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The 1985–86 New York Knicks season was the 40th season of NBA basketballinNew York City, New York. The Knicks had won the first overall pick in the 1985 NBA draft in the league's first ever draft lottery, which they used to select Patrick Ewing out of Georgetown, who was regarded as the most sought-after prospect since Kareem Abdul-Jabbarin1969byThe New York Times.[1][2] He was signed to a six-year $17 million deal, the richest ever for an NBA rookie.[3]

1985–86 New York Knicks season
Head coachHubie Brown
General managerDave DeBusschere
Gordon Stirling
OwnersGulf+Western
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record23–59 (.280)
PlaceDivision: 5th
Conference: 11th
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOR-TV
MSG Network
(Jim Karvellas, Butch Beard)
RadioWNBC
(Marv Albert, John Andariese)
< 1984–85 1986–87 >

Despite Ewing struggling with injuries, he was named Rookie of the Year and was selected to play in the All-Star Game, however, he declined to play due to an injury.

Bernard King missed the entire season while recovering from his knee surgery.

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 1 Patrick Ewing C   United States[4] Georgetown
2 23 Gerald Wilkins SG/SF   United States Tennessee–Chattanooga
4 3 Fred Cofield G   United States Eastern Michigan
5 3 Mike Schlegel C   United States Virginia Commonwealth
6 3 Kent Lockhart G   United States Texas–El Paso
7 3 Ken Bantum F   United States Cornell

Source:[5]

Regular season

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Season Standings

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Atlantic Division
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    		•  W L PCT GB Home Road Div
    y-Boston Celtics 67 15 .817 – 40–1 27–14 18–6
    x-Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 .659 13 31–10 23–18 15–9
    x-Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 28 26–15 13–28 11–13
    x-New Jersey Nets 39 43 .476 28 26–15 13–28 11–13
    New York Knicks 23 59 .280 44 15–26 8–33 5–19
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    Eastern Conference
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    • Team W L PCT GB
    1 z-Boston Celtics 67 15 .817 –
    2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 57 25 .695 10
    3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 .659 13
    4 x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 17
    5 x-Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 21
    6 x-Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 28
    7 x-New Jersey Nets 39 43 .476 28
    8 x-Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 37
    9 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 38
    10 Indiana Pacers 26 56 .317 41
    11 New York Knicks 23 59 .280 44

    Record vs. opponents

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    1985-86 NBA Records
    Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
    Atlanta — 0–6 5–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 4–2 5–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4
    Boston 6–0 — 5–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 4–2 5–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1
    Chicago 1–5 1–5 — 3–3 0–2 2–0 2–4 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–3 4–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4
    Cleveland 2–4 1–5 3–3 — 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–2 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–5 3–3 4–1 0–6 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5
    Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 3–3 0–2 4–1 1–5 2–0 2–3 1–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 5–0 2–3 3–3 4–2 3–2 5–1 1–1
    Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 — 1–1 3–2 3–3 2–0 4–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 3–3 3–3 2–3 3–3 2–0
    Detroit 2–4 1–4 4–2 5–1 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 4–2 4–1 2–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–2
    Golden State 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–1 — 0–5 1–1 5–1 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–5 2–3 2–3 2–4 2–3 1–1
    Houston 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 1–1 5–0 — 2–0 3–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 4–2 5–1 3–2 3–3 2–0
    Indiana 1–5 1–5 3–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–3 2–4 0–6 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 5–1
    L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–4 0–2 1–5 2–3 0–2 — 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–4 5–0 1–4 3–3 3–2 0–2
    L.A. Lakers 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–3 1–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 4–2 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 6–0 5–0 4–1 4–2 5–0 2–0
    Milwaukee 3–3 0–5 5–1 5–1 2–0 0–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 — 4–2 6–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
    New Jersey 2–4 2–4 3–2 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 — 5–1 2–4 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–4
    New York 1–5 1–5 2–4 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–2 4–2 0–2 1–1 0–6 1–5 — 0–6 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–3
    Philadelphia 1–4 2–4 5–1 6–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 6–0 2–0 0–2 1–4 4–2 6–0 — 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3
    Phoenix 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 1–4 2–0 4–2 2–3 1–1 4–2 1–5 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 — 2–4 2–3 3–2 5–1 1–4 1–1
    Portland 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–3 2–0 4–2 0–6 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–2 — 3–2 1–4 5–1 2–3 0–2
    Sacramento 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 2–0 3–2 2–4 2–0 0–5 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–3 — 5–1 5–0 2–4 1–1
    San Antonio 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 3–3 1–1 3–2 1–5 1–1 4–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 4–1 1–5 — 2–3 2–4 2–0
    Seattle 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 0–2 4–2 2–3 0–2 3–3 2–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–5 0–5 3–2 — 2–3 1–1
    Utah 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–5 3–3 1–1 3–2 3–3 2–0 2–3 0–5 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 4–2 4–2 3–2 — 1–1
    Washington 4–1 1–5 4–1 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–0 0–2 2–4 4–2 3–3 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 —

    Roster

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    New York Knicks roster
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    Players Coaches
    Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
    PF 20 Bailey, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1957–05–21 Rutgers
    PF 1 Bannister, Ken 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1960–04–01 St. Augustine's
    C 25 Cartwright, Bill 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957–07–30 San Francisco
    PG 35 Cofield, Fred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1962–01–04 Eastern Michigan
    C 42 Cummings, Pat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1956–07–11 Cincinnati
    C 33 Ewing, Patrick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1962–08–05 Georgetown
    PF 3 Green, Ken 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959–09–19 Texas–Pan American
    SF 18 Grunfeld, Ernie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1955–04–24 Tennessee
    SF 30 King, Bernard   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1956–12–04 Tennessee
    PF 14 McNealy, Chris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961–07–15 San José State
    SF 55 Orr, Louis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1958–05–07 Syracuse
    PG 2 Sparrow, Rory 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1958–06–12 Villanova
    PF 23 Thornton, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1962–07–10 UC Irvine
    SG 6 Tucker, Trent 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1959–12–20 Minnesota
    PG 4 Walker, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–03–09 Arkansas
    SG 21 Wilkins, Gerald 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–09–11 Chattanooga
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    Legend

    • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
    • (FA) Free agent
    • (S) Suspended
    •   Injured

    Player statistics

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    Legend
      GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
     FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
     RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
     BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

    Awards and records

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    Records

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    Milestones

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    Transactions

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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ "All Eyes on Lottery for Ewing". The New York Times. May 6, 1985.
  • ^ "Draft a Tall Story, with Ewing on Top". The New York Times. June 19, 1985.
  • ^ "Ewing Signs Pact Worth Up To $30 Million". The New York Times. September 19, 1985.
  • ^ Ewing was born in   Jamaica, but had become a naturalized United States citizen while at Georgetown, as evidenced by his selection to the USA team at the 1984 Olympics.
  • ^ "Nets Are Getting International Look". The New York Times. June 19, 1985. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

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