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Julius Randle was the 1st player in New York Knicks history to ever win the Most Improved Player award

Julius Randle was the 1st Knicks player to average 20+ PPG/10+ RPG/5+ APG during 1 season in franchise history

Most career PTS in New York Knicks history: 1. Patrick Ewing (23,665) 2. Walt Frazier (14,617) 3. Willis Reed (12,183) 4. Allan Houston (11,165) 5. Carl Braun (10,449)

Patrick Ewing’s Knicks records: Career PTS (23,665), FGM (9,260), GP (1,039), MIN (37,586), REB (10,759), STL (1,061), BLK (2,758) & BPG (2.7), Season PTS (2,347), FGM (922), BLK (327) & BPG (4.0)

Most BLK during 1 season in Knicks history: 1. 1989-90 Patrick Ewing (327), 2. 1988-89 Patrick Ewing (281), 3. 1990-91 Patrick Ewing (258), T4. 1987-88 & 1991-92 Patrick Ewing (245)

Patrick Ewing’s HOF resume: 11x All Star, 1990 All-NBA 1st Team, 6x 2nd Team, 3x All-Defense 2nd Team, 1986 ROY & All-Rookie Team, #33 retired by Knicks

August 3, 1949: The Basketball Association of America (BAA), which included the BOS Celtics, MPLS Lakers, NY Knicks, PHI Warriors, and RNY Royals merged with the National Basketball League (NBL), which included the SYR Nationals and Tri-Cities Blackhawks, to form the NBA

July 25, 2020: New York Knicks hired HC Tom Thibodeau as the team’s new Head Coach. NYK had the worst record (.410 win%), most head coaches (14), and fewest playoff appearances (6) of any NBA team since James Dolan took over as MSG chairman in 2000 before hiring Thibodeau

June 25, 2015: C Karl-Anthony Towns went 1st overall to the Timberwolves in the NBA Draft. D-Lo went 2nd to the Lakers, Knicks fans booed when they drafted future All-Star PF Kristaps Porzingis 4th, and PHX got the steal of the draft with SG Devin Booker 13th

Most REB during 1 season in Knicks history: 1. 1968-69 Willis Reed (1,191), 2. 1964-65 Willis Reed (1,175), 3. 1965-66 Walt Bellamy (1,152), 4. 1966-67 Willis Reed (1,136), 5. 1969-70 Willis Reed (1,126)

Willis Reed’s ranks in Knicks history: 4 of Top 5 season REB (1,191, 1,175, 1,136, 1,126), 2nd in career REB (8,414) & RPG (12.9), 3rd in career PTS (12,183) & FGM (4,859), 3rd-5th in season RPG (14.7, 14.6, 14.5), 4th in career MIN (23,073)

Willis Reed’s HOF resume: 7x All Star, 1970 All-NBA 1st Team; 4x 2nd Team, 2x NBA Champ; 2x Finals MVP, 1969-70 NBA MVP, 1970 All-Defense, 1965 ROY; All-Rookie, 1970 ASG MVP, 1st to win NBA/Finals/ASG MVP in same season, #19 retired by Knicks

June 18, 1985: New York Knicks selected future Hall of Fame C Patrick Ewing out of Georgetown with the 1st overall pick after winning the 1st lottery in NBA history. Utah Jazz also selected future HOF PF Karl Malone 13th overall

June 11, 1999: New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers in Eastern Conference Finals Game 6 to become the very 1st #8 seed to ever reach the NBA Finals

New York Knicks became the 2nd team to allow the lowest PPG/FG%/3P% during a season in NBA history, joining the 1992-93 Knicks

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