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.[1]

2016–17 New York Knicks season
Head coachJeff Hornacek
General managerSteve Mills
PresidentPhil Jackson
OwnersThe Madison Square Garden Company
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record31–51 (.378)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG TV
RadioWEPN-FM
< 2015–16 2017–18 >

The off-season dominated with the acquisitions of former Chicago Bulls players Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah.

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

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

Roster

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2016–17 New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SF 7 Anthony, Carmelo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984–05–29 Syracuse
SG 31 Baker, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-03-30 Wichita State
C 14 Hernangómez, Willy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1994–05–27 Spain
SG 8 Holiday, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–04-05 Washington
SF 91 Kuzminskas, Mindaugas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1989–10–19 Lithuania
SF 2 Ndour, Maurice (DL) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–06–18 Ohio
C 13 Noah, Joakim (S) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1985–02–25 Florida
C 9 O'Quinn, Kyle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–03–26 Norfolk State
C 40 Plumlee, Marshall (DL) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1992–06–14 Duke
C 6 Porziņģis, Kristaps 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1995–08–02 Latvia
SG 5 Lee, Courtney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–10–03 Western Kentucky
PG 4 Randle, Chasson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–05 Stanford
PG 25 Rose, Derrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–10–04 Memphis
PF 42 Thomas, Lance 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988–04–24 Duke
SG 18 Vujačić, Sasha 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1984–03–08 Slovenia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2017–04–03

Standings

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Division

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Atlantic DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
cBoston Celtics5329.64630‍–‍1123‍–‍1811–582
xToronto Raptors5131.6222.028‍–‍1323‍–‍1814–282
New York Knicks3151.37822.019‍–‍2212‍–‍295–1182
Philadelphia 76ers2854.34125.017‍–‍2411‍–‍307–982
Brooklyn Nets2062.24433.013‍–‍287‍–‍343–1382

Conference

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Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1cBoston Celtics *5329.64682
2yCleveland Cavaliers *5131.6222.082
3xToronto Raptors5131.6222.082
4yWashington Wizards *4933.5984.082
5xAtlanta Hawks4339.52410.082
6xMilwaukee Bucks4240.51211.082
7xIndiana Pacers4240.51211.082
8xChicago Bulls4141.50012.082
9Miami Heat4141.50012.082
10Detroit Pistons3745.45116.082
11Charlotte Hornets3646.43917.082
12New York Knicks3151.37822.082
13Orlando Magic2953.35424.082
14Philadelphia 76ers2854.34125.082
15Brooklyn Nets2062.24433.082

Game log

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Pre-season

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2016 pre-season game log
Total: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Pre-season: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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

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2016–17 game log
Total: 31–51 (Home: 19–22; Road: 12–29)
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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)
March : 5–11 (home: 2–3; road: 3–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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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

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Trades

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June 22, 2016
To New York Knicks
Derrick Rose[2]
Justin Holiday
2017 2nd round-pick
To Chicago Bulls
Robin Lopez[3]
José Calderón
Jerian Grant

Free agency

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Re-signed

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Player Signed
Lance Thomas[4] 4-year contract worth $27 million
Sasha Vujačić[5] 1-year contract worth $980,431

Additions

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Player Signed Former team
Joakim Noah[6] 4-year contract worth $72 million Chicago Bulls
Courtney Lee[6] 4-year contract worth $50 million Charlotte Hornets
Brandon Jennings[6] 1-year contract worth $5 million Orlando Magic
Marshall Plumlee[7] 3-year contract worth $2.5 million Duke Blue Devils
Mindaugas Kuzminskas[8] 2-year contract worth $6 million Unicaja Málaga
Maurice Ndour[9] 2-year contract worth $1.5 million Real Madrid
Amar'e Stoudemire[10] 1-day retirement deal Miami Heat
Ron Baker[11] Wichita State Shockers
J. P. Tokoto[12] Oklahoma City Blue
Chasson Randle[13] ČEZ Nymburk

Subtractions

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Player Reason left New team
Arron Afflalo[14] 2-year contract worth $25 million Sacramento Kings
Derrick Williams[15] 1-year contract worth $5 million Miami Heat
Langston Galloway[16] 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

References

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  1. ^ "Knicks Name Jeff Hornacek Head Coach". NBA. June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "Knicks acquire Derrick Rose". nba.com/knicks. June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bulls send Derrick Rose to New York in five-player deal". nba.com/bulls. June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Knicks re-sign Lance Thomas". nba.com/knicks. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Knicks re-sign Sasha Vujacic". nba.com/knicks. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "Knicks sign three free agents". nba.com/knicks. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Knicks sign Marshall Plumlee". nba.com/knicks. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "Knicks sign Mindaugas Kuzminskas". nba.com/knicks. July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "Knicks sign Maurice Ndour". nba.com/knicks. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  10. ^ "Amar'e Stoudemire announces retirement". nba.com/knicks. July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  11. ^ "Knicks sign Ron Baker". nba.com/knicks. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  12. ^ "Knicks sign J.P. Tokoto". nba.com/knicks. August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  13. ^ "Knicks sign Chasson Randle". nba.com/knicks. August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  14. ^ "Kings sign four free agents". nba.com/kings. July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  15. ^ "Hat announce free agent signings". nba.com/heat. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  16. ^ "Pelicans sign free agents Hill, Moore and Galloway". nba.com/pelicans. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.