2017-18 NEW YORK KNICKS STATISTICAL PREDICTIONS

Written By Kyle Crabbe



As the summer ends and we near the beginning of training camps for the upcoming 2017-18 NBA Season we can start to predict how the pieces brought in this off-season will fit in with this year's version of the New York Knicks. Here I present predictions on how the new look 2018 New York Knicks roster will statistically perform this upcoming season.





Predicting
Record: 43-39, 3rd in Atlantic Division, 7th in Eastern Confernce





 GP GS MPG PPG RPG ASTPG SLTPG BLKPG 2PT% 3PT% FT% WS
Frank Nitlikina 74 74 28.2 8.3 3.5 6.2 1.8 1 48 38 79 3.4
Tim Hardaway Jr 80 80 31.2 17.4 3.3 3.8 1.1 0.3 55 39 81 7.2
Carmelo Anthony 77 77 30.5 19.7 6.7 3.3 0.6 0.7 47 37 83 7.3
Kristaps Porzingis 81 81 35.4 23.4 8.9 2.2 0.9 2.2 51 36 81 11.7
Willy Hernangomez 79 62 29.8 11.7 8.4 2.7 0.8 0.7 55 28 73 6.7
Courtney Lee 82 4 22.1 7.3 2.2 2.1 0.7 0.2 50 40 88 3.5
Joakim Noah 51 9 21.4 4.5 8.5 3.5 0.7 1.1 50 0 66 3.1
Lance Thomas 58 2 16.6 5.8 2.5 0.7 0.6 0.1 38 44 85 1.4
Ramon Sessions 73 6 14.8 5.2 1.1 2.5 0.5 0.1 45 32 80 0.8
Mindaugas Kuzminskas 76 3 13.6 6.5 2.2 1.2 0.5 0.3 53 32 78 1.3
Kyle O'Quinn 79 5 11.9 5.4 4.7 1.3 0.4 1.1 52 15 78 3.7
Michael Beasley 48 3 15.9 9.1 3.3 1.1 0.5 0.5 55 37 75 1.8
Ron Baker 59 1 9.7 4.2 2.1 2.3 0.8 0.2 49 31 73 0.7
Chasson Randle 31 0 8.2 4.7 1.5 1.8 0.6 0.1 45 31 89 0.4
Damyean Dotson 38 0 8.1 4.8 2.5 1.6 0.5 0.4 42 39 85 0.3





Possible Accolades

A) All Star - 1st Selection – PF Kristaps Porzingis



















B) Rookie Sophomore Game - 2nd Selection – C Willy Hernangomez
C) Rookie Sophomore Game - 1st Selection – PG Frank Nitlikina
D) All Rookie 2nd Team Selection – PG Frank Nitlikina




Breakdown

The 2017-18 New York Knicks season will be about building chemistry and building an identity. I believe this year will be mostly about the development and ascension of Knicks Young Superstar Kristaps Porzingis. Porzingis has already looked great in this year's EuroBasket Tournament helping lead his Latvian National Team to a deep run. Porzingis will benefit from another year with Carmelo Anthony sharing the floor with him. With the two forming a great relationship and rapport Melo will continue to mentor and help Porzingis reach his immense potential. As for Carmelo Anthony this will be a unique season for the Knicks current in-house Superstar. I believe he will continue to score at a great clip and be a great floor spacer for Porzingis and Knicks biggest off-season signing SG Tim Hardaway Jr. For Hardaway Jr, I expect his best statistical season of his career and a fringe all-star campaign. Coming into his prime and being the son of an NBA great, we can expect big games for Hardaway Jr this year in Madison Square Garden. Hardaway in addition to Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis should be this year's Knicks biggest contributors.



However the Knicks this year are pushing their youth movement. So we will keep a keen eye on their young building prospect players like C Willy Hernangomez, PG Frank Nitlikina, G Ron Baker, and SG Damyean Dotson. Hernangomez had a great rookie season last year and currently is playing very well in the EuroBasket tournament playing with the undefeated Spain National Team. I see Hernangomez getting much more opportunities this year and quite possibly becoming the main starter at the Center position this season over incumbent C Joakim Noah. The other young piece that Knicks brass will focus on is 1st round pick( 8th overall) PG Frank Nitlikina. I expect Nitlikina to have his struggles adjusting to the NBA at 19 years old and his first year playing in New York City. However I feel we will be able to see Nitlikina's impact on the Knicks as the season wears on. As a pass-first defensively strong point guard, I feel Nitlikina's defensive numbers will be great and he will shoot well while having great passing numbers as a Rookie. I don't believe he will score like rookies Markelle Fultz or Dennis Smith Jr, but I feel his defensive rating and win shared will be better.




I believe with the off-season signings of PG Ramon Sessions and F Michael Beasley, we will also see an improved Knicks bench. We can assume Courtney Lee will move to a 6th man position and that Joakim Noah will eventually become a presence off the Knicks bench this season. Those two veterans coming off the bench should give the Knicks solid depth. This year will be a pleasant challenge for Head Coach Jeff Hornacek to fit these pieces together for a successful season in New York City. However, What is a successful season for these 2018 Knicks is the question.










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