GREENBURGH, N.Y. — David Fizdale insisted right up until the end of the final preseason game that Kevin Knox would be a starter from opening night, taking the ups and downs as part of the learning curve. But he also insisted that he would reward performance on the court with starting jobs. One of those things was still true as the Knicks readied for the season debut against the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night.
Fizdale unveiled his starting lineup Tuesday and left out Knox, opting instead to move last year’s lottery pick, Frank Ntilikina, into the lineup alongside Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr.