DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1986-87 New York Knicks
24–58 · #22 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotNYK
New York Knicks went 24–58 in the regular season, good for the #22 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#22
Net rating
-6.3
Home floor
Madison Square Garden (IV)
Roster
18 players
Record
24–58
29.3% win rate
League rank
#22
Regular season
Net rating
-6.3
SRS -5.4
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Wilkins | G-F | 21 | 80 | 73 | 19.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| Kenny Walker | F | 34 | 68 | 64 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| Patrick Ewing | C-F | — | 63 | 63 | 21.5 | 8.8 | 1.7 |
| Gerald Henderson | G | — | 68 | 53 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 6.5 |
| Bill Cartwright | C | — | 58 | 50 | 17.5 | 7.7 | 1.7 |
| Rory Sparrow | G | — | 80 | 30 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| Chris McNealy | F | — | 59 | 16 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| Trent Tucker | G | 6 | 70 | 15 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Pat Cummings | F-C | — | 49 | 11 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 0.8 |
| Eddie Lee Wilkins | F-C | — | 24 | 10 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Jawann Oldham | C | — | 44 | 9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Louis Orr | F | — | 65 | 8 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 1.7 |
| Bob Thornton | F-C | — | 33 | 4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| Bernard King | F | — | 6 | 4 | 22.7 | 5.3 | 3.2 |
| Stewart Granger | G | — | 15 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| Brad Wright | F | — | 14 | 0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Bill Martin | F | — | 8 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| McKinley Singleton | G | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Team stats
Season profile
104.8
ORtg
111.1
DRtg
98.5
Pace
-5.4
SRS
-6.3
MOV
52.8%
TS%
48.3%
eFG%
26.4
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Bob Hill
head_coach
Hubie Brown
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Madison Square Garden (IV)
13,123 average attendance
Then and now
New York Knicks
NYK
18 players