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Here is the 1988–89 New York Knicks roster and regular season player statistics:
New York Knicks 1988–89 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Ewing | C | 7’0″ | 240 lbs | 26 | Georgetown |
| 21 | Gerald Wilkins | SG | 6’6″ | 185 lbs | 25 | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 4 | Mark Jackson | PG | 6’3″ | 195 lbs | 23 | St. John’s |
| 44 | Sidney Green | PF | 6’9″ | 220 lbs | 27 | UNLV |
| 32 | Kenny Walker | SF | 6’8″ | 210 lbs | 24 | Kentucky |
| 5 | Johnny Newman | SF | 6’7″ | 210 lbs | 25 | Richmond |
| 8 | Trent Tucker | SG | 6’5″ | 185 lbs | 29 | Minnesota |
| 34 | Charles Oakley | PF | 6’8″ | 225 lbs | 25 | Virginia Union |
| 6 | Rod Strickland | PG | 6’3″ | 175 lbs | 22 | DePaul |
| 11 | Eddie Lee Wilkins | PF | 6’10” | 215 lbs | 26 | Gardner-Webb |
| 31 | Rory Sparrow | PG | 6’2″ | 175 lbs | 30 | Villanova |
| 7 | Joe Barry Carroll | C | 7’0″ | 225 lbs | 30 | Purdue |
| — | Rick Carlisle | SG | 6’5″ | 195 lbs | 28 | Virginia |
| — | Tim McCormick | C | 7’0″ | 240 lbs | 26 | Michigan |
Head Coach: Rick Pitino
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | C | 26 | 80 | 80 | 36.2 | 22.7 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 16.0 | 9.1 | .567 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.1 | 4.5 | .746 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 23 | 72 | 72 | 34.4 | 16.9 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 14.2 | 6.7 | .467 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .338 | 3.6 | 2.5 | .698 |
| Johnny Newman | SF | 25 | 81 | 80 | 28.8 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 11.8 | 5.6 | .475 | 3.5 | 1.2 | .338 | 4.3 | 3.5 | .815 |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 25 | 81 | 58 | 29.8 | 14.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 12.7 | 5.7 | .451 | 2.1 | 0.6 | .297 | 3.0 | 2.3 | .756 |
| Charles Oakley | PF | 25 | 82 | 82 | 31.8 | 12.9 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 5.2 | .510 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .250 | 3.1 | 2.4 | .773 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | PF | 30 | 27 | 0 | 18.6 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7.7 | 3.6 | .464 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .300 | 2.1 | 1.9 | .911 |
| Rod Strickland | PG | 22 | 81 | 10 | 16.8 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 3.3 | .467 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .322 | 2.9 | 2.1 | .745 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 29 | 81 | 24 | 22.5 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 3.2 | .454 | 3.7 | 1.5 | .399 | 0.7 | 0.5 | .782 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 28 | 82 | 0 | 15.6 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 2.4 | .460 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .759 |
| Kenny Walker | SF | 24 | 79 | 2 | 14.7 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 2.2 | .489 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .250 | 1.1 | 0.8 | .776 |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | C | 26 | 71 | 2 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | .465 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 0.9 | .550 |
| Pete Myers | SG | 25 | 29 | 0 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .410 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .705 |
| Greg Butler | C | 22 | 33 | 0 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | .417 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .800 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 82 | 82 | 241.5 | 116.7 | 43.7 | 25.4 | 11.0 | 5.4 | 19.2 | 92.8 | 45.1 | .486 | 14.0 | 4.7 | .337 | 28.9 | 21.7 | .752 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | C | 26 | 9 | 9 | 37.8 | 19.9 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 16.0 | 7.8 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 4.3 | .750 | |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 25 | 9 | 9 | 32.2 | 16.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 14.6 | 7.0 | .481 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .100 | 2.6 | 2.0 | .783 |
| Johnny Newman | SF | 25 | 9 | 9 | 28.7 | 16.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 11.9 | 5.6 | .467 | 3.1 | 0.8 | .250 | 5.4 | 4.2 | .776 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 23 | 9 | 9 | 37.3 | 14.7 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 11.1 | 5.7 | .510 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .393 | 3.1 | 2.1 | .679 |
| Charles Oakley | PF | 25 | 9 | 9 | 33.2 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 8.1 | 3.9 | .479 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .500 | 2.7 | 1.8 | .667 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | PF | 30 | 9 | 0 | 17.7 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 2.8 | .510 | 0.9 | 0.3 | .375 | 2.3 | 2.2 | .952 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 29 | 9 | 0 | 17.7 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 6.4 | 3.0 | .466 | 3.6 | 1.7 | .469 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .500 |
| Rod Strickland | PG | 22 | 9 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 2.4 | .449 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.000 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .529 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 28 | 9 | 0 | 14.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | .433 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .714 | |
| Kenny Walker | SF | 24 | 9 | 0 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | .231 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .737 | |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | C | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | .500 | |
| Pete Myers | SG | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .667 | ||
| TEAM TOTALS | 9 | 9 | 245.6 | 106.8 | 43.2 | 26.1 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 16.1 | 85.0 | 40.4 | .476 | 12.1 | 4.3 | .358 | 29.7 | 21.6 | .727 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | C | 26 | 80 | 80 | 36.2 | 22.6 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 15.9 | 9.0 | .567 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.0 | 4.5 | .746 |
| Johnny Newman | SF | 25 | 81 | 80 | 28.9 | 19.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 14.7 | 7.0 | .475 | 4.4 | 1.5 | .338 | 5.4 | 4.4 | .815 |
| Rod Strickland | PG | 22 | 81 | 10 | 16.8 | 19.1 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 15.0 | 7.0 | .467 | 1.6 | 0.5 | .322 | 6.1 | 4.6 | .745 |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | C | 26 | 71 | 2 | 8.2 | 17.8 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 15.1 | 7.0 | .465 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.8 | 3.8 | .550 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | PF | 30 | 27 | 0 | 18.6 | 17.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 15.0 | 7.0 | .464 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .300 | 4.0 | 3.7 | .911 |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 25 | 81 | 58 | 29.8 | 17.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 15.3 | 6.9 | .451 | 2.6 | 0.8 | .297 | 3.7 | 2.8 | .756 |
| Charles Oakley | PF | 25 | 82 | 82 | 31.8 | 14.7 | 11.9 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 11.5 | 5.9 | .510 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .250 | 3.5 | 2.7 | .773 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 28 | 82 | 0 | 15.6 | 14.6 | 11.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 11.9 | 5.5 | .460 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.8 | 3.6 | .759 |
| Greg Butler | C | 22 | 33 | 0 | 4.2 | 14.4 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 12.3 | 5.1 | .417 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.1 | 4.1 | .800 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 29 | 81 | 24 | 22.5 | 13.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 11.4 | 5.2 | .454 | 5.8 | 2.3 | .399 | 1.1 | 0.8 | .782 |
| Kenny Walker | SF | 24 | 79 | 2 | 14.7 | 13.0 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 11.0 | 5.4 | .489 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .250 | 2.6 | 2.0 | .776 |
| Pete Myers | SG | 25 | 29 | 0 | 7.9 | 12.7 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 3.9 | .410 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.9 | 4.9 | .705 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 826 | 386 | 258.3 | 197.0 | 86.8 | 42.9 | 18.9 | 7.9 | 35.2 | 142.5 | 77.0 | .540 | 16.3 | 6.3 | .324 | 56.4 | 39.4 | .758 |
Playoff Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | C | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3.7 | 20.8 | 15.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 15.2 | 6.9 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 8.3 | 6.9 | .500 |
| Johnny Newman | SF | 25 | 9 | 9 | 28.7 | 20.2 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 14.9 | 7.0 | .467 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .250 | 6.8 | 5.3 | .776 |
| Patrick Ewing | C | 26 | 9 | 9 | 37.8 | 19.0 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 15.2 | 7.4 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.1 | 4.1 | .750 |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 25 | 9 | 9 | 32.2 | 18.0 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 16.3 | 7.8 | .481 | 1.2 | 0.1 | .100 | 3.0 | 2.2 | .783 |
| Rod Strickland | PG | 22 | 9 | 0 | 12.3 | 17.5 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 15.9 | 7.1 | .449 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 | 5.5 | 2.9 | .529 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | PF | 30 | 9 | 0 | 17.7 | 16.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 11.1 | 5.7 | .510 | 1.8 | 0.7 | .375 | 4.8 | 4.5 | .952 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 29 | 9 | 0 | 17.7 | 16.1 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 13.1 | 6.1 | .466 | 7.2 | 3.4 | .469 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .500 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 23 | 9 | 9 | 37.3 | 14.1 | 3.3 | 9.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 5.5 | .510 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .393 | 3.0 | 2.0 | .679 |
| Charles Oakley | PF | 25 | 9 | 9 | 33.2 | 10.5 | 12.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 4.2 | .479 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .500 | 7.0 | 5.2 | .667 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 28 | 9 | 0 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 8.4 | 3.7 | .433 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.9 | 2.8 | .714 |
| Kenny Walker | SF | 24 | 9 | 0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 1.2 | .231 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.6 | 5.6 | .737 |
| Pete Myers | SG | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3.5 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 15.4 | 10.3 | .667 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 101 | 36 | 292.9 | 197.7 | 87.8 | 44.0 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 26.7 | 128.5 | 68.3 | .474 | 22.3 | 6.7 | .304 | 72.7 | 49.2 | .726 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | C | 26 | 80 | 80 | 2896 | 1815 | 740 | 188 | 117 | 281 | 266 | 1282 | 727 | .567 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 484 | 361 | .746 |
| Johnny Newman | SF | 25 | 81 | 80 | 2336 | 1293 | 206 | 162 | 111 | 23 | 153 | 957 | 455 | .475 | 287 | 97 | .338 | 351 | 286 | .815 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 23 | 72 | 72 | 2477 | 1219 | 341 | 619 | 139 | 7 | 226 | 1025 | 479 | .467 | 240 | 81 | .338 | 258 | 180 | .698 |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 25 | 81 | 58 | 2414 | 1161 | 244 | 274 | 115 | 22 | 169 | 1025 | 462 | .451 | 172 | 51 | .297 | 246 | 186 | .756 |
| Charles Oakley | PF | 25 | 82 | 82 | 2604 | 1061 | 861 | 187 | 104 | 14 | 248 | 835 | 426 | .510 | 48 | 12 | .250 | 255 | 197 | .773 |
| Rod Strickland | PG | 22 | 81 | 10 | 1358 | 721 | 160 | 319 | 98 | 3 | 148 | 567 | 265 | .467 | 59 | 19 | .322 | 231 | 172 | .745 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 29 | 81 | 24 | 1824 | 687 | 176 | 132 | 88 | 6 | 59 | 579 | 263 | .454 | 296 | 118 | .399 | 55 | 43 | .782 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 28 | 82 | 0 | 1277 | 517 | 394 | 76 | 47 | 18 | 125 | 422 | 194 | .460 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 170 | 129 | .759 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | PF | 30 | 27 | 0 | 502 | 248 | 36 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 209 | 97 | .464 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 56 | 51 | .911 |
| Kenny Walker | SF | 24 | 79 | 2 | 1163 | 419 | 230 | 36 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 356 | 174 | .489 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 85 | 66 | .776 |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | C | 26 | 71 | 2 | 584 | 289 | 148 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 245 | 114 | .465 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 111 | 61 | .550 |
| Pete Myers | SG | 25 | 29 | 0 | 230 | 81 | 23 | 46 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 61 | 25 | .410 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 44 | 31 | .705 |
| Greg Butler | C | 22 | 33 | 0 | 140 | 56 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 48 | 20 | .417 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 16 | .800 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 19805 | 9567 | 3587 | 2083 | 900 | 446 | 1553 | 7611 | 3701 | .486 | 1147 | 386 | .337 | 2366 | 1779 | .752 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | C | 26 | 9 | 9 | 340 | 179 | 90 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 144 | 70 | .486 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 52 | 39 | .750 |
| Gerald Wilkins | SG | 25 | 9 | 9 | 290 | 145 | 33 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 131 | 63 | .481 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 23 | 18 | .783 |
| Johnny Newman | SF | 25 | 9 | 9 | 258 | 145 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 107 | 50 | .467 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 49 | 38 | .776 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 23 | 9 | 9 | 336 | 132 | 31 | 91 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 100 | 51 | .510 | 28 | 11 | .393 | 28 | 19 | .679 |
| Charles Oakley | PF | 25 | 9 | 9 | 299 | 87 | 101 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 73 | 35 | .479 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 24 | 16 | .667 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | PF | 30 | 9 | 0 | 159 | 73 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 25 | .510 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 21 | 20 | .952 |
| Trent Tucker | SG | 29 | 9 | 0 | 159 | 71 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 27 | .466 | 32 | 15 | .469 | 4 | 2 | .500 |
| Rod Strickland | PG | 22 | 9 | 0 | 111 | 54 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 49 | 22 | .449 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 17 | 9 | .529 |
| Sidney Green | PF | 28 | 9 | 0 | 128 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 13 | .433 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 10 | .714 |
| Kenny Walker | SF | 24 | 9 | 0 | 90 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 19 | 14 | .737 |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | C | 26 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | .455 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 5 | .500 |
| Pete Myers | SG | 25 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6 | 4 | .667 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 9 | 9 | 2210 | 961 | 389 | 235 | 71 | 36 | 144 | 765 | 364 | .476 | 109 | 39 | .358 | 267 | 194 | .727 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | Franchise Anchor / Two-Way Center | 36.2 | Very High | 22.7 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 19.7 | Offensive focal point and defensive backbone; elite post scorer and premier rim protector, consistently drawing double teams while anchoring the Knicks’ interior defense and identity. | MVP-4, DPOY-6, AS, NBA2, DEF2 |
| Mark Jackson | Primary Playmaker / Tempo Controller | 34.4 | High | 16.9 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 2.0 | 16.1 | Full-time starting point guard who led the offense and ranked among league assist leaders; known for court vision, ball security, and controlling pace. | AS |
| Charles Oakley | Enforcer / Rebounding Anchor | 31.8 | Medium | 12.9 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 13.6 | Physical power forward who set the tone defensively, dominated the offensive glass, and did the dirty work that enabled perimeter scorers to operate. | — |
| Gerald Wilkins | Secondary Scoring Wing | 29.8 | Medium-High | 14.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 11.2 | Athletic wing scorer who provided slashing, transition offense, and perimeter defense; often tasked with guarding top opposing guards. | — |
| Johnny Newman | Spacing Wing / Scoring Complement | 28.8 | Medium | 16.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 11.1 | Efficient perimeter scorer who stretched defenses with shooting and off-ball movement, fitting cleanly next to high-usage teammates. | — |
| Rod Strickland | Secondary Creator / Penetration Guard | 16.8 | Medium | 8.9 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 8.0 | Young guard providing dribble penetration and secondary playmaking; showed early flashes of elite passing and change-of-pace control. | — |
| Trent Tucker | Floor Spacer / Role Shooter | 22.5 | Low-Medium | 8.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 6.8 | Reliable perimeter shooter who helped space the floor; valued for three-point shooting and composure in a supporting role. | — |
| Sidney Green | Bench Big / Interior Energy | 15.6 | Low | 6.3 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 6.4 | Rotational big providing rebounding, physical defense, and interior toughness off the bench in limited minutes. | — |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | Scoring Specialist | 18.6 | Low-Medium | 9.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 6.3 | Veteran scorer used in a reduced role to provide efficient shot-making and floor spacing rather than volume offense. | — |
| Kenny Walker | Energy Forward / Athletic Depth | 14.7 | Low | 5.3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 4.9 | Athletic forward who contributed hustle plays, weak-side defense, and occasional shot-blocking in short spurts. | — |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | Backup Center | 8.2 | Low | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.3 | Reserve center providing spot minutes for interior defense, rebounding, and foul absorption. | — |
| Pete Myers | Depth Guard | 7.9 | Low | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.0 | End-of-rotation guard offering ball movement and defensive coverage during limited appearances. | — |
| Greg Butler | Emergency Big | 4.2 | Low | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | Deep-bench center used primarily as injury and foul-depth insurance. | — |