The Westchester Knicks are the New York Knicks' NBA G League affiliate. The team was established in 2014. While not even 10 years old, the Knicks aren't among the rapidly-expanding G League's newest teams. There are over a dozen teams newer than the Knicks, from the College Park Skyhawks in Atlanta to the Greensboro Swarm in the Piedmont Triad.
As of 2019, the Knicks have been managed by New York Knick great, Allan Houston. Houston also works in the New York Knicks front office as "Vice President, Player Leadership & Development."
With 2014-15 as their first season, the Westchester Knicks don't have a whole lot of history. They have managed to make the playoffs three out of six seasons (excluding 2019-20 when there were no playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The Knicks won the Atlantic Division in 2018.
Notable players for the team include Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Giannis' brother), Trey Burke, Festus Ezeli (2015 NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors), Jimmer Fredette, Langston Galloway, Courtney Lee, Gary Neal, and Joakim Noah. As a Georgia Tech fan, I note that Gani Lawal once suited up for Westchester. Several former North Carolina players have also played for Westchester such as Marcus Ginyard, Isaiah Hicks, and Theo Pinson. Pinson played high school ball in my hometown of High Point, NC.
The Knicks play in the old (opened 1930) 5,000-seat Westchester County Center in the New York suburbs. The County Center is anywhere from a 45 to 90-minute drive from Madison Square Garden, depending on traffic. For a short period of time (2018-2019), the County Center was also home to the WNBA's New York Liberty.
The current coach of the Knicks is former assistant Derrick Alston. In 2019, he took over the team from Mike Miller (probably not the Mike Miller you're thinking of who played in the NBA). Alston also worked as an assistant under Kevin McHale (2012-2015) when McHale was head coach of the Houston Rockets (2011-2015). read more