One of the three original franchises who survive to this day, they won a third championship in 2026, adding to a long legacy with legends like Willis Reed, Patrick Ewing, and Jalen Brunson
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King of the hill, top of the heap: 34 greatest players in Knicks franchise history
One of the three original BAA franchises from the league’s 1946 inception that are still active to this day, the Knicks have just seven NBA Finals appearances and two titles over those 75 years, but have certainly produced numerous memorable players, the 29 greatest of which are counted down here.
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- All-time greatest players
- Conference Finals upset loss to Bullets (1971)
- Conference Finals upset over Celtics (1972)
- Conference Finals upset over Celtics (1973)
- Conference Finals upset over Pacers (1999)
- In game seven of the 1970 NBA Finals
- Isiah Thomas tenure as coach
- Isiah Thomas tenure as general manager
- Loss to Heat in 1997 Conference Semifinals
- Playing in the first NBA game
- Purchasing by James Dolan (1997)
- Rivalry with Bulls
- Rivalry with Heat
- Rivalry with Nets
- Rivalry with Nets (geographical)
- Scott Layden tenure as general manager
- Struggling in the regular season of their ’72-’73 championship season
- Subject of the book When the Garden Was Eden
- Trading Walt Bellamy to the Pistons for Dave DeBusschere
- Upsetting the Heat in the 1998 playoffs first round
- Upsetting the Heat in the 1999 playoffs first round
- Willis Reed tenure as coach
- Winning inaugural draft lottery (1985)