New York Knicks: Player grades through first 1/4 of the season

Obi Toppin, Julius Randle, EVan Fournier, Derrick Rose, New York Knicks. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Obi Toppin, Julius Randle, EVan Fournier, Derrick Rose, New York Knicks. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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The New York Knicks have passed the quarter mark of the NBA season. In what has already been a rollercoaster of a year, the Knicks find themselves in the middle of the Eastern Conference playoff picture.

While NY has seemed to regain their footing as they look to keep improving, the team had a rough month of November where they went 6-8.

Expectations were high going into the season for the New York Knicks, so how have they performed so far?

New York Knicks: Player grades this season

With player grades, you’re baking in expectations vs. how the player is performing. Of course, Obi Toppin is not being asked to play 40 minutes and run the offense, so while his individual stats may not be as massive as a starting player, that’s not what we’re measuring here.

We’re measuring how the individual players have performed relative to their preseason expectations.

Let’s get to it.