The Knicks will be without 22-year old rookie center for around the next six weeks due to surgery to repair a broken wrist.  Harrellson has played in 16 games (2 starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 18.5 minutes, 5.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  This is really going to hurt the Knicks as Harrellson is one of their best big men off the bench.

The Knicks didn’t look like they had much of a draft class last June.  But, 22-year old guard Iman Shumpert and 22-year old center Josh Harrellson have had some decent games so far this year.  Shumpert has already pushed his way into the starting lineup at point guard over Toney Douglas.  Shumpert has played in 5 games (2 starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 30.4 minutes, 13.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.2 steals per game.  He will likely keep the starting job until Baron Davis is ready to return to action as long as he keeps playing well.  Josh Harrellson is only shooting 32.4% from the floor, which is pretty awful for a player his size.  But, he has given the Knicks some decent production so far this year.  He has played in 9 games (2 starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 18.7 minutes, 3.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  Harrellson is the lone legit big man on the bench for the Knicks, so look for him to continue getting his fair share of minutes going forward.  25-year old center Jerome Jordan hasn’t had much of a chance to show what he can do so far this year.  He has played in 5 games (0 starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 5.0 minutes, 0.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.

22-year old shooting guard Landry Fields came to the Knicks in the 2nd round out of Stanford and he turned out to be one of the best players in the entire draft.  Fields played in 82 games (81 starts) for the Knicks this year and he averaged 31.0 minutes, 9.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  Fields is an unselfish player with the basketball as he usually takes good shots.  He made 49.7% of his shots from the floor, 39.3% from three point range and 76.9% from the free throw line as a rookie which was impressive.  Fields is going to be a big part of the Knicks’ future.

The New York Knicks have lost 24-year old rookie shooting guard Andy Rautins for the rest of the year due to knee surgery.  Rautins played in only 5 games (0 starts) for the Knicks this year and he averaged 4.8 minutes, 1.6 points, 0.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.  The Knicks won’t miss Rautins in the playoffs as he didn’t do much for them this season.  They will bring him back next year and see if he can earn himself some more P.T.

22-year old rookie shooting guard Landry Fields was a player the Nuggets wanted in the Carmelo Anthony trade.  The Knicks were smart to say no.  Fields has played in 60 games (all starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 32.6 minutes, 10.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game.  The reason that Fields is a perfect fit with the new Knicks is that he doesn’t need to get his own shots.  He is also a good rebounder for a shooting guard which really helps the Knicks.  Fields was an absolute steal in the 2nd round by the Knicks.

24-year old rookie center Timofey Mozgov is stepping up as of late.  In his last five games, Mozgov is averaging 26.8 minutes, 11.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 0.2 assists and 1.2 blocked shots per game on 65.7% shooting from the floor.  The amazing thing about his play of late is that it comes after a ten game stretch in which he didn’t play at all!  He has now played in 31 games (11 starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 12.7 minutes, 3.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  If Mozgov keeps playing like he is right now, the Knicks should be able to get back on the right track.

The Knicks didn’t really expect much out of their rookies this year.  22-year old shooting guard Landry Fields was a 2nd round pick but he’s playing better than almost anyone taken ahead of him.  Fields has played in 41 games (all starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 32.1 minutes, 10.1 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.  The Knicks are very, very happy with Fields so far this year and they hope he doesn’t hit a rookie wall in the second half of the 2010-11 season.  24-year old center Timofey Mozgov made the Knicks wait a couple of years before signing with them.  He has played in 26 games (9 starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 10.0 minutes, 2.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists per  game.  He is only shooting 37.3% from the floor and 65.4% from the free throw line which is the main reason that his playing time has dried up in January.  Mozgov has only played in 2 games for the Knicks so far this month (they have played 9 games) and he is averaging 4.0 minutes, 2.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in those games.  24-year old shooting guard Andy Rautins hasn’t gotten off the bench much so far this year.  He has played in 3 games (0 starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 5.0 minutes, 1.7 points and 0.7 assists per game.  Rautins is buried on the depth chart so don’t expect his P.T. to increase any time soon.

The Knicks didn’t have a first round pick last June but they still did well in the NBA Draft.  That is because 22-year old shooting guard Landry Fields has been excellent so far this year.  Fields has played in 28 games (all starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 31.9 minutes, 10.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.  Fields is also shooting 51.4% from the floor which is downright outstanding for a guard in the NBA.  The Knicks better think twice about including Fields in a deal for Carmelo Anthony.  24-year old Timofey Mozgov has been playing overseas after the Knicks drafted him before last June.  He has played in 23 games (9 starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 10.8 minutes, 2.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.  Mozgov is only shooting 36.5% from the floor and 65% from the free throw line so far this year and that will need to improve if he wants to start getting more minutes.  24-year old shooting guard Andy Rautins has only played in 2 games (0 starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he has scored 3 points and he has 1 assist.

22-year old Landry Fields won the shooting guard spot before the year started and he has been solid. Fields has played in 10 games (all starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 27.4 minutes, 9.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He is also shooting 57.1% from the floor so far this year as he is making everything look easy. The Knicks have apparently found a steal in the second round of last June’s NBA Draft. 24-year old Timofey Mozgov has been so/so in the start of his NBA career. The center has played in 10 games (8 starts) for the Knicks so far this year and he is averaging 13.8 minutes, 3.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. The Knicks are expecting a little more of him so they hope he will start showing some improvement soon. 24-year old SG Andy Rautins has played in 1 game (0 starts) for the Knicks so far this year. In that game, Rautins played 8 minutes in which he scored 3 points and dished out 1 assist.

24-year old SG/PG Toney Douglas looked solid as a rookie for the Knicks this season. He played in 56 games (12 starts) for the Knicks this season and he averaged 19.4 minutes, 8.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. I’m kind of surprised that the Knicks didn’t play Douglas more because the season was lost early for the team. Look for him to have a larger role next year for the Knicks.