Potential New York Knicks target Jrue Holiday is on the move again, as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the two-time All-Star has been traded to the Boston Celtics.

Holiday, who was previously included in the deal that sent Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks, goes to Beantown while his brief employers, the Portland Trail Blazers, land Deandre Ayton, Robert Williams, Malcolm Brogdon, Toumani Camara, three first-round picks in 2024 (Golden State, top four protected), 2029 (Bucks and Celtics unprotected) and 2028 and 2030 Milwaukee pick swaps. Wojnarowski says that Boston, fresh off an Eastern Conference Finals appearance, is expected to sign Holiday to a long-term deal,

SEPTEMBER 29 NBA ALUMS WARN HARDEN OF TRADE DANGER

Matt Barnes and Kevin Garnett offered dire warnings to current Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden for his excess trade demands, ones that placed him in a strategic war of words with team president Daryl Morey. Barnes, no stranger to being an NBA nomad (nine teams over 14 Association seasons), was particularly critical.

“I think James has to be careful because the NBA doesn’t need him. The NBA doesn’t need him anymore,” Barnes said on Showtime Basketball. “I’m all for player empowerment. But he forced his way out of Houston, forced his way out of Brooklyn. Now, he’s going to force his way out of Philly. He’s got so much talent and a lot of game left, but he could talk himself out of the league, which is crazy to think.”

Though not as nomadic, Garnett agreed with Barnes’ assessment.

“When you wiggle your way out, you only got one or two wiggles,” Garnett said. “You ain’t got infinite wiggles.”

While Harden is set to report to Philadelphia’s training camp activities, it appears that he will continue to try to force his way out. A report from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne earlier this summer claimed that Harden’s preferred destinations are either the Knicks or Los Angeles Clippers.

SEPTEMBER 25 WESTCHESTER KNICKS TRADE TREVOR KEELS’ RIGHTS TO IOWA

The New York Knicks organization has officially closed the book on the Trevor Keels era: the G League club in Westchester has traded the 2022 NBA Draft pick to the Iowa Wolves in exchange for rights to Matt Lewis and a 2024 first-round pick in the G League Draft.

Keels was the Knicks’ only acquisition of 2022’s draft night that had a name, as the team spent most of the event building a budget for Jalen Brunson. The Duke alum and the 42nd overall pick of the draft played sparingly for the big club (eight minutes over three games) and averaged 14.5 points on just over 42 percent shooting in 24 games with Westchester. Keels was waived by the Knicks earlier this offseason.

Formerly of James Madison, Lewis now joins Westchester after two seasons with Minnesota’s affiliate in Iowa. Lewis came off the bench for Brooklyn’s squad during the most recent Summer League action, averaging 11.2 points a game and shooting over 54 percent from the floor.

SEPTEMBER 24 PATRICK EWING’S DAUGHTER COMMITS TO PENN STATE

Her father starred above Penn Station. She’ll star for Penn State.

Alexis Ewing, daughter of Knicks legend Patrick, announced her commitment to Penn State University on her Instagram page, labeling herself “extremely blessed.” The post from the younger Ewing, one of the top high school volleyball players in the nation, features poses with her father Patrick and mother Cheryl Wilson, a former professional volleyball player.

Currently repping Bullis High School in Maryland (just over 20 minutes away from Patrick’s alma mater of Georgetown University), Alexis has made headlines on and off the hardwood, notably becoming one of the first high school athletes in the state to land a name. image, likeness deal when she signed on with College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving.

Per Andrew Miller of The Post and Courier, the New York Knicks will hold parts of their training camp on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, SC. New York is expected to stay in Charleston from Oct. 3-7, the slate ending shortly before they return home to face the Boston Celtics in their preseason opener on Oct. 9 at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks will practice at McAlister Field House, the home floor of the Bulldogs, during their southern stay. This fall’s activities will mark a return to Charleston for the Knicks, who previously held training camp at the College of Charleston before departing in 2000 as an act of protest to South Carolina’s continued display of the Confederate battle flag above its Statehouse. The flag was removed in 2015.

The Citadel competes at the Division I level of NCAA men’s basketball play and is set to open its 2023-24 season on Nov. 6 against North Carolina State.

SEPTEMBER 19 KNICKS FLAGSHIP STATION DROPPING FM SIGNAL

Per Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, ESPN New York (WEPN) will be dropping its FM Signal on Aug. 31, 2024. The station’s AM signal, 1050, will remain active.

ESPN New York serves as the flagship radio station of the Knicks, Jets, and Rangers. The decision was made by parent company Good Karma Brands, which stated that 60 percent of listeners access the station beyond the 98.7 FM feed, citing 1050 AM and digital outlets. WEPN has been the flagship station of the Knicks since 2005 when they moved over from WFAN.

“We’re committed to serving the New York sports fan,” Good Karma Brands CEO Craig Karmazin told The Post. “With the combination of our AM signal, the ESPN New York App, podcasts, smart speakers, YES, and other additional audio and video distribution, investing in an FM signal was not relevant in the way it was a decade ago.”

ESPN New York’s most-renowned original programming is “The Michael Kay Show,” hosted by the eponymous New York Yankees play-by-play voice. Ed Cohen and Brendan Brown have been on the mics for Knicks games since 2017.

SEPTEMBER 17 DAMYEAN DOTSON SIGNS IN CHINA

A former member of the New York Knicks has a new home overseas: according to Sportando, former Knicks guard Damyean Dotson is signing with the Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Dotson, 29, played with the Knicks from 2017-20 and then for another two-game stint in 2021-22. Last season, he played in Turkey for Gaziantep Basketbol, averaging 14.8 points and three assists per game.

SEPTEMBER 15 WESTCHESTER KNICKS TRADE FOR RJ BARRETT TEAMMATE

The Stockton Kings of the NBA G League announced a trade that sent former RJ Barrett collegiate teammate Alex O’Connell to the Westchester Knicks, a deal that also acquired Jeriah Horne. In return, Westchester is sending James Akinjo, earner of 14.4 points and 6.6 assists a game last season, to Sacramento’s affiliate.

Both Horne and O’Connell are currently stationed overseas. O’Connell (Italy’s Umana Venezia) originally played with Duke during Barrett’s single season in Durham and later transferred to Creighton. He averaged 9.6 points a game in three appearances (1 start) with Sacramento’s Summer League team during the most recent competition in Las Vegas. Horne (Poland’s MKS Dabrowa Gornicza) spent his collegiate career between Nebraska, Tulsa, and Colorado and shot over 39 percent from three-point range with Stockton last year.

SEPTEMBER 13 SILVER COMMENTS ON KNICKS’ RAPTORS LAWSUIT

NBA commissioner Adam Silver briefly touched upon the New York Knicks’ lawsuit against the Toronto Raptors during a press conference centered upon the newly-released Player Participation Policy.

“On that dispute, I don’t know more than what I read in the complaint that was filed in federal court, and so I don’t have a sense yet of how egregious it is, and I haven’t had an opportunity to see what the Raptors response is,” Silver said (h/t New York Basketball on X). “This ultimately may end up in front of me, so I think it’s appropriate to withhold judgment.”

The Knicks are suing the Raptors over the potential theft of proprietary materials, with former team employee Ike Azotam and new Toronto head coach Darko Rajaković among the defendants. Toronto management has denied any wrongdoing.

SEPTEMBER 11 DRAFTKINGS PROMO REFERENCES 9/11 

Sports betting site DraftKings faced backlash for a tasteless promotion that centered upon a parlay that referenced the tragic events of the September 11, 2001 tragedies. On the 22nd anniversary of terrorist attacks that destroyed the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, DraftKings offered a “Never Forget” parlay, which centered upon three New York teams (Jets, Mets, Yankees) winning their respective games on Monday night.

DraftKings pulled the promotion after an overwhelmingly negative response and released an apology to Michael Silverman of The Boston Globe.

“We sincerely apologize for the featured parlay that was shared briefly in commemoration of 9/11,” DraftKings said. “We respect the significance of this day for our country and especially for the familys [sic] of those who were directly affected.”

SEPTEMBER 10 GERMANY WINS FIBA WORLD CUP

Germany completed an undefeated FIBA Basketball World Cup run with an 83-77 win against Serbia in Manila, earning the first title in program history and its first podium finish since a third-place posting in 2002.

Dennis Schroder (Toronto) was named MVP of the tournament after his 28-point performance in the final while Franz Wagner (Orlando) also helped out with 19 points.

For Serbia, Aleksa Avramovic led the way with 21 points while Bogdan Bogdanovic (Atlanta) scored 17.

SEPTEMBER 9 KEVIN KNOX RETURNS TO PORTLAND

Kevin Knox’s attempt to reclaim the narrative of his NBA career will continue in a familiar place, as Shams Charania reports that the 24-year-old will return to the Portland Trail Blazers on a one-year deal.

Chosen by the Knicks as the ninth overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, Knox has struggled to live up to the hype that followed him out of Kentucky, as Portland is his fourth different team since a January 2022 trade to Atlanta ended his New York career. Sent to the Pacific Northwest from Detroit in a different deal in February, Knox appeared in 21 games for the Trail Blazers and averaged 8.5 points and 3.3 rebounds, which would’ve been his best full-season numbers since his rookie campaign with the Knicks in 2018-19.

SEPTEMBER 8 KNICKS SIGN CHARLIE BROWN JR.

The New York Knicks are adding a familiar face to their G League team.

According to the New York Post’s Peter Botte, the Knicks are signing Charlie Brown Jr. to an Exhibit 10 deal. Brown, 26, has 41 games of NBA experience under his belt and last played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2021-22 season. He played for the Knicks in Summer League, and made enough of an impression to land a training camp invitation to the tune of 19.8 points and 6.3 rebounds, both good for second among the Vegas group.