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Marshall PlumleeDukeC - 2
Gracin BakumanyaCongoC - 3
Egidijus MockeviciusEvansvilleC - 4
Prince IbehTexasC - 5
Zach AugusteNotre DameC - 6
Nikola JovanovicUSCC - 7
Daniel OchefuVillanovaC - 8
Andrey DesyantnikovRussiaC - 9
Shevon ThompsonGeorge MasonC - 10
Kaleb TarczewskiArizonaC - 11
Mamadou NdiayeUC IrvineC - 12
Octavius EllisCincinnatiC - 13
Tony ParkerUCLAC - 14
Joel JamesNorth CarolinaC - 15
Mangok MathiangLouisvilleC - 16
Cameron RidleyTexasC - 17
Tonye JekiriMiamiC - 18
Adam WoodburyIowaC - 19
Shaquille CleareTexasC - 20
Moussa DiagneSenegalC
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Before Saturday night, the last time the Knicks won a title was 1973.
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Knicks fans celebrate throughout NYC after first title in 53 years
It was bedlam on Broadway as the Knicks won their first NBA championship in 53 years.
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Victor Wembanyama's first NBA Finals trip ends with regrets
The Spurs phenom had an outstanding postseason, but his flaws were on display in the Finals loss to the Knicks.








