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Knicks' Josh Hart listed as potential trade candidate this offseason
Feb 11, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; New York Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) talks to fans in the second half against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images Feb 11, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; New York Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) talks to fans in the second half against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images The New York Knicks are going to be looking at a variety of ways to improve the roster this offseason. After coming up just short of reaching the NBA Finals this past season, they will want to substantially improve the team to give them a better chance at winning a title. It is still unclear how they will approach the trade and free agent markets. They are also still in the midst of a head coaching search, so things could look a bit different next season. Knicks could trade Josh Hart this summer If they conduct a massive trade, it could come at the cost of one or multiple core pieces. Bleacher Report's Dan Favale listed Josh Hart as a likely trade candidate should the Knicks make a big move this summer. Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images 'If the New York Knicks are going to do anything substantial this offseason, it will require parting with one of their top six players. Process of elimination narrows it down to Josh Hart or Mitchell Robinson,' Favale wrote. 'Hart wins out over Robinson because he's making $6.5 million more ($19.5 million versus $13 million), but also because he's less of an anomaly. Nobody else on the roster brings Robinson's combination of size, interior deterrence, offensive rebounding and (when healthy) mobility.' Advertisement Hart is one of the more impactful players on the roster, but it became clear that his fit in the starting five was wonky. He wasn't aggressively looking to score, which allowed teams to throw their big man on him since he wasn't much of a threat to score. Hart must be traded only for a clear upgrade This, in turn, hurt the Knicks' floor spacing, as there wasn't enough offensive aggression from him to help open up the floor. Trading Hart would be a tough decision, as his rebounding and playmaking abilities are still very much useful in a bench role. Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images However, if they can move him for a clear upgrade, New York shouldn't hesitate to consider a deal for him. The Knicks are looking to take the next step towards winning a championship, and doing so comes at the cost of making tough decisions. Advertisement Ultimately, there is currently no indication that the Knicks are looking to trade Hart, but anything could happen in the coming weeks that quickly changes that. Related Headlines
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NBA Expert's Trade Prediction for Knicks May Not Please Jalen Brunson
NBA Expert's Trade Prediction for Knicks May Not Please Jalen Brunson originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Knicks had a special 2024-25 season. They made the conference finals for the first time since 2000 and had two players—Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns—make the All-Star team. Advertisement The Indiana Pacers beat the Knicks in the conference finals in six games. A few days after the series ended, New York stunningly fired Tom Thibodeau as head coach. Thibodeau was hired by the Knicks in 2020. He went 226-174 in the regular season and 24-23 in the postseason and won the 2021 Coach of the Year award. New York has interviewed former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins and former Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown the for coaching vacancy. New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson is close friends with Josh Ruszkowski-Imagn Images Knicks president Leon Rose made a huge trade before the start of the 2024-25 season, acquiring Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves. While it's still way too early to tell what New York will do this offseason, Dan Favale of Bleacher Report thinks Josh Hart could be traded. Advertisement "Hart wins out over Mitchell Robinson because he's making $6.5 million more ($19.5 million versus $13 million), but also because he's less of an anomaly," Favale wrote. "Nobody else on the roster brings Robinson's combination of size, interior deterrence, offensive rebounding and (when healthy) mobility." Trading Hart, though, could have an impact on Brunson. Hart and Brunson are close friends. They were teammates in college at Villanova and have a podcast together. Hart played in 77 games for the Knicks this season. He averaged 13.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 5.9 assists while shooting 52.5% from the field, 33.3% from beyond the arc and 77.6% from the foul line. Advertisement The 30-year-old Hart will make $19.4 million next season. Related: Knicks' Pursuit of Jason Kidd Gets New Update This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
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Pacers Andrew Nembhard, Myles Turner struggling against Knicks' lineup change
NEW YORK — Andrew Nembhard was asked how the Eastern Conference Finals have changed for him personally since the Knicks switched their lineups and rotations in Game 3 to go bigger in the starting five and deeper into the bench than they've done in these playoffs and most of this season. 'I'm just gonna keep that to myself,' Nembhard said. Advertisement It's more than understandable that he'd rather not discuss it because the changing of the matchups has clearly made his life significantly more difficult. In Games 1 and 2 in the series, Nembhard scored a combined 27 points (13.5 per game) on 11 of 18 shooting (61.1%) including 4 of 5 from 3-point range. In the last three games he has just 18 points total (6.0 per game) on 5 of 26 shooting (19.2%) including 1 of 6 from 3. The Knicks made changes to improve defensively. Though the Pacers scored a playoff-high 130 points in Game 4, they scored just 100 in Game 3 and 94 in Game 5, their two lowest figures in these playoffs. The big change was to put center Mitchell Robinson in the starting lineup and move wing Josh Hart to the bench. Though Hart is one of the Knicks' three top wing defenders along with Mikal Bridges and O.G. Anunoby, they needed better rim protection to take away some of the Pacers' paint scoring opportunities and also a center more suited to switch on to ball-handlers on the pick and roll. Karl-Anthony Towns is one of the league's top scoring and rebounding centers but defense is not his strongest suit. He scores too much to move to the bench, but Robinson's presence covers more bases. That move led to shifts in other matchups. Anunoby, one of the most versatile defenders in the NBA, was primarily taking on Pacers All-Star power forward Pascal Siakam to start the series . The Knicks have instead used Robinson and Towns to guard him, trying to combat his skill and elusiveness with size. They could have used Jalen Brunson on Nembhard, but instead, they've put Brunson on Aaron Nesmith and Nembhard has been dealing with the 6-7 Anunoby at the start of games and often times the 6-4 Hart later. It puts Nesmith in a bit more advantageous matchup, but he's been battling through a sprained ankle and hasn't been as explosive. Meanwhile having Anunoby on Nembhard and Bridges on Tyrese Haliburton means the Knicks have ace defenders on the two players who most frequently initiate offense and that's made it difficult to get anything started. Advertisement Nembhard has also seen his life get more difficult because the Knicks have been more willing to dig into their bench. Guards Landry Shamet and Delon Wright barely played in the playoffs before Game 3 of this series. Wright had just four minutes in the entire playoffs before that point. However, coach Tom Thibodeau has called on them to play double-figure minutes in each of the last three games. Nembhard has had to deal with both players as defenders which has meant guards with fresh legs when Anunoby has been off the floor. The defensive shift has been tough on Nembhard and it's been tough on Myles Turner as well as Turner has frequently had to deal with Mitchell Robinson directly. Turner only took three shots in Game 5. Two of them came when Robinson was off the floor and he was being defended by Towns. The first, an early 3-pointer, came when Robinson dipped deep down toward the paint to try to cut off a drive by Haliburton and Turner stayed back at the 3-point line and hit from 3. He finished 2 of 3 from the field for five points. Turner's shooting numbers weren't as dramatically different in Games 3 and 4 as compared to Games 1 and 2. He averaged 15.5 points per game in the first four games. He did struggle from the 3-point arc, however, he's now 5 of 19 from beyond the arc for the series and he's struggled on the glass, averaging just 3.4 rebounds per game and not grabbing more than five in any of the games. Nembhard and Turner are both critical to Haliburton's success as Nembhard is the secondary ball-handler who allows Haliburton to run around without the ball and Turner is his best ball screen partner. As the Pacers try to adjust and get past the Knicks into their first Finals since 2000 and the second in history, they'll be looking to get both more involved. Advertisement "The great part about the playoffs is you watch the film and see where you can get better," Haliburton said. "And we play again in two days." This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Andrew Nembhard, Myles Turner struggling against Knicks' lineup change
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Knicks' Josh Hart defends Tom Thibodeau in social media post
Dec 3, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau talks to guard Josh Hart (3) during the third quarter against the Orlando Magic at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images Dec 3, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau talks to guard Josh Hart (3) during the third quarter against the Orlando Magic at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images Since the New York Knicks fired their head coach Tom Thibodeau last week, fans have eagerly expressed their opinions about the firing. Some felt that the move wasn't necessary after reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years, but many others felt that despite that, a change was needed. Knicks' Josh Hart goes off on Tom Thibodeau haters on social media Josh Hart took to social media to defend his former head coach, and took a jab at those who have criticized him since he was let go. Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images 'All y'all talking trash about Thibs lame as hell,' Hart posted on X. 'A different direction was taken but y'all should be appreciative for what he did for the team and organization.' Advertisement Hart saw his best individual seasons under Thibodeau's coaching. Thibodeau trusted Hart seemingly more than any other player, playing him more minutes than anyone else and believing that his all-around impact made a huge difference on the court. Hart thrived under Thibodeau Hart had a strong 2024-25 season, averaging 13.6 points and career-highs in rebounds (9.6) and assists (5.9). He was one of the Knicks' most impactful players, bringing energy and hustle when the team needed that kind of presence. Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images His role could potentially look a bit different under a new head coach. Thibodeau notably benched Hart in favor of Mitchell Robinson during the Eastern Conference Finals, and there is a possibility that the next head coach will want to make that new starting five a regular thing. Advertisement Regardless, his on-court impact shouldn't change, even with Thibodeau gone. The hope is that a head coaching change will spark an opportunity for them to win an NBA title. Related Headlines
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Stunning gymnast Suni Lee gives two-word response to taunt about OG Anunoby dating rumors
Gymnast Suni Lee gave a hysterical response on Saturday to a heckle referencing the rumors of a relationship between her and Knicks star OG Anunoby. The lighthearted suggestions of a romance between the pair began back in April, when Lee was spotted sitting courtside for a Knicks-Suns game in which Anunoby ultimately scored 32 points. Actress Anne Hathaway was also present at that game. From there, some Knicks fans became convinced that Lee (who attended several playoff games too) was something of a good luck charm for Anuboby, with his teammate Josh Hart even saying on his 'Roommates Show' podcast that the Knicks 'need' Lee and Hathaway at every playoff matchup. Lee was talking about her Knicks fandom this weekend at Fanatics Fest when a fan interrupted her by shouting out Anunoby's name. 'OG!', he yelled. Lee looked a bit stunned as she laughed the comment off, before telling the fan that the comment was 'out of pocket.' Fan: 'OG!' Suni Lee: 'Outta pocket.' 💀 (via @FiresideKnicks, @FanaticsFest) — Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) June 21, 2025 And some fans were on the gold medalist's side as they reacted to the remark. 'She was so embarrassed,' one wrote on X. 'Why they gotta do that,' a second said. And a third joked: 'OG finna hit her up after this.' Lee and Anunoby posed for some pictures after the Knicks beat the Magic on December 3, though the fellow athletes have not actually been spotted outside of Madison Square Garden together. Nonetheless, Lee became a Knicks fan favorite as they had their best postseason run in 25 years and went to the Eastern Conference Finals. Unfortunately, the Knicks lost to the Pistons in the first round on April 21 when Lee was seen sitting on Celebrity Row. Anunoby had a modest 10 points and shot 0-4 from three in that game. The Knicks also lost with Lee in attendance in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals vs. the Pacers, as Indiana pulled off a stunning comeback to win 138-135 in overtime. Anunoby performed better in that game, as he scored 16 points in the loss. While London-born Anunoby had an impressive year for the Knicks, Lee captured her second Olympic gold medal for Team USA last summer. After previously winning an all-around gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she claimed another in the team event in Paris
