Most Famous New York Knicks Players

A deck by Lia Iyer · 20 cards

The most renowned players ever to play for the New York Knicks, ranked by Wikipedia reach.

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony is a American basketball player.

Tracy McGrady

Tracy McGrady is a American basketball player.

Derrick Rose

Derrick Rose is a American basketball player.

Jason Kidd

Jason Kidd is a American basketball player and coach.

Rasheed Wallace

Rasheed Wallace is a American basketball player.

Amar'e Stoudemire

Amar'e Stoudemire is a American basketball player.

Patrick Ewing

Patrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. is a Jamaican-American basketball coach and former professional player who is a basketball ambassador for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He spent most of his 17-year playing career as the starting center for the team before ending his playing career with brief stints with the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic. Ewing is regarded as one of the greatest Knicks of all time, playing a dominant role in New York's 1990s success, and becoming an NBA Champion with the team in 2026 in a front office role.

Metta Sandiford-Artest

Metta Sandiford-Artest is a American basketball player.

Tyson Chandler

Tyson Chandler is a American basketball player.

Chauncey Billups

Chauncey Billups is a American basketball player and coach.

Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin is a Taiwanese-American basketball player.

Joakim Noah

Joakim Noah is a American–French basketball player.

Dikembe Mutombo

Dikembe Mutombo is a Congolese-American basketball player (1966–2024).

José Calderón

José Calderón is a Spanish basketball player.

Phil Jackson

Philip Douglas Jackson is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jackson is a 13-time NBA champion, having won two as a player and eleven as a head coach. His eleven championships as a head coach are the most in NBA history. In 2007, Jackson was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and was named one of the ten greatest coaches in league history in 1996. He holds numerous other records as a coach, including the most postseason wins (229), and most conference titles (13).

Andrea Bargnani

Andrea Bargnani is a Italian basketball player.

Alexey Shved

Alexey Shved is a Russian basketball player.

Jerry Lucas

Jerry Ray Lucas is an American former basketball player. He was a nationally awarded high school player, national college star at Ohio State University, and 1960 gold medal Olympian and international player before later starring as a professional player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Enes Kanter Freedom

Enes Kanter Freedom is a Turkish-American basketball player (born 1992).

Bojan Bogdanović

Bojan Bogdanović is a Croatian basketball player.