As the Knicks starting 2-guard, Iman Shumpert scored 12 points against the Cavaliers as New York spoiled the Wine and Gold’s eagerly-anticipated home opener. Following that win, Shumpert’s Knicks would proceed to drop 31 of their next 35 games before he and J.R. Smith were dealt to Cleveland – where both helped lead their new team to Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
Shumpert’s season saw several changes of fortune – from the deal that freed him from a rough Knicks campaign to the two-game suspension levied against J.R. Smith in the postseason that propelled him into the starting lineup.