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NEW YORK, June 28, 2017 – MSG Executive Chairman Jim Dolan and Phil Jackson announced today that, after discussing the future of the New York Knicks, they have mutually agreed to part company. Mr. Jackson is leaving his post as President of Basketball Operations, effective immediately."After careful thought and consideration, we mutually agreed that the Knicks will be going in a different direction," said Mr. Dolan. "Phil Jackson is one of the most celebrated and successful individuals in the history of the NBA. His legacy in the game of basketball is unmatched. We wish him the best and thank him for his service to the Knicks as both a player and an executive."While we are currently evaluating how best to move forward regarding the leadership of the organization, I will not be involved in the operation of the team," continued Mr. Dolan. "Steve Mills, the team’s general manager, will run the day-to-day business of the organization over the short term. Tim Leiweke, who brings tremendous expertise and experience in sports franchise management from both Toronto and Los Angeles and is our partner in the Oak View Group, will advise and work with Steve on an interim basis to help develop a go-forward plan." “The New York Knicks will always hold a special place in my heart,” Mr. Jackson said. “This team and this town launched my NBA career. I will forever be indebted to them. I am grateful to Mr. Dolan for giving me the opportunity to return here."I had hoped, of course, to bring another NBA championship to the Garden. As someone who treasures winning, I am deeply disappointed that we weren’t able to do that. New York fans deserve nothing less. I wish them and the Knicks organization all the best – today and always.”

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Phil Jackson, New York Knicks Agree to Part Company

Jonah Ballow

NEW YORK, February 27, 2017 – New York Knickerbockers President Phil Jackson announced today the team has signed free agent guard Chasson Randle to a contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In addition, guard Brandon Jennings has been waived. Randle, 6-2, 185-pounds, appeared in eight games for Philadelphia this season, averaging 5.3 points over 9.3 minutes, before being waived on Feb. 23. Signed on Jan. 10 by the 76ers, the Stanford University product became the fourth-ever NBA Call-Up of the D-League’s Westchester Knicks, where he averaged 20.4 points, on 42.2-percent shooting, over 32.2 minutes in 20 games. Prior to the D-League, Randle appeared in three preseason games for New York before being waived on Oct. 21. Jennings, 6-1, 170-pounds, was originally signed by the Knicks as a free agent on Jul. 8, 2016. He had averaged 8.6 points, 4.9 assists and 24.6 minutes in 58 games.

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Knicks Sign Chasson Randle

The top three-point shooters from the 1988-89 Atlantic Division Champion New York Knickerbockers basketball team reunited - 28 years later - in celebration of the franchise’s 70th anniversary season. The quintet’s legacy, then known as “The Bomb Squad,” was established when they shattered league records for long-distance shooting, setting marks that almost doubled previous totals.

The forum, hosted by Knicks.com’s Jonah Ballow was streamed on Facebook Live (www.facebook.com/nyknicks).

Who: Mark Jackson, Johnny Newman, Rod Strickland Trent Tucker Gerald Wilkins, Knicks Historian Dennis D’Agostino

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WATCH: Knicks Host 1988-89 Three-Point Shooters Reunion

NEW YORK, October 18, 2016 – New York Knickerbockers President Phil Jackson announced today that the team has re-signed forward Cleanthony Early. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Early, 6-8, 210-pounds, averaged 1.8 points in 17 games for New York during his second NBA season in 2015-16, a year shortened by a right knee injury. He was assigned to the NBA D-League’s Westchester Knicks on four separate occasions, averaging 15.6 points and 7.3 rebounds in seven appearances. The Bronx, NY-native was originally drafted by New York in the second round (34th overall) of the 2014 NBA Draft.

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Knicks Re-Sign Cleanthony Early

NEW YORK, March 16, 2016 – New York Knickerbockers President Phil Jackson announced today that the team has signed guard Tony Wroten. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Wroten, 6-6, 205-pounds, holds career averages of 11.1 points, on 41.3-percent shooting, 3.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds over 21.2 minutes in 145 games (34 starts) in four seasons with Memphis and Philadelphia. This season, he averaged 8.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists over 18.0 minutes in eight games with Philadelphia before being waived on Dec. 24.

The Seattle, WA-native was originally selected by Memphis with the 25th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft following his freshman season at the University of Washington.

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Knicks Sign Wroten

—Program Tips Off in NYC with NBA-Themed Fan Voting Booths Outside of Madison Square Garden—

NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2014 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Sprint will tip off NBA All-Star Balloting 2015 today in New York City, the official host city of NBA All-Star 2015.  Balloting begins at 2:00 p.m. ET. 

 This afternoon during rush hour, the NBA and Sprint will celebrate the start of balloting with voting fan stations outside of Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center.  NBA Legends Darryl Dawkins, Earl Monroe, Gary Payton, and Mitch Richmond will greet fans and commuters and encourage them to cast the first votes at the special NBA-themed voting booths.

NBA All-Star Balloting 2015 presented by Sprint gives fans around the world the opportunity to vote daily for their favorite players as starters for NBA All-Star Game 2015.  The official NBA All-Star Ballot presented by Sprint will include all current NBA players for the first time ever.  Fans will continue to select two guards and three frontcourt players when choosing the starters for the 2015 NBA All-Star Game, but can now vote for any current NBA player.

As part of the NBA’s all-digital program, fans can vote on NBA.com, through social media networks including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Sina Weibo and Tencent Microblog in China, via SMS text, and the NBA Game Time and NBA Game Time from Sprint applications.

New to this year’s program is SAP, which will integrate daily stats into the online ballot.  Fans can sort players on the NBA Ballot by their current stats from NBA.com/stats powered by SAP HANA.  SAP will also host a new feature on NBA.com/stats called the SAP NBA All-Star 2015 Game Predictor.  After fans vote, they will be able to see how the East and West starters they picked would match up.  The game predictor will compare player statistics and compute a game score based on the fan’s picks. 

Balloting concludes on Monday, Jan. 19, and starters will be announced live on TNT on Thursday, Jan. 22, during a special one-hour edition of TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader.com at 7 p.m. ET, featuring Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kenny Smith. The special will air prior to TNT’s exclusive doubleheader featuring the San Antonio Spurs at the Chicago Bulls (8 p.m. ET) and the Brooklyn Nets at the Los Angeles Clippers (10:30 p.m. ET).

About NBA All-Star 2015NBA All-Star 2015 in New York City will bring together some of the most talented and passionate players in the league’s history for a global celebration of the game.  The 64th NBA All-Star Game, which will take place Sunday, Feb. 15 at Madison Square Garden, will reach fans in 215 countries and territories in 47 languages.  TNT will televise the All-Star Game for the 13th consecutive year, marking Turner Sports' 30th year of All-Star coverage.  Barclays Center in Brooklyn will host the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, Feb. 13 and State Farm All-Star Saturday Night on Saturday, Feb. 14.  Other events at Barclays Center will include the NBA Development League All-Star Game presented by Kumho Tire and the NBA Development League Dream Factory presented by Boost Mobile on Sunday, Feb. 15.  Madison Square Garden will host Friday night’s Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.

Contact:Kim Mandara, NBA, 212.407.8158 or kmandara@nba.com

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NBA All-Star Balloting 2015 Presented by Sprite Begins Today

Charlie Widdoes

NEW YORK--New York Knickerbockers President Phil Jackson announced today that the team has named Kurt Rambis associate head coach. The hiring reunites Rambis with Head Coach Derek Fisher, with whom he spent 10 seasons with at the Los Angeles Lakers.

         “Together, Derek and I have started assembling a coaching staff to lead this team on and off the court,” Jackson said. “The three of us are similar in our philosophies and our approach to the game.”

         Rambis has been a part of eight NBA Championship teams as either a player, assistant coach or advisor/assistant general manager, all with the Lakers. He comes to the Knicks bench as the franchise’s first-ever associate head coach after completing his third stint as an assistant coach with the Lakers last season. He spent 13 seasons on the Lakers bench, including seven under Jackson.

         “Kurt is exactly the type of person we want in our organization to help develop our culture of success,” Fisher said. “His vast knowledge and experience as a championship player and coach are traits that we embrace adding to our staff.”

Rambis returns to New York 34 years after the team originally drafted him in the third round (58th overall) of the 1980 NBA Draft out of Santa Clara University, although he never appeared in a game for the Knicks. In 14 seasons, he played in 880 regular season games, averaging 5.2 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Lakers, original Charlotte Hornets, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings. With the Lakers, Rambis was a member of four NBA Championship teams over a seven-year span (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988).

                           Season      Team                         G   RPG   APG   PPG

                           1981-82      L.A. Lakers*               64     5.4     0.9     4.6

                           1982-83      L.A. Lakers                 78     6.8     1.2     7.5

                           1983-84      L.A. Lakers                 47     5.7     0.7     3.6

                           1984-85      L.A. Lakers*               82     6.4     0.8     5.2

                           1985-86      L.A. Lakers                 74     7.0     0.9     5.5

                           1986-87      L.A. Lakers*               78     5.8     0.8     5.7

                           1987-88      L.A. Lakers*               70     3.8     0.8     4.0

                           1988-89      Charlotte                   75     9.4     2.1   11.0

                           1989-90      Charlotte/Phoenix       74     7.1     1.8     6.2

                           1990-91      Phoenix                     62     4.3     1.0     3.6

                           1991-92      Phoenix                     28     3.8     1.3     3.2

                           1992-93      Phoenix/Sacramento   72     3.2     0.7     2.5

                           1993-94      L.A. Lakers                 50     3.8     0.6     3.3

                           1994-95      L.A. Lakers                 26     1.3     0.6     1.7

                           Totals                                      880    5.6    1.1    5.2

                                                               Regular Season   Playoffs           

                           Season      Team           W       L   Pct.     W    L   Pct.

                           1998-99      L.A. Lakers   24      13   .649      3    5   .375

                           2009-10      Minnesota     15      67   .183       -    -     ---

                           2010-11      Minnesota     17      65   .207       -    -     ---

                           Totals                           56   145  .279      3    5  .375

                           1994-95      L.A. Lakers           2003-04      L.A. Lakers

                           1995-96      L.A. Lakers           2005-06      L.A. Lakers

                           1996-97      L.A. Lakers           2006-07      L.A. Lakers

                           1997-98      L.A. Lakers           2007-08      L.A. Lakers

                           1998-99      L.A. Lakers           2008-09      L.A. Lakers*