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New York Knicks

Patrick Ewing's bruising 1990s teams and the perpetual energy of the Garden's biggest stage.

The Knicks pool is anchored by Patrick Ewing and the bruising 1990s teams that made Madison Square Garden the loudest building in basketball. Those squads embodied the era — physical defense, a dominant center, and a grind-it-out half-court game that could drag any opponent into the mud.

Drafting New York leans toward interior strength and toughness rather than perimeter flash. Build around the size and defense the pool offers, win the rebounding battle, and you will have a roster that fits the bruising 1990s style the engine still rewards with extra possessions.

Top 15 of all time

  1. 1Karl-Anthony TownsC22.2 ppg · 12.3 rpg · 3.0 apg77
  2. 2Patrick EwingC24.1 ppg · 11.0 rpg · 2.2 apg75
  3. 3Carmelo AnthonySF24.7 ppg · 7.0 rpg · 3.2 apg68
  4. 4Kristaps PorziņģisPF17.8 ppg · 7.1 rpg · 1.3 apg67
  5. 5Jalen BrunsonPG26.3 ppg · 3.3 rpg · 6.7 apg66
  6. 6Kyle O'QuinnC6.1 ppg · 5.2 rpg · 1.6 apg66
  7. 7Bernard KingSF26.5 ppg · 5.2 rpg · 2.8 apg65
  8. 8David LeeC20.2 ppg · 11.7 rpg · 3.6 apg65
  9. 9Julius RandlePF22.6 ppg · 9.9 rpg · 4.7 apg65
  10. 10John StarksSG14.1 ppg · 2.7 rpg · 4.0 apg65
  11. 11Amar'e StoudemirePF17.3 ppg · 6.7 rpg · 1.3 apg65
  12. 12Enes FreedomC14.1 ppg · 10.8 rpg · 1.7 apg64
  13. 13Ray WilliamsSG14.8 ppg · 3.5 rpg · 5.9 apg63
  14. 14Bill CartwrightC14.9 ppg · 6.7 rpg · 1.4 apg62
  15. 15Stephon MarburyPG18.2 ppg · 2.9 rpg · 7.0 apg62

By decade

1980s

  1. 1Patrick EwingC21.2 ppg · 8.8 rpg · 1.9 apg71
  2. 2Bernard KingSF26.5 ppg · 5.2 rpg · 2.8 apg65
  3. 3Ray WilliamsSG14.8 ppg · 3.5 rpg · 5.9 apg63
  4. 4Bill CartwrightC14.9 ppg · 6.7 rpg · 1.4 apg62
  5. 5Mark JacksonPG15.1 ppg · 4.8 rpg · 9.7 apg59

1990s

  1. 1Patrick EwingC24.1 ppg · 11.0 rpg · 2.2 apg75
  2. 2John StarksSG14.1 ppg · 2.7 rpg · 4.0 apg65
  3. 3Hubert DavisSG9.5 ppg · 1.4 rpg · 1.9 apg58
  4. 4Doc RiversPG7.7 ppg · 2.4 rpg · 5.2 apg56
  5. 5Derek HarperPG11.7 ppg · 2.2 rpg · 4.8 apg55

2000s

  1. 1Stephon MarburyPG18.2 ppg · 2.9 rpg · 7.0 apg62
  2. 2Marcus CambyC11.1 ppg · 10.0 rpg · 0.9 apg61
  3. 3Al HarringtonPF20.7 ppg · 6.3 rpg · 1.4 apg60
  4. 4Allan HoustonSG19.7 ppg · 3.0 rpg · 2.4 apg60
  5. 5Charlie WardPG7.0 ppg · 2.7 rpg · 4.2 apg60

2010s

  1. 1Carmelo AnthonySF24.7 ppg · 7.0 rpg · 3.2 apg68
  2. 2Kristaps PorziņģisPF17.8 ppg · 7.1 rpg · 1.3 apg67
  3. 3Kyle O'QuinnC6.1 ppg · 5.2 rpg · 1.6 apg66
  4. 4David LeeC20.2 ppg · 11.7 rpg · 3.6 apg65
  5. 5Amar'e StoudemirePF17.3 ppg · 6.7 rpg · 1.3 apg65

2020s

  1. 1Karl-Anthony TownsC22.2 ppg · 12.3 rpg · 3.0 apg77
  2. 2Jalen BrunsonPG26.3 ppg · 3.3 rpg · 6.7 apg66
  3. 3Julius RandlePF22.6 ppg · 9.9 rpg · 4.7 apg65
  4. 4Donte DiVincenzoSG15.5 ppg · 3.7 rpg · 2.7 apg60
  5. 5Mitchell RobinsonC7.6 ppg · 8.3 rpg · 0.7 apg59

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