PG – Walt Frazier
Walt Frazier is now known for his rhyme-laced commentating during New York Knicks broadcasts but during his playing days, Frazier was something to behold at Madison Square Garden. A speedy guard with a knack for flair, Frazier helped lead the team to two NBA titles (1970 and 1973).
SG – Earl Monroe
Known as “Black Jesus” and “Earl the Pearl” is readily evident that there was something special about Earl Monroe on the basketball court. His streetball style turned heads anytime he was on the floor. In New York, he teamed with Walt Frazier during the 1973 title run forming one of the greatest backcourts of all time.
SF – Bernard King
Before there was Carmelo Anthony there was Bernard King. A big forward who was light of foot like a dancing bear. King could get his own bucket whenever he wanted to and was able to operate out of the post or attack from the perimeter. He scored 60 points on the Knicks’ Christmas day game in 1984 and King won the 1985 scoring title with the New York Knicks in 1985.
PF – Willis Reed
When Willis Reed limped out from the locker room and onto the court before the start of Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers and then hit two jump shots he gave the New York Knicks the adrenaline boost it needed to take home the championship. Reed was a dominant scorer and his transcendent talents were a huge part of the Knicks’ winning ways in the 1970s.
C – Patrick Ewing
Patrick Ewing didn’t win any NBA championships with the New York Knicks but he was part of two teams that made it to the NBA Finals in 1994 and 1999. Ewing’s run with the Knicks just so happened to occur simultaneously with Michael Jordan’s complete dominance of the league. Ewing’s career was one breakthrough moment away from being something extraordinary.