2009–10 New York Knicks season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2009-10 New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

season was the 64th season of the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

(NBA).

Key dates

June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft
2009 NBA Draft
The 2009 NBA Draft was held on June 25, 2009, the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S...

took place in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

.
July 8 - The free agency
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

period started.

david lee played the all star game and nate robinson won the slam dunk contest

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	8	Jordan Hill Jordan Hill (basketball) Jordan Craig Hill is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He was drafted 8th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks...	PF Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...		Arizona Arizona Wildcats men's basketball The Arizona Wildcats basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The team competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of NCAA Division I. They are currently coached by Sean Miller.Arizona has a long and rich...
1	29	Toney Douglas Toney Douglas Toney Bernard Douglas is an American professional basketball player who plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association... (from L.A. Lakers Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association... )	PG Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...		Florida State

Roster

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	October 18	Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)		New York Knicks New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
2	October 22 (in Newark, NJ)	New York Knicks		New Jersey Nets New Jersey Nets The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

Regular season

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| 7 || 6 || 33.1 || .441 || .000 || .759 || 11.0 || 1.1 || .6 || .6 || 11.7
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| 25 || 1 || 11.7 || .400 || .359 || .923 || 2.1 || .6 || .1 || .7 || 4.7
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| 65 || 64 || 35.7 || .479 || .267 || .806 || 5.4 || 2.1 || .7 || style="background:#ff8c00;"| .8 || 15.3
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| 7 || 0 || 8.9 || .381 || .000 || .588 || 1.9 || .0 || .0 || .1 || 3.7
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| 56 || 12 || 19.4 || .458 || .389 || .809 || 1.9 || 2.0 || .8 || .0 || 8.6
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| 67 || 59 || 30.9 || .373 || .349 || .716 || 2.7 || style="background:#ff8c00;"| 5.6 || .9 || .0 || 7.4
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| style="background:#ff8c00;"| 81 || 74 || 33.9 || .423 || .381 || .818 || 4.9 || 1.7 || .9 || .7 || 15.1
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| 11 || 0 || 12.7 || .487 || .000 || .636 || 2.8 || .6 || .5 || .1 || 4.1
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| 72 || 15 || 30.5 || .435 || .342 || .757 || 5.6 || 1.5 || .9 || .4 || 17.7
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| 18 || 0 || 20.6 || .331 || .250 || style="background:#ff8c00;"| 1.000 || 2.2 || 2.1 || .7 || .0 || 6.4
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| style="background:#ff8c00;"| 81 || style="background:#ff8c00;"| 81 || style="background:#ff8c00;"| 37.3 || style="background:#ff8c00;"| .545 || .000 || .812 || style="background:#ff8c00;"| 11.7 || 3.6 || style="background:#ff8c00;"| 1.0 || .5 || style="background:#ff8c00;"| 20.2
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| 24 || 24 || 26.1 || .389 || .242 || .754 || 3.7 || 3.9 || .6 || .5 || 9.4
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| 27 || 8 || 19.7 || .491 || .347 || .806 || 1.4 || 3.4 || .8 || .1 || 7.4
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| 27 || 13 || 27.4 || .518 || style="background:#ff8c00;"| .431 || .787 || 3.1 || 1.4 || .8 || .1 || 11.9
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Trades

June 24, 2009

To New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

Darko Miličić

Darko Milicic

Darko Miličić is a Serbian professional basketball center for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association . He was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the second overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft after LeBron James, and ahead of players such as Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh,...

To Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...

Quentin Richardson

Quentin Richardson is an American professional basketball player who plays for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic...

, Cash considerations

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Warren Carter Warren Carter (basketball) Warren Carter is an American college basketball player. He played at the University of Illinois. For much of his early life and that of his brother's his mother was in prison. In an interview at a Champaign, Illinois middle school, he said that he got through these hard times with help from his...	September 11	BK Ventspils BK Ventspils BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League .-History:... (Latvia Latvian Basketball League Latvian Basketball League is the national basketball championship of Latvia. The first LBL season was played in 1992. From 1992 to 1999 all championships were won by BK Brocēni, however from 2000 to 2006 BK Ventspils were the champions. In 2007, ASK Rīga stopped BK Ventspils winning streak. BK... )
Gabe Pruitt Gabe Pruitt Gabriel Michael Pruitt , commonly referred to as Gabe Pruitt, is an American professional basketball player.-High school:...	September 11	Boston Celtics Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
Sun Yue	September 17	Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

Subtractions

Player	Waived
Warren Carter Warren Carter (basketball) Warren Carter is an American college basketball player. He played at the University of Illinois. For much of his early life and that of his brother's his mother was in prison. In an interview at a Champaign, Illinois middle school, he said that he got through these hard times with help from his...	October 7
Gabe Pruitt Gabe Pruitt Gabriel Michael Pruitt , commonly referred to as Gabe Pruitt, is an American professional basketball player.-High school:...	October 7
Sun Yue	October 7
Ron Howard Ron Howard (basketball) Ronald Howard is an American professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the NBA D-League team Fort Wayne Mad Ants after being waived by the Adelaide 36ers due to an ankle injury suffered against the Melbourne Tigers on February 18, 2011.-College:Howard started his college career...	October 7
Joe Crawford	October 22
Chris Hunter Chris Hunter (basketball) Chris Hunter is an American professional basketball player.Hunter played collegiately for the Michigan Wolverines of the University of Michigan as a power forward.-Pro career:...	October 22