Question: The 1983–84 New York Knicks season included the retired basketball player at small forward who played a total of how many seasons?

Context articles: 2011–12 New York Knicks season
1968–69 New York Knicks season
2004–05 New York Knicks season
Sly Williams
Johnny Newman
Jerry West
1948–49 New York Knicks season
1983–84 New York Knicks season
Shandon Anderson
Bernard King

The 2011–12 New York Knicks season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The Knicks finished the regular season with a 36–30 record and a seventh place in the Eastern Conference to reach the 2012 NBA Playoffs where they lost in the first round against the Miami Heat in five games.
 Notable events of the season included coach Mike D'Antoni's resignation, the surge in popularity of 23-year-old point guard Jeremy Lin during a seven-game winning streak (Linsanity), and the Knicks winning their first playoff game since 2001 against the Miami Heat, snapping an NBA-record 13-game playoff losing streak.
The 1968–69 New York Knicks season was the 23rd season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The Knicks finished third in the Eastern Division with a 54–28 regular season record, and qualified for the NBA Playoffs for the third straight year.
 In the first round of the playoffs, New York defeated the Baltimore Bullets in a four-game sweep to earn a berth in the Eastern Division Finals.
 The Knicks lost the division finals to the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics in six games.
 Willis Reed scored a team-best 21.1 points per game for the Knicks; Walt Frazier led the team with 7.9 assists per game and Reed averaged 14.5 rebounds per game.
The 2004–05 New York Knicks season was the 59th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 During the offseason, the Knicks acquired Jamal Crawford from the Chicago Bulls.
 Early in the season, the team released Shandon Anderson after he had played one game; Anderson later joined the Miami Heat as a free agent.
 The Knicks played around .500 with a 16–13 start, but then lost 16 of their next 18 games.
 Head coach Lenny Wilkins resigned after a 17–22 start, and was replaced by assistant Herb Williams for the remainder of the season.
 The Knicks then lost nine straight games between March and April, finishing fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 33–49 record, and failing to qualify for the NBA Playoffs.
 In his first full season with the Knicks, Stephon Marbury led the team with 21.7 points, 8.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
 Following the season, Larry Brown was hired as coach and Allan Houston retired.
Sylvester "Sly" Williams (born January 26, 1958) is a retired American basketball player.
 Born in New Haven, Connecticut.
 In 1979 he was drafter 21st overall by the New York Knicks and he played parts of seven seasons in the NBA with the New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics, appearing in 305 regular season games and seven in the playoffs.
 In 1985 he signed for the Celtics, but was released on 2 December 1985 after a number of personal issues.
 The Celtics went on to win the 1986 NBA Finals in his absence.
 As a member of the Knicks, Williams was the last player to wear No. 33 before Patrick Ewing.
John Sylvester Newman, Jr. (born November 28, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player.
 A 6' 7" and 210 lb shooting guard/small forward, Newman starred at the University of Richmond, before going on to play in the National Basketball Association.
 In his 16 seasons (1986–2002) in the NBA, he was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, and Dallas Mavericks.
Jerry Alan West (born May 28, 1938) is an American retired basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 His nicknames included Mr. Clutch, for his ability to make a big play in a clutch situation, such as his famous buzzer-beating 60-foot shot that tied Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the New York Knicks; The Logo, in reference to his silhouette being incorporated into the NBA logo; Mr. Outside, in reference to his perimeter play with the Los Angeles Lakers; and Zeke from Cabin Creek, for the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia.
 West played the small forward position early in his career, and he was a standout at East Bank High School and at West Virginia University, where he led the Mountaineers to the 1959 NCAA championship game.
 He earned the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player honor despite the loss.
 He then embarked on a 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and was the co-captain of the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team, a squad that was inducted as a unit into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
The 1948–49 New York Knicks season was the third season for the team in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which later became the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The Knicks had a 32–28 record in 1948–49 and finished second in the Eastern Division, six games behind the Washington Capitols.
 New York qualified for the playoffs, and defeated the Baltimore Bullets 2–1 in a best-of-three series to earn a place in the Eastern Division Finals.
 In the division championship series, the Knicks lost to the Capitols, two games to one.
 Before the 1949–50 season, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League to form the NBA.
The 1983–84 New York Knicks season was the 38th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 In the regular season, the Knicks had a 47–35 record, and qualified for the NBA Playoffs as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference.
 New York was led by small forward Bernard King, who averaged 26.3 points per game (PPG) in the regular season and 34.8 PPG in the playoffs.
 In early 1984, King scored 50 points in consecutive games, against the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks.
Shandon Rodriguez Anderson (born December 31, 1973) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1996 to 2006.
 Growing up in Atlanta, Anderson attended the University of Georgia and played for four teams during his ten-year NBA career after being drafted by the Utah Jazz in 1996: the Jazz, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, and Miami Heat.
 He played the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Bernard King (born December 4, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player at the small forward position in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He played 14 seasons with the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and the Washington Bullets.
 He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 8, 2013.
 His younger brother, Albert, has also played in the NBA during his career.