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The Knicks naturally hope to complete the actual acquisition of Donovan Mitchell now without surrendering more than, say, four or five of those eight future firsts and by keeping RJ Barrett out of the deal. While Barrett's exclusion is likely fine ...

The two players picked ahead of RJ Barrett in the 2019 draft - Ja Morant and Zion Williamson - both agreed to max contract extensions on the first day of eligibility Friday. Although negotiations can turn in an instant (or one offer), my sense on ...

Ian Begley: Leon Rose tells MSG's Mike Breen that Julius Randle has expressed a desire to remain in New York in conversations with him. "Julius loves it here in New York, wants to be in New York." Randle had expressed the same sentiment in recent ...

Fred Katz: RJ Barrett on embracing the pressure of playing in New York: "What pressure? What pressure? Nah, it's no pressure. It's fun." Source: Twitter @FredKatz What's the buzz on Twitter? Stefan Bondy @ SBondyNYDN Obi Toppin jokes that RJ Barrett ...

Fred Katz: Tom Thibodeau on the possibility of Julius Randle or Derrick Rose playing again this season: "I don't see it happening." Source: Twitter @FredKatz What's the buzz on Twitter? Steve Popper @ StevePopper Not a surprise, but Thibodeau, asked ...

NEW YORK — R.J. Barrett said Friday that spoiler can be “a fun role to play,” and that the Knicks would aim to do just that in the five games they had left after being eliminated from playoff contention.

NEW YORK — It’s hard to remember a player with such extreme love and hatred of his job like Julius Randle.

As the Knicks continue their too-little, too-late surge to end the season, the Julius Randle problem persists.

DETROIT — The Knicks were working their way through the final seconds of the game, desperately clinging to a two-point lead that had been 21 at one point and with Little Caesars Arena maybe louder than you’d expect for meeting of these lottery-bound teams, rookie Cade Cunningham took the ball…