2014–15 New York Knicks season

The 2014–15 New York Knicks season was the 69th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 28, the Knicks set a new franchise-record 60 losses in a season, finishing at 65. The Knicks missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and for the tenth out of fourteen since 2001–02. This particular season has been commonly referred to as the worst season in Knicks history as it was the first time they had lost more than 60 games in franchise history. The Lakers also lost more than 60 games that year, leaving the Utah Jazz as the sole franchise to not have a 60+ losing record.

2014–15 New York Knicks season
Head coach	Derek Fisher
General manager	Steve Mills
President	Phil Jackson
Owners	Madison Square Garden, Inc.
Arena	Madison Square Garden
Results
Record	17–65 (.207)
Place	Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	MSG (TV channel)
Radio	WEPN-FM
< 2013–14 2015–16 >

Preseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
2	34	Cleanthony Early	SF	United States	Wichita State
2	51	Thanasis Antetokounmpo	SF	Greece	Delaware 87ers (D-League)

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Toronto Raptors	49	33	.598	–	27‍–‍14	22‍–‍19	11–5	82
x-Boston Celtics	40	42	.488	9.0	21‍–‍20	19‍–‍22	12–4	82
x-Brooklyn Nets	38	44	.463	11.0	19‍–‍22	19‍–‍22	10–6	82
Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	31.0	12‍–‍29	6‍–‍35	2–14	82
New York Knicks	17	65	.207	32.0	10‍–‍31	7‍–‍34	5–11	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c-Atlanta Hawks *	60	22	.732	–	82
2	y-Cleveland Cavaliers *	53	29	.646	7.0	82
3	x-Chicago Bulls	50	32	.610	10.0	82
4	y-Toronto Raptors *	49	33	.598	11.0	82
5	x-Washington Wizards	46	36	.561	14.0	82
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	19.0	82
7	x-Boston Celtics	40	42	.488	20.0	82
8	x-Brooklyn Nets	38	44	.463	22.0	82
9	Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	22.0	82
10	Miami Heat	37	45	.451	23.0	82
11	Charlotte Hornets	33	49	.402	27.0	82
12	Detroit Pistons	32	50	.390	28.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	25	57	.305	35.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	42.0	82
15	New York Knicks	17	65	.207	43.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2014 pre-season game log Total: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
Pre-season: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 8 @ Boston L 86–106 Tim Hardaway Jr. (18) Tim Hardaway Jr. (6) Carmelo Anthony (4) XL Center (8,462) 0–1 2 October 11 @ Boston W 96–80 Carmelo Anthony (16) Samuel Dalembert (8) Samuel Dalembert (2) Mohegan Sun Arena (9,252) 1–1 3 October 13 Toronto L 76–81 J. R. Smith (10) Amar'e Stoudemire (8) Iman Shumpert (6) Madison Square Garden (19,812) 1–2 4 October 14 @ Philadelphia W 84–77 Carmelo Anthony (17) Carmelo Anthony (7) Iman Shumpert (4) Carrier Dome (11,259) 2–2 5 October 20 Milwaukee L 107–120 Carmelo Anthony (24) Carmelo Anthony (9) Carmelo Anthony (6) Madison Square Garden (19,812) 2–3 6 October 22 Washington W 103–100 Carmelo Anthony (30) Amar'e Stoudemire (8) Samuel Dalembert (5) Madison Square Garden (19,812) 3–3 7 October 24 @ Toronto L 80–83 Carmelo Anthony (24) Samuel Dalembert (10) Pablo Prigioni (7) Bell Centre (20,738) 3–4
2014–15 season schedule

Regular season

2014–15 game log Total: 17–65 (Home: 10–31; Road: 7–34)
October: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 29 Chicago L 80–104 Carmelo Anthony (22) Amar'e Stoudemire (11) Carmelo Anthony (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 0–1 2 October 30 @ Cleveland W 95–90 Carmelo Anthony (25) Quincy Acy (10) J. R. Smith (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 1–1
November : 3–13 (home: 3–5; road: 0–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 2 Charlotte W 96–93 Carmelo Anthony (28) Amar'e Stoudemire (10) Shane Larkin (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 2–1 4 November 4 Washington L 83–98 Iman Shumpert (19) Amar'e Stoudemire (12) J. R. Smith (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 2–2 5 November 5 @ Detroit L 95–98 Tim Hardaway Jr. (20) Amar'e Stoudemire (8) Carmelo Anthony (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,915 2–3 6 November 7 @ Brooklyn L 99–110 Carmelo Anthony (19) Iman Shumpert (9) Quincy Acy (5) Barclays Center 17,732 2–4 7 November 8 @ Atlanta L 96–103 Carmelo Anthony (20) Carmelo Anthony (9) Iman Shumpert (7) Philips Arena 17,521 2–5 8 November 10 Atlanta L 85–91 Carmelo Anthony (25) Amar'e Stoudemire (10) Carmelo Anthony (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 2–6 9 November 12 Orlando L 95–97 Carmelo Anthony (27) Iman Shumpert (8) Samuel Dalembert (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 2–7 10 November 14 Utah L 100–102 Carmelo Anthony (46) Carmelo Anthony (7) Shane Larkin (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 2–8 11 November 16 Denver W 109–93 Anthony, Smith (28) Carmelo Anthony (9) J. R. Smith (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 3–8 12 November 18 @ Milwaukee L 113–117 Carmelo Anthony (26) Iman Shumpert (8) Iman Shumpert (8) BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,190 3–9 13 November 19 @ Minnesota L 99–115 Carmelo Anthony (20) Acy, Wear (8) Larkin, Smith (4) Target Center 15,304 3–10 14 November 22 Philadelphia W 91–83 Carmelo Anthony (25) Amar'e Stoudemire (11) Calderón, Shumpert (3) Madison Square Garden 19,812 4–10 15 November 24 @ Houston L 86–91 Carmelo Anthony (14) Acy, Stoudemire (8) Calderón, Shumpert (5) Toyota Center 18,133 4–11 16 November 26 @ Dallas L 102–109 (OT) José Calderón (21) Samuel Dalembert (13) Pablo Prigioni (6) American Airlines Center 20,352 4–12 17 November 28 @ Oklahoma City L 78–105 Amar'e Stoudemire (20) Amar'e Stoudemire (9) J. R. Smith (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 4–13 18 November 30 Miami L 79–86 Carmelo Anthony (31) Amar'e Stoudemire (12) José Calderón (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 4–14
December : 1–15 (home: 0–7; road: 1–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 2 Brooklyn L 93–98 Carmelo Anthony (20) Anthony, Stoudemire (9) José Calderón (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 4–15 20 December 4 Cleveland L 87–90 Tim Hardaway Jr. (20) Carmelo Anthony (10) Anthony, Prigioni, Shumpert (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 4–16 21 December 5 @ Charlotte L 102–103 Carmelo Anthony (32) Samuel Dalembert (8) Pablo Prigioni (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,102 4–17 22 December 7 Portland L 99–103 Carmelo Anthony (23) Anthony, Stoudemire (10) Anthony, Calderón, Shumpert (3) Madison Square Garden 19,812 4–18 23 December 9 @ New Orleans L 93–104 Amar'e Stoudemire (26) Carmelo Anthony (8) José Calderón (6) Smoothie King Center 13,789 4–19 24 December 10 @ San Antonio L 95–109 Tim Hardaway Jr. (23) Samuel Dalembert (6) Iman Shumpert (6) AT&T Center 18,581 4–20 25 December 12 @ Boston W 101–95 Carmelo Anthony (22) Amar'e Stoudemire (7) José Calderón (7) TD Garden 17,989 5–20 26 December 14 Toronto L 90–95 (OT) Carmelo Anthony (34) Carmelo Anthony (9) José Calderón (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 5–21 27 December 16 Dallas L 87–107 Carmelo Anthony (26) 4 tied (5) Pablo Prigioni (9) Madison Square Garden 19,812 5–22 28 December 18 @ Chicago L 97–103 Tim Hardaway Jr. (23) Cole Aldrich (10) Tim Hardaway Jr. (5) United Center 21,875 5–23 29 December 20 Phoenix L 90–99 Carmelo Anthony (25) Samuel Dalembert (12) Pablo Prigioni (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 5–24 30 December 21 @ Toronto L 108–118 Carmelo Anthony (28) Cole Aldrich (10) José Calderón (10) Air Canada Centre 19,800 5–25 31 December 25 Washington L 91–102 Carmelo Anthony (28) Amar'e Stoudemire (7) José Calderón (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 5–26 32 December 27 @ Sacramento L 129–135 (OT) Carmelo Anthony (36) Carmelo Anthony (11) José Calderón (9) Sleep Train Arena 17,317 5–27 33 December 28 @ Portland L 79–101 Tim Hardaway Jr. (17) Cole Aldrich (19) Hardaway Jr., Larkin (5) Moda Center 19,800 5–28 34 December 31 @ L.A. Clippers L 78–99 Carmelo Anthony (19) Jason Smith (10) Aldrich, Larkin (5) Staples Center 19,198 5–29
January : 4–9 (home: 3–4; road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 January 2 Detroit L 81–97 J. R. Smith (22) Cole Aldrich (14) J. R. Smith (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 5–30 36 January 4 Milwaukee L 82–95 Tim Hardaway Jr. (17) Acy, Aldrich, Smith (7) José Calderón (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 5–31 37 January 5 @ Memphis L 83–105 Quincy Acy (19) Quincy Acy (14) Shane Larkin (8) FedExForum 16,888 5–32 38 January 7 @ Washington L 91–101 José Calderón (17) Quincy Acy (9) 4 tied (3) Verizon Center 16,902 5–33 39 January 8 Houston L 96–120 Travis Wear (21) Cleanthony Early (6) Shane Larkin (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 5–34 40 January 10 Charlotte L 82–110 Quincy Acy (18) Cole Aldrich (12) Shane Larkin (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 5–35 41 January 15 @ Milwaukee L 79–95 Carmelo Anthony (25) Lou Amundson (6) José Calderón (9) The O2 Arena 18,689 5–36 42 January 19 New Orleans W 99–92 Carmelo Anthony (24) Carmelo Anthony (9) Jason Smith (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 6–36 43 January 21 @ Philadelphia W 98–91 Carmelo Anthony (27) Carmelo Anthony (11) José Calderón (7) Wells Fargo Center 13,201 7–36 44 January 23 Orlando W 113–106 Carmelo Anthony (25) Cole Aldrich (9) José Calderón (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 8–36 45 January 24 @ Charlotte L 71–76 Tim Hardaway Jr. (17) Cole Aldrich (13) Tim Hardaway Jr. (4) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,117 8–37 46 January 28 Oklahoma City W 100–92 Carmelo Anthony (31) Jason Smith (11) José Calderón (8) Madison Square Garden 19,812 9–37 47 January 29 @ Indiana L 82–103 Carmelo Anthony (18) Jason Smith (7) José Calderón (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,665 9–38
February : 3–8 (home: 2–4; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 1 L.A. Lakers W 92–80 Carmelo Anthony (31) Lou Amundson (13) Calderon, Smith (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 10–38 49 February 3 Boston L 97–108 Carmelo Anthony (21) Jason Smith (7) Galloway, Smith (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 10–39 50 February 6 @ Brooklyn L 88–92 Carmelo Anthony (21) Langston Galloway (11) José Calderón (7) Barclays Center 17,732 10–40 51 February 7 Golden State L 92–106 Langston Galloway (15) Jason Smith (13) Shane Larkin (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 10–41 52 February 9 @ Miami L 95–109 Carmelo Anthony (26) Langston Galloway (9) José Calderón (6) American Airlines Arena 19,851 10–42 53 February 11 @ Orlando L 83–89 Jason Smith (25) Jason Smith (7) José Calderón (7) Amway Center 19,851 10–43 All-Star Break 54 February 20 Miami L 87–111 Langston Galloway (19) Smith, Bargnani (6) José Calderón (9) Madison Square Garden 19,812 10–44 55 February 22 Cleveland L 83–101 Langston Galloway (13) Tim Hardaway Jr. (7) Langston Galloway (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 10–45 56 February 25 @ Boston L 94–115 Andrea Bargnani (17) Jason Smith (10) José Calderón (7) TD Garden 16,899 10–46 57 February 27 @ Detroit W 121–115 (2OT) Andrea Bargnani (25) Lou Amundson (14) Langston Galloway (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,182 11–46 58 February 28 Toronto W 103–98 Tim Hardaway Jr. (22) Langston Galloway (8) Alexey Shved (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 12–46
March : 2–15 (home: 1–7; road: 1–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 3 Sacramento L 86–124 Alexey Shved (15) Aldrich, Shved (7) Shane Larkin (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 12–47 60 March 4 @ Indiana L 82–105 Andrea Bargnani (25) Lou Amundson (10) Bargnani, Larkin (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,981 12–48 61 March 7 Indiana L 86–92 Andrea Bargnani (21) Cole Aldrich (11) Langston Galloway (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 12–49 62 March 9 @ Denver L 78–106 Alexey Shved (19) Aldrich, Thomas (8) Cleanthony Early (5) Pepsi Center 14,153 12–50 63 March 10 @ Utah L 82–87 Alexey Shved (21) Cole Aldrich (13) Alexey Shved (7) EnergySolutions Arena 17,121 12–51 64 March 12 @ L.A. Lakers W 101–94 Tim Hardaway Jr. (22) Alexey Shved (11) Alexey Shved (6) Staples Center 18,997 13–51 65 March 14 @ Golden State L 94–125 Andrea Bargnani (18) Cole Aldrich (9) Aldrich, Shved (5) Oracle Arena 19,596 13–52 66 March 15 @ Phoenix L 89–102 Bargnani, Shved (18) Cole Aldrich (10) Langston Galloway (4) US Airways Center 17,264 13–53 67 March 17 San Antonio W 104–100 (OT) Langston Galloway (22) Lou Amundson (17) Alexey Shved (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 14–53 68 March 19 Minnesota L 92–95 (OT) Langston Galloway (21) Lou Amundson (9) Alexey Shved (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 14–54 69 March 20 @ Philadelphia L 81–97 Alexey Shved (25) Bargnani, Shved (3) Galloway, Larkin, Shved (3) Wells Fargo Center 10,079 14–55 70 March 22 @ Toronto L 89–106 Lance Thomas (24) Cole Aldrich (9) Shane Larkin (8) Air Canada Centre 19,800 14–56 71 March 23 Memphis L 82–103 Langston Galloway (19) Aldrich, Galloway (7) Shane Larkin (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 14–57 72 March 25 L.A. Clippers L 80–111 Cleanthony Early (18) Jason Smith (8) Jason Smith (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 14–58 73 March 27 Boston L 92–96 Andrea Bargnani (25) Lou Amundson (9) Galloway, Larkin (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 14–59 74 March 28 @ Chicago L 80–111 Andrea Bargnani (14) Andrea Bargnani (7) Shane Larkin (8) United Center 22,152 14–60
April : 3–5 (home: 1–4; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 1 Brooklyn L 98–100 Andrea Bargnani (22) Lou Amundson (8) Shane Larkin (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 14–61 76 April 3 @ Washington L 87–101 Ricky Ledo (21) Lou Amundson (10) Galloway, Ledo (3) Verizon Center 19,389 14–62 77 April 5 Philadelphia W 101–91 Andrea Bargnani (25) Shane Larkin (11) Shane Larkin (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 15–62 78 April 8 Indiana L 86–101 Langston Galloway (19) Bargnani & Smith (6) Shane Larkin (4) Madison Square Garden 19,812 15–63 79 April 10 Milwaukee L 91–99 Langston Galloway (20) Lou Amundson (11) Shane Larkin (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 15–64 80 April 11 @ Orlando W 80–79 Cole Aldrich (19) Cole Aldrich (14) Jason Smith (6) Amway Center 17,207 16–64 81 April 13 @ Atlanta W 112–108 Langston Galloway (26) Jason Smith (9) Shane Larkin (7) Philips Arena 18,265 17–64 82 April 15 Detroit L 90–112 Tim Hardaway Jr. (25) Cole Aldrich (15) Langston Galloway (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 17–65
2014–15 season schedule

Player statistics

Statistics (Summer League, preseason, and regular season)

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Summer League

New York Knicks statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Preseason

New York Knicks statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Regular season

New York Knicks statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Injuries

Player	Duration		Injury type	Games missed
	Start	End

Roster

2014–15 New York Knicks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PF 4 Acy, Quincy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990-10-06 Baylor C 45 Aldrich, Cole 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988-10-31 Kansas PF 21 Amundson, Lou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982-12-07 UNLV SF 7 Anthony, Carmelo   (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984-05-29 Syracuse C 77 Bargnani, Andrea 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985-10-26 Italy PG 3 Calderón, José   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1981-09-28 Spain SF 17 Early, Cleanthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1991-04-17 Wichita State PG 2 Galloway, Langston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1991-12-09 Saint Joseph's SG 5 Hardaway Jr., Tim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-03-16 Michigan PG 0 Larkin, Shane 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1992-10-02 Miami (FL) SG 11 Ledo, Ricky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1992-09-10 South Kent HS (CT) SG 1 Shved, Alexey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-12-16 Russia C 14 Smith, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-03-02 Colorado State PF 42 Thomas, Lance 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988-04-24 Duke SF 6 Wear, Travis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990-09-21 UCLA	Head coach Derek Fisher Assistant coach(es) Jim Cleamons Rasheed Hazzard Brian Keefe Josh Longstaff Kurt Rambis (associate HC) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended   Injured Roster Last transaction: April 8, 2015

Roster Notes

• Small forward Carmelo Anthony played 40 games (his last game being on February 9, 2015) but missed the rest of the season after undergoing left knee surgery to repair a patella tendon.^[1]
• Point guard José Calderón played 42 games (his last game being on February 25, 2015) but missed the rest of the season after undergoing a procedure on his strained left Achilles tendon.^[2]

Transactions

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 25, 2014

To New York Knicks José Calderón Samuel Dalembert Wayne Ellington Shane Larkin 2014 second-round pick (Thanasis Antetokounmpo) 2014 second-round pick (Cleanthony Early)

To Dallas Mavericks Tyson Chandler Raymond Felton

June 27, 2014

To New York Knicks Louis Labeyrie

To Indiana Pacers Cash considerations

August 6, 2014

To New York Knicks Quincy Acy Travis Outlaw

To Sacramento Kings Wayne Ellington Jeremy Tyler

October 27, 2014

To New York Knicks Arnett Moultrie

To Philadelphia 76ers Travis Outlaw 2019 second-round pick

February 5, 2015

To New York Knicks Lou Amundson (from Cleveland) Alex Kirk (from Cleveland) Lance Thomas (from Oklahoma City) 2019 second-round pick (from Cleveland)

To Oklahoma City Thunder Dion Waiters (from Cleveland)

To Cleveland Cavaliers Iman Shumpert (from New York) J. R. Smith (from New York) 2015 first-round pick (from Oklahoma City)

February 19, 2015

To New York Knicks Alexey Shved 2017 second-round pick (Ognjen Jaramaz) 2019 second-round pick

To Houston Rockets Pablo Prigioni

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract	Ref.

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team	Ref.

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	Date	New team	Ref.
Amar'e Stoudemire	Released from contract	February 18, 2015	Dallas Mavericks

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.

References

1. "Knicks F Carmelo Anthony to have season-ending knee surgery". Sports Illustrated. February 8, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
2. "José Calderón Announces He'll Sit Out Eurobasket". Fox Sports. May 11, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

External links

• 2014–15 New York Knicks preseason at ESPN
• 2014–15 New York Knicks regular season at ESPN