2025-26 · Season · 82 games
Knicks scouting report
The team's biggest edges and holes, ranked against the league. Built from box scores with the four factors that decide most games.
01The read
- Offensive rating
- 120.73rd of 30
- Defensive rating
- 114.15th of 30
- Net rating
- +6.65th of 30
Strengths
- Finishes possessions on the glassSecures 76.7% of opponent misses, 2nd of 30.
- Owns the offensive glassGrabs 29.3% of its misses, 5th of 30.
- Protects the ball11.5% turnover rate, 7th fewest of 30.
Weaknesses
- Rarely gets to the line0.188 free throws made per shot, 25th of 30.
Tendencies
- Plays slow96.1 possessions per 48 minutes, 26th of 30.
- Balanced shot diet42.8% of shots are threes, 12th of 30.
- Mixed creation64.3% of made shots are assisted, 14th of 30.
- Clear lead scorerThe top scorer accounts for 20.2% of team points.
02Four factors
| Side | Factor | Value | Rank | Rank bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Effective FG % | 55.7 | 9th | |
| Offense | Turnover % | 11.5 | 7th | |
| Offense | Offensive rebound % | 29.3 | 5th | |
| Offense | Free throw rate | 18.8 | 25th | |
| Defense | Opponent eFG % | 54.1 | 10th | |
| Defense | Forced turnover % | 12.7 | 10th | |
| Defense | Defensive rebound % | 76.7 | 2nd | |
| Defense | Opponent free throw rate | 20.6 | 15th |
Shooting (eFG%), turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws explain most of the gap between winning and losing. Rank 1 is best on every row, so for turnovers and opponent shooting a low number ranks high. Green marks the top 5, red the bottom 5. Definitions
03Rotation
| # | Player | GP | MIN | Role | Top strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikal Bridges | 82 | 32.9 | Role player | Takes care of the ball |
| 2 | Jalen Brunson | 74 | 35.1 | High-usage creator | Big-time scorer |
| 3 | Karl-Anthony Towns | 75 | 30.9 | Glass cleaner | Offensive engine |
| 4 | OG Anunoby | 67 | 33.2 | 3-and-D | Disruptive hands |
| 5 | Josh Hart | 66 | 30.2 | Glass cleaner | Strong rebounder |
| 6 | Jose Alvarado | 69 | 19.8 | 3-and-D | |
| 7 | Jordan Clarkson | 72 | 17.8 | Role player | |
| 8 | Mitchell Robinson | 60 | 19.6 | Glass cleaner | Strong rebounder |
| 9 | Landry Shamet | 51 | 23.0 | Floor spacer | Corner specialist |
| 10 | Miles McBride | 41 | 26.3 | Floor spacer | Takes care of the ball |
| 11 | Tyler Kolek | 62 | 11.7 | ||
| 12 | Mohamed Diawara | 68 | 9.3 | ||
| 13 | Ariel Hukporti | 53 | 9.4 | ||
| 14 | Jeremy Sochan | 44 | 10.7 | ||
| 15 | Kevin McCullar Jr. | 20 | 7.9 | ||
| 16 | Pacome Dadiet | 28 | 4.9 | ||
| 17 | Trey Jemison | 12 | 6.8 | ||
| 18 | Dillon Jones | 7 | 5.9 | ||
| 19 | Tosan Evbuomwan | 5 | 1.6 |
