Curated playlist
New York Knicks players
- Andrea BargnaniAndrea Bargnani became the first European ever picked first overall in the NBA draft.
- Patrick EwingPatrick Ewing crossed North Carolina off his list after seeing a nearby Ku Klux Klan rally. He chose Georgetown.
- Chauncey BillupsChauncey Billups went from a draft bust to NBA Finals MVP. The Pistons guard led a 2004 upset of the Lakers.
- Dikembe MutomboDikembe Mutombo came to Georgetown to become a doctor, not a basketball star. A coach changed those plans entirely.
- Walt FrazierWalt Frazier had 36 points and 19 assists in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals. Willis Reed played two minutes.
- Phil JacksonPhil Jackson convinced Michael Jordan to trust his teammates. In 1991 the Bulls swept the Pistons and won the title.
- Ossie SchectmanOssie Schectman scored the first basket in what became the NBA. He did it for the Knicks in Toronto on November 1, 1946.
- Wat MisakaWat Misaka played for the New York Knicks in 1947, then quit basketball to become an engineer.
- Joakim NoahPresident Obama called Joakim Noah's shot the ugliest he had ever seen.
- Luc LongleyLuc Longley dislocated his shoulder body surfing in 1996-97, and Michael Jordan kept calling him to return.