# 2024–25 New York Knicks season

The 2024–25 New York Knicks season is the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / club |
| 1 | 24 | Kyshawn George | SG | Switzerland | Miami (FL) |
| 1 | 25 | Pacôme Dadiet | SG | France | Ratiopharm Ulm Germany |
| 2 | 38 | Ajay Mitchell | PG | Belgium | UC Santa Barbara |
| 2 | 51 | Melvin Ajinça | SF | France | Saint-Quentin BB France |
The Knicks entered the draft (which was two days long instead of one as it had been since the NBA draft was shortened to two rounds in 1989) with two first-round picks and one second-round pick. They acquired an additional second-round pick in a trade following the completion of the first round.

## Standings
### Division

| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| x – Boston Celtics | 49 | 19 | .721 | – | 23‍–‍12 | 26‍–‍7 | 12–2 | 68 |
| ps – New York Knicks | 43 | 24 | .642 | 5.5 | 22‍–‍11 | 21‍–‍13 | 10–3 | 67 |
| Toronto Raptors | 24 | 45 | .348 | 25.5 | 16‍–‍20 | 8‍–‍25 | 5–8 | 69 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 45 | .338 | 26.0 | 11‍–‍22 | 12‍–‍23 | 3–9 | 68 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 23 | 45 | .338 | 26.0 | 12‍–‍22 | 11‍–‍23 | 3–11 | 68 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 56 | 11 | .836 | – | 67 |
| 2 | x – Boston Celtics * | 49 | 19 | .721 | 7.5 | 68 |
| 3 | ps – New York Knicks | 43 | 24 | .642 | 13.0 | 67 |
| 4 | ps – Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 29 | .567 | 18.0 | 67 |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 29 | .567 | 18.0 | 67 |
| 6 | Detroit Pistons | 38 | 31 | .551 | 19.0 | 69 |
| 7 | Atlanta Hawks * | 32 | 36 | .471 | 24.5 | 68 |
| 8 | Orlando Magic | 32 | 37 | .464 | 25.0 | 69 |
| 9 | Miami Heat | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.5 | 68 |
| 10 | Chicago Bulls | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.5 | 68 |
| 11 | Toronto Raptors | 24 | 45 | .348 | 33.0 | 69 |
| 12 | Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 45 | .338 | 33.5 | 68 |
| 13 | Philadelphia 76ers | 23 | 45 | .338 | 33.5 | 68 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 50 | .254 | 39.0 | 67 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 15 | 52 | .224 | 41.0 | 67 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2024 preseason game log Total: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1) :
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 6
@ Charlotte
W 111–109
Miles McBride (22)
Jericho Sims (10)
Cameron Payne (6)
Spectrum Center 10,486
1–0
2
October 9
Washington
W 117–94
Karl-Anthony Towns (25)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Hart, Kolek (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,161
2–0
3
October 13
Minnesota
W 115–110
Jalen Brunson (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Jalen Brunson (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–0
4
October 15
Charlotte
W 111–105
Precious Achiuwa (20)
Precious Achiuwa (16)
Tyler Kolek (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,355
4–0
5
October 18
@ Washington
L 117–118
Jalen Brunson (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Jalen Brunson (5)
Capital One Arena 11,894
4–1 :
2024–25 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 43–24 (Home: 22–11; Road: 21–13) :
October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 22
@ Boston
L 109–132
Brunson, McBride (22)
Jericho Sims (9)
Cameron Payne (4)
TD Garden 19,156
0–1
2
October 25
Indiana
W 123–98
Jalen Brunson (26)
Karl-Anthony Towns (15)
Bridges, Brunson (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–1
3
October 28
Cleveland
L 104–110
Jalen Brunson (21)
Josh Hart (13)
Jalen Brunson (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–2
4
October 30
@ Miami
W 116–107
Karl-Anthony Towns (44)
Josh Hart (14)
Jalen Brunson (9)
Kaseya Center 19,620
2–2 :
November: 9–6 (home: 4–1; road: 5–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
November 1
@ Detroit
W 128–98
Jalen Brunson (36)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Karl-Anthony Towns (7)
Little Caesars Arena 17,022
3–2
6
November 4
@ Houston
L 97–109
Jalen Brunson (29)
Karl-Anthony Towns (19)
Jalen Brunson (8)
Toyota Center 16,417
3–3
7
November 6
@ Atlanta
L 116–121
Karl-Anthony Towns (34)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Josh Hart (8)
State Farm Arena 16,072
3–4
8
November 8
Milwaukee
W 116–94
Karl-Anthony Towns (32)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Jalen Brunson (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
4–4
9
November 10
@ Indiana
L 121–132
Jalen Brunson (33)
Josh Hart (10)
Jalen Brunson (10)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
4–5
10
November 12
@ Philadelphia
W 111–99
OG Anunoby (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
Josh Hart (10)
Wells Fargo Center 19,758
5–5
11
November 13
Chicago
L 123–124
Karl-Anthony Towns (46)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Jalen Brunson (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
5–6
12
November 15
Brooklyn
W 124–122
Jalen Brunson (37)
Josh Hart (9)
Josh Hart (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
6–6
13
November 17
Brooklyn
W 114–104
Karl-Anthony Towns (26)
Karl-Anthony Towns (15)
Jalen Brunson (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
7–6
14
November 18
Washington
W 134–106
Jalen Brunson (26)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Jalen Brunson (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
8–6
15
November 20
@ Phoenix
W 138–122
Jalen Brunson (36)
Josh Hart (11)
Jalen Brunson (10)
Footprint Center 17,071
9–6
16
November 23
@ Utah
L 106–121
OG Anunoby (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Jalen Brunson (8)
Delta Center 18,175
9–7
17
November 25
@ Denver
W 145–118
OG Anunoby (40)
Karl-Anthony Towns (15)
Jalen Brunson (17)
Ball Arena 19,842
10–7
18
November 27
@ Dallas
L 114–129
Jalen Brunson (37)
Karl-Anthony Towns (14)
Jalen Brunson (7)
American Airlines Center 20,413
10–8
19
November 29
@ Charlotte
W 99–98
Jalen Brunson (31)
Hart, Towns (12)
Jalen Brunson (6)
Spectrum Center 19,313
11–8 :
December: 12–2 (home: 5–2; road: 7–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
December 1
New Orleans
W 118–85
Mikal Bridges (31)
Karl-Anthony Towns (19)
Jalen Brunson (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
12–8
21
December 3
Orlando
W 121–106
Karl-Anthony Towns (23)
Karl-Anthony Towns (15)
Josh Hart (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
13–8
22
December 5
Charlotte
W 125–101
Karl-Anthony Towns (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Mikal Bridges (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
14–8
23
December 7
Detroit
L 111–120
Jalen Brunson (31)
Precious Achiuwa (10)
Jalen Brunson (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
14–9
24
December 9
@ Toronto
W 113–108
Karl-Anthony Towns (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (15)
Jalen Brunson (11)
Scotiabank Arena 18,284
15–9
25
December 11
Atlanta
L 100–108
Josh Hart (21)
Karl-Anthony Towns (19)
Jalen Brunson (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
15–10
26
December 15
@ Orlando
W 100–91
Jalen Brunson (31)
Karl-Anthony Towns (22)
Brunson, Hart, Towns (5)
Kia Center 17,029
16–10
27
December 19
@ Minnesota
W 133–107
Karl-Anthony Towns (32)
Karl-Anthony Towns (20)
Miles McBride (8)
Target Center 18,978
17–10
28
December 21
@ New Orleans
W 104–93
Jalen Brunson (39)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Jalen Brunson (6)
Smoothie King Center 16,696
18–10
29
December 23
Toronto
W 139–125
Anunoby, Towns (31)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Brunson, Towns (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
19–10
30
December 25
San Antonio
W 117–114
Mikal Bridges (41)
Josh Hart (12)
Jalen Brunson (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
20–10
31
December 27
@ Orlando
W 108–85
Jalen Brunson (26)
Josh Hart (13)
Jalen Brunson (9)
Kia Center 18,961
21–10
32
December 28
@ Washington
W 136–132 (OT)
Jalen Brunson (55)
Karl-Anthony Towns (14)
Jalen Brunson (9)
Capital One Arena 20,385
22–10
33
December 30
@ Washington
W 126–106
Karl-Anthony Towns (32)
Josh Hart (15)
Josh Hart (10)
Capital One Arena 20,385
23–10 :
January: 9–6 (home: 7–4; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 1
Utah
W 119–103
Karl-Anthony Towns (31)
Karl-Anthony Towns (21)
Josh Hart (12)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
24–10
35
January 3
@ Oklahoma City
L 107–117
Mikal Bridges (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (22)
Jalen Brunson (9)
Paycom Center 18,203
24–11
36
January 4
@ Chicago
L 126–139
Karl-Anthony Towns (44)
Hart, Towns (16)
Josh Hart (10)
United Center 22,491
24–12
37
January 6
Orlando
L 94–103
Bridges, Brunson (24)
Josh Hart (14)
Jalen Brunson (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
24–13
38
January 8
Toronto
W 112–98
Anunoby, Towns (27)
Karl-Anthony Towns (13)
Brunson, Hart (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
25–13
39
January 10
Oklahoma City
L 101–126
Jalen Brunson (27)
Josh Hart (13)
Brunson, McBride (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
25–14
40
January 12
Milwaukee
W 140–106
Jalen Brunson (44)
Karl-Anthony Towns (18)
Bridges, Brunson (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
26–14
41
January 13
Detroit
L 119–124
Jalen Brunson (31)
Josh Hart (14)
Jalen Brunson (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
26–15
42
January 15
@ Philadelphia
W 125–119 (OT)
Jalen Brunson (38)
Josh Hart (17)
Josh Hart (12)
Wells Fargo Center 20,088
27–15
43
January 17
Minnesota
L 99–116
Jalen Brunson (26)
OG Anunoby (10)
Bridges, Brunson (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
27–16
44
January 20
Atlanta
W 119–110
Jalen Brunson (34)
Anunoby, Hart, Towns (9)
Karl-Anthony Towns (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
28–16
45
January 21
@ Brooklyn
W 99–95
Karl-Anthony Towns (25)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Josh Hart (9)
Barclays Center 17,926
29–16
46
January 25
Sacramento
W 143–120
OG Anunoby (33)
Josh Hart (18)
Brunson, Hart (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
30–16
47
January 27
Memphis
W 143–106
Mikal Bridges (28)
Karl-Anthony Towns (11)
Bridges, Brunson (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
31–16
48
January 29
Denver
W 122–112
Jalen Brunson (30)
Karl-Anthony Towns (10)
Jalen Brunson (15)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
32–16 :
February: 7–4 (home: 4–2; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49
February 1
L.A. Lakers
L 112–128
Josh Hart (26)
Precious Achiuwa (15)
Josh Hart (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
32–17
50
February 3
Houston
W 124–118
Jalen Brunson (42)
Achiuwa, Towns (9)
Jalen Brunson (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
33–17
51
February 4
@ Toronto
W 121–115
Jalen Brunson (28)
Karl-Anthony Towns (20)
Hart, Payne (6)
Scotiabank Arena 17,398
34–17
52
February 8
Boston
L 104–131
Jalen Brunson (36)
Karl-Anthony Towns (9)
Jalen Brunson (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
34–18
53
February 11
@ Indiana
W 128–115
Karl-Anthony Towns (40)
Achiuwa, Towns (12)
Cameron Payne (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,685
35–18
54
February 12
Atlanta
W 149–148 (OT)
Karl-Anthony Towns (44)
Hart, Towns (10)
Jalen Brunson (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
36–18
All-Star Game
55
February 20
Chicago
W 113–111 (OT)
Karl-Anthony Towns (32)
Karl-Anthony Towns (18)
Jalen Brunson (12)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
37–18
56
February 21
@ Cleveland
L 105–142
Jalen Brunson (26)
Precious Achiuwa (10)
Mikal Bridges (5)
Rocket Arena 19,432
37–19
57
February 23
@ Boston
L 105–118
Karl-Anthony Towns (24)
Karl-Anthony Towns (18)
Josh Hart (9)
TD Garden 19,156
37–20
58
February 26
Philadelphia
W 110–105
Jalen Brunson (34)
Josh Hart (17)
Jalen Brunson (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
38–20
59
February 28
@ Memphis
W 114–113
Jalen Brunson (23)
Brunson, Towns (7)
Brunson, Hart (6)
FedExForum 17,794
39–20 :
March: 4–4 (home: 1–1; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 2
@ Miami
W 116–112 (OT)
Jalen Brunson (31)
Karl-Anthony Towns (16)
Mikal Bridges (8)
Kaseya Center 19,725
40–20
61
March 4
Golden State
L 102–114
OG Anunoby (29)
Precious Achiuwa (15)
Jalen Brunson (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
40–21
62
March 6
@ L.A. Lakers
L 109–113 (OT)
Jalen Brunson (39)
Karl-Anthony Towns (14)
Jalen Brunson (10)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
40–22
63
March 7
@ L.A. Clippers
L 95–105
Karl-Anthony Towns (23)
Josh Hart (20)
Hart, McBride (6)
Intuit Dome 17,927
40–23
64
March 10
@ Sacramento
W 133–104
Karl-Anthony Towns (26)
Karl-Anthony Towns (9)
Anunoby, Bridges (8)
Golden 1 Center 16,539
41–23
65
March 12
@ Portland
W 114–113 (OT)
Mikal Bridges (33)
Josh Hart (11)
Josh Hart (9)
Moda Center 17,510
42–23
66
March 15
@ Golden State
L 94–97
Karl-Anthony Towns (29)
Karl-Anthony Towns (12)
Josh Hart (7)
Chase Center 18,064
42–24
67
March 17
Miami
W 116–95
Mikal Bridges (28)
Josh Hart (13)
Josh Hart (11)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
43–24
68
March 19
@ San Antonio
Frost Bank Center
69
March 20
@ Charlotte
Spectrum Center
70
March 22
Washington
Madison Square Garden
71
March 25
Dallas
Madison Square Garden
72
March 26
L.A. Clippers
Madison Square Garden
73
March 28
@ Milwaukee
Fiserv Forum
74
March 30
Portland
Madison Square Garden :
April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 1
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
76
April 2
@ Cleveland
Rocket Arena
77
April 5
@ Atlanta
State Farm Arena
78
April 6
Phoenix
Madison Square Garden
79
April 8
Boston
Madison Square Garden
80
April 10
@ Detroit
Little Caesars Arena
81
April 11
Cleveland
Madison Square Garden
82
April 13
@ Brooklyn
Barclays Center :
2024–25 season schedule :

### NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.

#### East Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Knicks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 455 | 425 | +30 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Orlando Magic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 441 | 396 | +45 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Philadelphia 76ers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 408 | 411 | −3 | |
| 4 | Brooklyn Nets | 4 | 1 | 3 | 436 | 475 | −39 | |
| 5 | Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 0 | 4 | 406 | 439 | −33 | |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 26, 2024 | To New York KnicksRights to Dillon Jones (No. 26) 2024 PHX second-round pick (No. 51) | To Washington WizardsDraft rights to Kyshawn George (No. 24) |
| June 26, 2024 | To New York Knicks2025 second-round pick 2026 GSW second-round pick 2027 MIN second-round pick 2027 second-round pick 2027 second-round pick | To Oklahoma City ThunderDraft rights to Dillon Jones (No. 26) |
| June 27, 2024 | To New York KnicksDraft rights to Tyler Kolek (No. 34) | To Portland Trail BlazersDraft rights to Dani Díez (2016 No. 54) 2027 MIN second-round pick 2029 second-round pick 2030 NYK second-round pick |
| June 27, 2024 | To New York KnicksDraft rights to Oso Ighodaro (No. 40) Cash considerations | To Oklahoma City ThunderDraft rights to Ajay Mitchell (No. 38) |
| June 27, 2024 | To New York KnicksDraft rights to Kevin McCullar Jr. (No. 56) 2028 BOS protected second-round pick | To Phoenix SunsDraft rights to Oso Ighodaro (No. 40) |
| June 27, 2024 | To New York KnicksDraft rights to Ariel Hukporti (No. 58) Draft rights to Petteri Koponen (2007 No. 30) Cash considerations | To Dallas MavericksDraft rights to Melvin Ajinça (No. 51) |
| July 6, 2024 | To New York KnicksKeita Bates-Diop Mikal Bridges Draft rights to Juan Pablo Vaulet (2015 No. 39) 2026 second-round pick | To Brooklyn NetsBojan Bogdanović Mamadi Diakite Shake Milton (sign-and-trade) 2025 MIL protected first-round pick 2025 NYK first-round pick 2025 BKN second-round pick 2027 NYK first-round pick 2028 NYK first-round pick swap 2029 NYK first-round pick 2031 NYK first-round pick |
| October 2, 2024 | Three-team trade | Three-team trade |
| October 2, 2024 | To New York KnicksKarl-Anthony Towns (from Minnesota) Draft rights to James Nnaji (2023 No. 31) (from Charlotte) | To Minnesota TimberwolvesKeita Bates-Diop (from New York) Donte DiVincenzo (from New York) Julius Randle (from New York) 2025 DET first-round pick (from New York) |
| To Charlotte HornetsCharlie Brown Jr. (from New York) DaQuan Jeffries (from New York) Duane Washington Jr. (from New York) 2025 MIN second-round pick (from Minnesota) 2026 GSW second-round pick (from New York) 2031 NYK second-round pick (from New York) Cash considerations (from New York) ||

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

| Player | Signed | Ref. |
| OG Anunoby | July 6, 2024 | |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason | New Team | Signed |
| Alec Burks | Free agent | Miami Heat | July 4, 2024 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Free agent | Oklahoma City Thunder | July 6, 2024 |
| Shake Milton | Sign-and-trade | Brooklyn Nets | July 6, 2024 |