The Knicks take on the Pacers in the first action of the 2021-22 season. Kemba suits up! So does Fournier! Mitch and Noel are hurt, womp womp. But excitement abounds!

Derrick Rose was the midseason ​​mercenary of the 2020-21 Knicks, proving to be their X-factor down the stretch of the regular season. With major investment into the point guard position this summer, how will his role change this season?

An offseason full of competence has led us to this moment — the start of preseason, and the reckoning that comes with realizing that extremely Thibs-y rookie Deuce McBride might not get minutes this year, despite a stellar Summer League. The best part? That’s totally OK.

In the final year of his rookie contract, Kevin Knox will likely struggle to find playing time this season for the Knicks. Could this be his last year in orange and blue?

A bastion of aging gracefully and culture in the NBA, The Knicks’ veteran center Taj Gibson returns for his third season with the team this year. Is there any surer thing than Taj’s impact on and off the court this year?

What does defensive play type data tell us? Does it measure defense effectively in the NBA? Drew looks to answer these questions and maybe find a better way of doing things.

The most painful loss of the 2020-21 season seems to have laid the blueprint for the Knicks going forward. Could the Knicks be taking on the Hawks’ strategy for team building… but better?

Nearly out of the league in 2018, shortly after his first stint with the Knicks, it appeared Derrick Rose’s career might be coming to a close prematurely. But a reunion with Tom Thibodeau in Minnesota sparked a redemption arc that came full circle with Thibs in New York in 2021.

While the Kemba Walker signing was a coup for the Knicks at his reduced price tag, the signing still comes with risks — namely, Kemba’s increasingly faulty knees. What can Tom Thibodeau do to keep the Knicks’ former All-Star healthy this year?

Welcome to Part 2 of our second Knicktion: Knicks-based fiction. In Part 1, the Knicks assembled the super team of James Dolan’s dreams, landing Chris Paul and eventually Carmelo Anthony. But both signed one-year deals with the intention of winning a championship, with the mighty Miami Heat standing in their way.

Welcome to our second Knicktion: Knicks-based fiction. In the first part of this two-part series, Shwinnypooh and Knicks Illustrated imagine a world where the Knicks balked at Denver’s asking price for Carmelo Anthony in 2011, letting him instead go to their crosstown rival.

Can a team truly affect the 3-point percentage of their opponents on defense? Can one season at a time even properly contextualize 3-point shooting? Were the Knicks just “lucky” to achieve the best 3-point defense in the NBA this year? Drew tries to find the answers.

Have you ever looked at some of these advanced stats floating around the NBA universe and wondered what the hell they mean? Or seen something with your eyes that you can’t quite figure out how to prove or disprove with data? Ask away in the comments and Drew will answer!

The first major domino to fall in the Knicks’ offseason plans, Evan Fournier should offer a level of scoring versatility that New York sorely needed last year. What do the film and stats say about the Knicks’ new shooting guard’s potential impact on the team?

Kemba Walker playing for the Knicks this year is about much more than just a near-perfect fit on the basketball court — it represents one of the most true New York-style point guards ever getting to come home and play on New York’s biggest stage again.

The Knicks kicked off Summer League play against the Raptors on Sunday afternoon, and though they showed a considerable amount of rust and jitters, the young Knicks gave glimpses of lots of potential.

You know Immanuel Quickley, Deuce McBride, Obi Toppin, and Quentin Grimes. But what about the “other guys” on the Knicks’ Summer League team? Could one of them fill a future two-way contract on the Knicks?

Kemba Walker is a New York Knick. The four-time All-Star is presumably a fit on any team, but just how perfect is he for this Knicks team?

The Knicks were once deemed by a prominent NBA reporter to be “rudderless.” In 2021, the team seems to finally have found its rudder, with Leon Rose’s front office braintrust.

If the bigger name point guards are all off the board for the Knicks in free agency, could Cam Payne present a solid consolation prize as a late-blooming guard with scoring and transition appeal, fresh off a Finals run?