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The 2008–09 New York Knicks season was the 63rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

• Patrick Ewing was selected for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in early September. Ewing headlined a class that included fellow legends Hakeem Olajuwon, former Knicks coach Pat Riley, Adrian Dantley, Cathy Rush, Dick Vitale and Bill Davidson.
• June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
• July 1: Start of free agency period.
• November 21: Mardy Collins and Zach Randolph traded to Los Angeles Clippers for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley. Traded Jamal Crawford to Golden State Warriors for Al Harrington.
• February 19: Traded Jerome James, Anthony Roberson and Tim Thomas to Chicago Bulls for Larry Hughes. Traded Malik Rose to Oklahoma City Thunder for Chris Wilcox.
• February 25: Waived Stephon Marbury.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	6	Danilo Gallinari	Forward	Italy	Olimpia Milano (Italy) 1988

Roster

New York Knicks roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 21 Chandler, Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DePaul G 5 Crawford, Joe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Kentucky C 34 Curry, Eddy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Thornwood HS (IL) G 1 Duhon, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Duke SF 8 Gallinari, Danilo  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Italy F/C 7 Harrington, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. Patrick HS (NJ) SG 0 Hughes, Larry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Saint Louis F/C 31 Hunter, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Michigan F/C 20 Jeffries, Jared 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Indiana F/C 42 Lee, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Florida G 32 Mobley, Cuttino  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Rhode Island G/F 23 Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) DePaul G 4 Robinson, Nate 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Washington C 18 Sene, Mouhamed 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Senegal F/C 9 Wilcox, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Maryland

Head coach Mike D'Antoni (Marshall) Assistant coach(es) Herb Williams (Ohio State) Phil Weber (NC State) Dan D'Antoni (Marshall) Kenny Atkinson (Richmond) Greg Brittenham (Nebraska–Kearney) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Standings

Game log

Player statistics

Season

†Statistics with the New York Knicks

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

See also

• 2008–09 NBA season

References

1. ^ "Knicks: Tickets". Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
2. "Clippers Acquire Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins From Knicks". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
3. Hu, Janny (November 22, 2008). "No small miracle – Crawford deal good for all sides". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
4. "Sources: Knicks trade for Bulls' Hughes". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
5. "Source: Knicks swap Rose for Wilcox". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
6. "NBA.com: Draft 2008". Archived from the original on November 1, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
7. "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.

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