Last Updated on June 5, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the New York Knicks 1986–87 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics:
Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
Birth Date |
College/From |
| 1 |
Patrick Ewing |
C |
7’0″ |
240 lbs |
Aug 5, 1962 |
Georgetown |
| 2 |
Gerald Henderson |
PG |
6’2″ |
175 lbs |
Jan 16, 1956 |
Virginia Commonwealth |
| 3 |
Gerald Wilkins |
SG |
6’6″ |
185 lbs |
Sep 11, 1963 |
Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 4 |
Kenny Walker |
SF |
6’8″ |
210 lbs |
Aug 18, 1964 |
Kentucky |
| 5 |
Bill Cartwright |
C |
7’1″ |
245 lbs |
Jul 30, 1957 |
San Francisco |
| 6 |
Trent Tucker |
SG |
6’5″ |
190 lbs |
Dec 20, 1959 |
Minnesota |
| 7 |
Rory Sparrow |
PG |
6’2″ |
175 lbs |
Jun 12, 1958 |
Villanova |
| 8 |
Louis Orr |
SF |
6’8″ |
175 lbs |
May 7, 1958 |
Syracuse |
| 9 |
Pat Cummings |
PF |
6’9″ |
230 lbs |
Jul 11, 1956 |
Cincinnati |
| 10 |
Eddie Lee Wilkins |
C |
6’10” |
225 lbs |
May 7, 1962 |
Gardner–Webb |
| 11 |
Jawann Oldham |
C |
7’0″ |
240 lbs |
Jul 4, 1957 |
Seattle |
| 12 |
Chris McNealy |
SF |
6’7″ |
210 lbs |
Jul 15, 1961 |
San Jose State |
| 13 |
Brad Wright |
PF |
6’11” |
225 lbs |
Mar 26, 1962 |
UCLA |
| 14 |
Stewart Granger |
PG |
6’3″ |
190 lbs |
Oct 27, 1961 |
Villanova |
| 15 |
Bob Thornton |
PF |
6’10” |
225 lbs |
Jul 10, 1962 |
UC Irvine |
| 16 |
Bill Martin |
SF |
6’7″ |
215 lbs |
Aug 16, 1962 |
Georgetown |
| 17 |
McKinley Singleton |
SG |
6’5″ |
190 lbs |
Oct 29, 1961 |
Alabama State |
| 18 |
Bernard King |
SF |
6’7″ |
205 lbs |
Dec 4, 1956 |
Tennessee |
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Bernard King |
SF |
30 |
6 |
4 |
35.7 |
22.7 |
5.3 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
17.5 |
8.7 |
.495 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
7.2 |
5.3 |
.744 |
| Patrick Ewing |
PF |
24 |
63 |
63 |
35.0 |
21.5 |
8.8 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
16.7 |
8.4 |
.503 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
.000 |
6.6 |
4.7 |
.713 |
| Gerald Wilkins |
SG |
23 |
80 |
73 |
34.5 |
19.1 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
16.3 |
7.9 |
.486 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
.351 |
4.2 |
2.9 |
.701 |
| Bill Cartwright |
C |
29 |
58 |
50 |
34.3 |
17.5 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
10.9 |
5.8 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
7.6 |
6.0 |
.790 |
| Trent Tucker |
SG |
27 |
70 |
15 |
24.2 |
11.4 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
9.9 |
4.6 |
.470 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
.422 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
.762 |
| Gerald Henderson |
PG |
31 |
68 |
53 |
27.8 |
10.9 |
2.4 |
6.5 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
9.2 |
4.0 |
.438 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
.257 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
.816 |
| Kenny Walker |
SF |
22 |
68 |
64 |
25.3 |
10.4 |
5.0 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
8.5 |
4.2 |
.491 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
.757 |
| Pat Cummings |
PF |
30 |
49 |
11 |
21.6 |
8.6 |
6.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
7.8 |
3.5 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
.718 |
| Rory Sparrow |
PG |
28 |
80 |
30 |
24.4 |
7.6 |
1.4 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
7.4 |
3.3 |
.446 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
.262 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
.798 |
| Louis Orr |
SF |
28 |
65 |
8 |
22.2 |
7.0 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
6.0 |
2.6 |
.427 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
.200 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
.727 |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins |
PF |
24 |
24 |
10 |
18.9 |
5.8 |
4.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
5.3 |
2.3 |
.441 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
.466 |
| Jawann Oldham |
C |
29 |
44 |
9 |
17.6 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
.408 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
.544 |
| Chris McNealy |
PF |
25 |
59 |
16 |
16.5 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
.492 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
.650 |
| Brad Wright |
PF |
24 |
14 |
0 |
9.9 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
.435 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
.429 |
| Stewart Granger |
PG |
25 |
15 |
0 |
11.1 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
.370 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
.818 |
| Bill Martin |
SF |
24 |
8 |
0 |
8.5 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
.360 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
.875 |
| Bob Thornton |
PF |
24 |
33 |
4 |
8.5 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
.433 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
.650 |
| McKinley Singleton |
PG |
25 |
2 |
0 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
.667 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
| Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
241.2 |
103.8 |
39.9 |
23.7 |
8.6 |
4.8 |
17.3 |
85.6 |
40.6 |
.474 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
.333 |
28.8 |
21.0 |
.730 |
Regular Season Per 36 Minutes
| PLR |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Bernard King |
SF |
30 |
6 |
4 |
35.7 |
22.9 |
5.4 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
17.7 |
8.7 |
.495 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
7.2 |
5.4 |
.744 |
| Patrick Ewing |
PF |
24 |
63 |
63 |
35.0 |
22.1 |
9.1 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
17.2 |
8.6 |
.503 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
.000 |
6.8 |
4.8 |
.713 |
| Gerald Wilkins |
SG |
23 |
80 |
73 |
34.5 |
19.9 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
17.0 |
8.3 |
.486 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
.351 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
.701 |
| Bill Cartwright |
C |
29 |
58 |
50 |
34.3 |
18.4 |
8.1 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
11.4 |
6.1 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
7.9 |
6.3 |
.790 |
| Trent Tucker |
SG |
27 |
70 |
15 |
24.2 |
16.9 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
14.7 |
6.9 |
.470 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
.422 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
.762 |
| Kenny Walker |
SF |
22 |
68 |
64 |
25.3 |
14.9 |
7.1 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
12.2 |
6.0 |
.491 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
.757 |
| Pat Cummings |
PF |
30 |
49 |
11 |
21.6 |
14.4 |
10.6 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
13.0 |
5.9 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
.718 |
| Gerald Henderson |
PG |
31 |
68 |
53 |
27.8 |
14.1 |
3.2 |
8.4 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
11.9 |
5.2 |
.438 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
.257 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
.816 |
| McKinley Singleton |
PG |
25 |
2 |
0 |
5.0 |
14.4 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
10.8 |
7.2 |
.667 |
3.6 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
| Louis Orr |
SF |
28 |
65 |
8 |
22.2 |
11.4 |
5.8 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
9.7 |
4.1 |
.427 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
.200 |
4.3 |
3.1 |
.727 |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins |
PF |
24 |
24 |
10 |
18.9 |
11.0 |
8.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
10.1 |
4.4 |
.441 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
.466 |
| Rory Sparrow |
PG |
28 |
80 |
30 |
24.4 |
11.2 |
2.1 |
8.0 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
10.9 |
4.9 |
.446 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
.262 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
.798 |
| Bob Thornton |
PF |
24 |
33 |
4 |
8.5 |
9.1 |
7.1 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
3.7 |
.433 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
.650 |
| Stewart Granger |
PG |
25 |
15 |
0 |
11.1 |
10.6 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
4.8 |
11.7 |
4.3 |
.370 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
.818 |
| Brad Wright |
PF |
24 |
14 |
0 |
9.9 |
13.6 |
13.8 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
12.0 |
5.2 |
.435 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
.000 |
7.3 |
3.1 |
.429 |
| Bill Martin |
SF |
24 |
8 |
0 |
8.5 |
13.2 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
3.7 |
13.2 |
4.8 |
.360 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
.875 |
| Jawann Oldham |
C |
29 |
44 |
9 |
17.6 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
8.1 |
3.3 |
.408 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
.544 |
| Chris McNealy |
PF |
25 |
59 |
16 |
16.5 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
3.3 |
.492 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
.650 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Gerald Wilkins |
SG |
23 |
80 |
73 |
2758 |
1527 |
294 |
354 |
88 |
18 |
214 |
1302 |
633 |
.486 |
74 |
26 |
.351 |
335 |
235 |
.701 |
| Patrick Ewing |
PF |
24 |
63 |
63 |
2206 |
1356 |
555 |
104 |
89 |
147 |
229 |
1053 |
530 |
.503 |
7 |
0 |
.000 |
415 |
296 |
.713 |
| Bill Cartwright |
C |
29 |
58 |
50 |
1989 |
1016 |
445 |
96 |
40 |
26 |
128 |
631 |
335 |
.531 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
438 |
346 |
.790 |
| Trent Tucker |
SG |
27 |
70 |
15 |
1691 |
795 |
135 |
166 |
116 |
13 |
78 |
691 |
325 |
.470 |
161 |
68 |
.422 |
101 |
77 |
.762 |
| Gerald Henderson |
PG |
31 |
68 |
53 |
1890 |
738 |
166 |
439 |
95 |
11 |
157 |
624 |
273 |
.438 |
74 |
19 |
.257 |
212 |
173 |
.816 |
| Kenny Walker |
SF |
22 |
68 |
64 |
1719 |
710 |
338 |
75 |
49 |
49 |
75 |
581 |
285 |
.491 |
4 |
0 |
.000 |
185 |
140 |
.757 |
| Pat Cummings |
PF |
30 |
49 |
11 |
1056 |
423 |
312 |
38 |
26 |
7 |
85 |
382 |
172 |
.450 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
110 |
79 |
.718 |
| Louis Orr |
SF |
28 |
65 |
8 |
1440 |
458 |
232 |
110 |
47 |
18 |
70 |
389 |
166 |
.427 |
5 |
1 |
.200 |
172 |
125 |
.727 |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins |
PF |
24 |
24 |
10 |
454 |
139 |
107 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
28 |
127 |
56 |
.441 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
58 |
27 |
.466 |
| Rory Sparrow |
PG |
28 |
80 |
30 |
1951 |
608 |
115 |
432 |
67 |
6 |
140 |
590 |
263 |
.446 |
42 |
11 |
.262 |
89 |
71 |
.798 |
| Chris McNealy |
PF |
25 |
59 |
16 |
972 |
228 |
227 |
46 |
36 |
16 |
64 |
179 |
88 |
.492 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
80 |
52 |
.650 |
| Jawann Oldham |
C |
29 |
44 |
9 |
776 |
173 |
179 |
19 |
22 |
71 |
48 |
174 |
71 |
.408 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
57 |
31 |
.544 |
| Bob Thornton |
PF |
24 |
33 |
4 |
282 |
71 |
56 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
24 |
67 |
29 |
.433 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
20 |
13 |
.650 |
| Bernard King |
SF |
30 |
6 |
4 |
214 |
136 |
32 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
105 |
52 |
.495 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
43 |
32 |
.744 |
| Brad Wright |
PF |
24 |
14 |
0 |
138 |
52 |
53 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
46 |
20 |
.435 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
28 |
12 |
.429 |
| Stewart Granger |
PG |
25 |
15 |
0 |
166 |
49 |
17 |
27 |
7 |
1 |
22 |
54 |
20 |
.370 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
11 |
9 |
.818 |
| Bill Martin |
SF |
24 |
8 |
0 |
68 |
25 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
25 |
9 |
.360 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
8 |
7 |
.875 |
| McKinley Singleton |
PG |
25 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
.667 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
19780 |
8508 |
3270 |
1941 |
704 |
396 |
1397 |
7023 |
3329 |
.474 |
375 |
125 |
.333 |
2362 |
1725 |
.730 |
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK (SPG+BPG) |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
Awards |
| Bernard King |
Elite Scoring Wing |
35.7 |
Very High |
22.7 |
5.3 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
15.8 |
Led the NBA in scoring before a season‑ending knee injury; electrified with volume scoring, including a 60‑point performance and scoring title pace. |
– |
| Patrick Ewing |
Two‑Way Frontcourt Anchor |
35.0 |
High |
21.5 |
8.8 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
17.4 |
Young franchise cornerstone balancing interior scoring and rim protection, immediately impactful on both ends as foundational piece. |
– |
| Gerald Wilkins |
Secondary Scoring Guard |
34.5 |
High |
19.1 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
14.3 |
Athletic two‑guard providing volume scoring and slashing ability as a consistent offensive option. |
– |
| Bill Cartwright |
Primary Interior Scorer |
34.3 |
Mid |
17.5 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
14.0 |
Starting center with efficient scoring and solid rebounding, giving interior balance behind King/Ewing. |
– |
| Kenny Walker |
Versatile Forward |
25.3 |
Mid |
10.4 |
5.0 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
8.9 |
Athletic wing offering rebounding and defensive bursts, used as rotational frontcourt energy. |
– |
| Gerald Henderson |
Lead Distributor Guard |
27.8 |
Mid‑High |
10.9 |
2.4 |
6.5 |
1.6 |
10.7 |
Starting point guard tasked with offensive orchestration and secondary scoring. |
– |
| Trent Tucker |
Perimeter Shooter |
24.2 |
Low‑Mid |
11.4 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
8.3 |
Three‑point specialist providing spacing and efficient perimeter offense. |
– |
| Rory Sparrow |
Floor General / Secondary Playmaker |
24.4 |
Mid |
7.6 |
1.4 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
8.7 |
Starting PG on many nights providing assists and steady ball movement. |
– |
| Pat Cummings |
Frontcourt Support |
21.6 |
Low‑Mid |
8.6 |
6.4 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
9.5 |
Power forward giving size, rebounding, and interior presence when available. |
– |
| Louis Orr |
Supporting Wing |
22.2 |
Low |
7.0 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
6.7 |
Solid role contributor with rebounding and off‑ball scoring. |
– |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins |
Bench Frontcourt |
18.9 |
Low |
5.8 |
4.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
5.8 |
Reserve big offering rebounding and occasional interior defense. |
– |
| Jawann Oldham |
Backup Center |
17.6 |
Low |
3.9 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
4.7 |
Depth center providing size and some rim protection. |
– |
| Chris McNealy |
Spare Forward |
16.5 |
Low |
3.9 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
4.7 |
Limited minutes contributor focusing on rebounding in role. |
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| Stewart Granger |
Scoring Guard Depth |
11.1 |
Low |
3.3 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
Short bench minutes with occasional shooting and ball movement. |
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| Brad Wright |
Depth Forward |
9.9 |
Low |
3.7 |
3.8 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
4.1 |
End‑of‑rotation forward used situationally for size. |
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| Bob Thornton |
Role Forward |
8.5 |
Low |
2.2 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
Very limited rotation minutes as frontcourt depth. |
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| Bill Martin |
Bench Wing |
8.5 |
Low |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
Minimal minutes, occasional energy contributions. |
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| McKinley Singleton |
Emergency Guard Depth |
5.0 |
Low |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
Played in only two games with very limited impact. |
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