10
New Orleans
L 111–123
Gibson (19)
Barrett (9)
Payton (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,003
10–29
40
January 12
Miami
W 124–121
Randle (26)
Gibson, Randle (8)
Payton (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,861
11–29
41
January 14
@ Milwaukee
L 102–128
Randle (25)
Randle (15)
Allen (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,590
11–30
42
January 16
Phoenix
L 98–121
Randle (26)
Portis (10)
Payton (7)
Madison Square Garden 18,215
11–31
43
January 18
Philadelphia
L 87–90
Morris (20)
Randle (12)
Payton (7)
Madison Square Garden 17,812
11–32
44
January 20
@ Cleveland
W 106–86
Morris, Randle (19)
Randle (9)
Payton (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,133
12–32
45
January 22
L. A. Lakers
L 92–100
Morris (20)
Robinson (12)
Payton (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
12–33
46
January 24
Toronto
L 112–118
Dotson, Morris (21)
Randle (11)
Payton (11)
Madison Square Garden 18,883
12–34
47
January 26
Brooklyn
W 110–97
Randle (22)
Randle (15)
Payton (9)
Madison Square Garden 17,831
13–34
48
January 28
@ Charlotte
L 92–97
Randle (24)
Robinson (10)
Payton (8)
Spectrum Center 14,342
13–35
49
January 29
Memphis
L 106–127
Morris (17)
Randle (14)
Payton (11)
Madison Square Garden 18,768
13–36 :
February: 5–6 (home: 2–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
50
February 1
@ Indiana
W 92–85
Morris (28)
Randle (18)
Smith Jr. (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
14–36
51
February 3
@ Cleveland
W 139–134 (OT)
Morris (26)
Payton (11)
Payton (15)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 16,303
15–36
52
February 6
Orlando
W 105–103
Randle (22)
Randle (8)
Payton (9)
Madison Square Garden 18,895
16–36
53
February 8
@ Detroit
W 95–92
Ellington, Randle (17)
Payton (9)
Payton (6)
Little Caesars Arena 15,980
17–36
54
February 9
@ Atlanta
L 135–140 (2OT)
Randle (35)
Randle (18)
Payton (9)
State Farm Arena 16,309
17–37
55
February 12
Washington
L 96–114
Randle (21)
Randle (13)
Payton (8)
Madison Square Garden 18,835
17–38
56
February 21
Indiana
L 98–106
Portis (19)
Robinson (8)
Smith Jr. (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
17–39
57
February 24
@ Houston
L 112–123
Barrett (21)
Randle (12)
Smith Jr. (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
17–40
58
February 26
@ Charlotte
L 101–107
Randle (18)
Robinson (16)
Payton (9)
Spectrum Center 13,152
17–41
59
February 27
@ Philadelphia
L 106–115
Randle (30)
Randle (10)
Payton (12)
Wells Fargo Center 20,175
17–42
60
February 29
Chicago
W 125–115
Robinson (23)
Randle, Robinson (10)
Payton (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
18–42 :
March: 3–3 (home: 2–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 2
Houston
W 125–123
Barrett (27)
Randle (16)
Payton (6)
Madison Square Garden 18,142
19–42
62
March 4
Utah
L 104–112
Randle (32)
Randle (11)
Payton (9)
Madison Square Garden 16,588
19–43
63
March 6
Oklahoma City
L 103–126
Payton (18)
Payton (9)
Payton (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,499
19–44
64
March 8
Detroit
W 96–84
Randle (22)
Randle (12)
Payton (6)
Madison Square Garden 18,361
20–44
65
March 10
@ Washington
L 115–122
Ntilikina, Portis (20)
Barrett, Portis (6)
Ntilikina (10)
Capital One Arena 15,048
20–45
66
March 11
@ Atlanta
W 136–131 (OT)
Randle (33)
Randle (11)
Payton (12)
State Farm Arena 15,393
21–45 :
Cancelled games
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
67
March 13
@ Miami
American Airlines Arena
68
March 17
Charlotte
Madison Square Garden
69
March 18
@ Boston
TD Garden
70
March 21
Golden State
Madison Square Garden
71
March 23
L.A. Clippers
Madison Square Garden
72
March 25
Toronto
Madison Square Garden
73
March 27
@ New Orleans
Smoothie King Center
74
March 28
@ Chicago
United Center
75
April 1
@ Memphis
FedExForum
76
April 3
Minnesota
Madison Square Garden
77
April 5
Miami
Madison Square Garden
78
April 8
Orlando
Madison Square Garden
79
April 10
@ Oklahoma City
Chesapeake Energy Arena
80
April 12
@ Toronto
Scotiabank Arena
81
April 14
Detroit
Madison Square Garden
82
April 15
@ Minnesota
Target Center :
2019–20 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season statistics

As of March 12, 2020
New York Knicks statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kadeem Allen | 10 | 0 | 11.7 | .432 | .313 | .636 | .9 | 2.1 | .5 | .2 | 5.0 |
| RJ Barrett | 56 | 55 | 30.4 | .402 | .320 | .614 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .3 | 14.3 |
| Ignas Brazdeikis | 9 | 0 | 5.9 | .273 | .111 | .800 | .6 | .4 | .0 | .1 | 1.9 |
| Reggie Bullock | 29 | 19 | 23.6 | .402 | .333 | .810 | 2.3 | 1.4 | .9 | .1 | 8.1 |
| Damyean Dotson | 48 | 0 | 17.4 | .414 | .362 | .667 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .5 | .1 | 6.7 |
| Wayne Ellington | 36 | 1 | 15.5 | .351 | .350 | .846 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | 5.1 |
| Taj Gibson | 62 | 56 | 16.5 | .584 | .286 | .732 | 4.3 | .8 | .4 | .5 | 6.1 |
| Maurice Harkless | 12 | 10 | 23.8 | .455 | .280 | .625 | 3.3 | 1.7 | .8 | .3 | 6.8 |
| Kevin Knox II | 65 | 4 | 17.9 | .359 | .327 | .653 | 2.8 | .9 | .4 | .4 | 6.4 |
| Marcus Morris | 43 | 43 | 32.3 | .442 | .439 | .823 | 5.4 | 1.4 | .8 | .4 | 19.6 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 57 | 26 | 20.8 | .393 | .321 | .864 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .9 | .3 | 6.3 |
| Elfrid Payton | 45 | 36 | 27.7 | .439 | .203 | .570 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 1.6 | .4 | 10.0 |
| Bobby Portis | 66 | 5 | 21.1 | .450 | .358 | .763 | 5.1 | 1.5 | .5 | .3 | 10.1 |
| Julius Randle | 64 | 64 | 32.5 | .460 | .277 | .733 | 9.7 | 3.1 | .8 | .3 | 19.5 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 61 | 7 | 23.1 | .742 | — | .568 | 7.0 | .6 | .9 | 2.0 | 9.7 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 34 | 3 | 15.8 | .341 | .296 | .509 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .8 | .2 | 5.5 |
| Allonzo Trier | 24 | 1 | 12.1 | .481 | .358 | .791 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .1 | .2 | 6.5 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 21, 2019 | To New York KnicksDraft rights to Ignas Brazdeikis | To Sacramento KingsDraft rights to Kyle Guy |
| February 6, 2020 | To New York KnicksMaurice Harkless Draft rights to Issuf Sanon 2020 first round pick 2021 protected first round pick 2021 second round pick | To Los Angeles ClippersMarcus Morris Isaiah Thomas |
| To Washington WizardsJerome Robinson ||