Ranking the 6 Worst Knicks starters of the Carmelo Anthony era

5. Pablo Prigioni

In 2012, Pablo Prigioni became the oldest NBA rookie in league history at the age of 35. The Argentine-Italian guard had been successful in Europe before making his way to the NBA and signing with the Knicks. Playing in Spain, Prigioni won a Spanish League Championship, three Spanish Cups, and four Spanish Supercups. On the way there, he was also named a Spanish Cup MVP and a Spanish Supercup MVP.

Over his four seasons in the NBA, he was not quite as successful, averaging career stats of 3.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. Three of those four seasons were spent with the Knicks, and in his first two seasons, he saw significant time as a starter.

In the 2012-13 season, he played 78 games and started 18 of those, averaging 16.2 minutes, 3.5 points on good shooting, 1.8 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game. The following season, Prigioni started 27 of the 66 games he played, averaging 19.4 minutes, 3.8 points, 2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.0 steals per game.

Particularly in his second season, Prigioni shot very efficiently and contributed as a playmaker as well as on the defensive end, but his output simply was not enough.

The Knicks needed more, not just from him but from all their starters, as they finished the season with a 37-45 losing record and missed the playoffs for the first time since acquiring Carmelo Anthony. Prigioni, however, put up the lowest production of all players who started at least 20 games that season. He probably would have been better suited to run the second unit.