2K Sports has released the player ratings for each team’s starting five for the game that will be released in early October. Not only did 2K getting the Knicks’ most likely starting unit wrong, it might have also slighted some Knicks fans with their ratings. 2K Sports counts Ray Felton, Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Anthony [...]

via Bandwagon Knick previews the upcoming season: The strength of this year’s Knicks is its depth and the increased number of players who better fit D’Antoni’s system; in particular, a surplus of versatile wings and inside players who have experience playing the pick and roll on offense, who have played for running teams, and who [...]

via Timofey Mozgov’s pronounced rebounding struggles in the world championships were well-documented, but outside of that area the tournament was a plus, writes Chris Mannix. The 24-year-old, 7-foot-1 center impressed USA and Lakers forward Lamar Odom when the two went head to head in the quarterfinals (Mozgov went 4-for-4 in the first quarter), but the [...]

The New York Times has a story on Timofey Mozgov today, in which the rookie center’s background is described as belying “that of a typical player in the Russian system.” Having to fight to be noticed helped him forge his work ethic. Mozgov spent most of his childhood near Krasnodar, a small agricultural city about [...]

Is Carmelo going or is he staying? The Nuggets’ new general manager, Masai Ujiri, hopes it’s the latter. “Of course, that’s going to be the priority,” Ujiri said. “Melo is a great player, I think arguably a top-5 player in the NBA. … It’s a challenge, but I’ll meet with Melo at some point. He’s [...]

The man himself has tweeted such, an all but inevitable signing after fellow draftee Andy Rautins inked a deal earlier this month. With Jerome Jordan off to Serbia, the Knicks have dealt with all their draft picks, and per a team source, Donnie Walsh may be done.

Or at least those that have come to a head. After having two arrest warrants issued for him in July after failing to appear in court, via Newsday, Curry reached “an agreement to satisfy an outstanding balance on a settlement from a previous civil suit.” The civil suit centered around Curry allegedly failing to continue [...]