The New York Knicks open their 2018-2019 tonight at Garden against the Atlanta Hawks at 7:30 pm. Yesterday, Coach Fizdale announced the starting lineup and shook things up a bit. The lineup consists of Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr., Frank Ntilikina, Lance Thomas and Enes Kanter.
Fans were a bit stunned that Frank Ntilikina got the starting nod, after only starting one pre-season game, over 1st round draft pick Kevin Knox. Knox did fall off during the pre-season after coming in hot in the Vegas summer league. His shooting went way down in the pre-season, 16 for 49 from the field, and since he’s still growing and coming into his own, it makes sense to start Frank.