No. 10
DOUNOBALL Team History
New York Knicks
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
All NBA teams
1946
Archive begins
3
Championships
8
Retired jerseys
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
No. 12
Dick Barnett
No. 15
Dick McGuire
No. 15
Earl Monroe
No. 19
Willis Reed
No. 22
Dave DeBusschere
No. 24
Bill Bradley
No. 33
Patrick Ewing
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
No. 6
Bill Russell
Title history
Championship banners
Every NBA championship season in the franchise archive.
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Patrick Ewing
Franchise #1
23,665
REB
Rebounds
Patrick Ewing
Franchise #1
10,759
AST
Assists
Mark Jackson
Franchise #1
4,005
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
Patrick Ewing
Franchise #1
1,061
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
Patrick Ewing
Franchise #1
2,758
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
John Starks
Franchise #1
982
GP
Games played
Patrick Ewing
Franchise #1
1,039
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
1946
Franchise origin
New York Knicks founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 1946.
1946
Team identity
New York Knicks era begins
Team identity era begins in 1946-47. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: NYK.