Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / College |
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| 2 | 48 | Kostas Papanikolaou | F |  Greece | Olympiacos B.C. |
| 2012–13 New York Knicks season | |
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Division champions | |
| Head coach | Mike Woodson |
| General manager | Glen Grunwald |
| Owners | Madison Square Garden, Inc. |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Results | |
| Record | 54–28 (.659) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 2nd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (lost to Pacers 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | MSG Network, MSG Plus, WWOR |
| Radio | ESPN |
The 2012–13 New York Knicks season was the 67th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They clinched a playoff berth on March 22, 2013, with a win over the Toronto Raptors, [1] and clinched the Atlantic division title on April 9 against the Washington Wizards.
In the playoffs, the Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics in six games in the first round, before falling to the Indiana Pacers in the conference semifinals in six games.
This was the Knicks' first Atlantic division title since the 1993–94 season, their highest win total since the 1996–97 season, their first 50-win season as well as the only time they advanced past the first round since the 1999–2000 season.
After this season, the Knicks would not return to the playoffs until the 2020–21 season. Moreover, they would not win 50 games, nor finish second in the East, until the 2023–24 season.
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| 2 | 48 | Kostas Papanikolaou | F | Greece | Olympiacos B.C. |
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| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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| y-New York Knicks | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 31–10 | 23–18 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x-Brooklyn Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 | 26–15 | 23–18 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 41 | 40 | .506 | 12.5 | 27–13 | 14–27 | 7–9 | 81† |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 20 | 23–18 | 11–30 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Toronto Raptors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 20 | 21–20 | 13–28 | 5–11 | 82 |
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z- Miami Heat * | 66 | 16 | .805 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y- New York Knicks * | 54 | 28 | .659 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y- Indiana Pacers * | 49 | 32 | .605 | 16.5 | 81 |
| 4 | x- Brooklyn Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x- Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x- Boston Celtics | 41 | 40 | .506 | 24.5 | 81 |
| 8 | x- Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Toronto Raptors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Detroit Pistons | 29 | 53 | .354 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Washington Wizards | 29 | 53 | .354 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 42.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Charlotte Bobcats | 21 | 61 | .256 | 45.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Orlando Magic | 20 | 62 | .244 | 46.0 | 82 |
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Pre-season: 3–3 (home: 0–0; road: 3–3)
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First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Carmelo Anthony | 67 | 67 | 37.0 | .451 | .384 | .830 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 0.77 | 0.48 | 28.7 |
| Marcus Camby | 24 | 4 | 10.4 | .321 | .000 | .421 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.29 | 0.58 | 1.8 |
| Tyson Chandler | 66 | 66 | 32.8 | .637 | .000 | .694 | 10.7 | 0.9 | 0.64 | 1.14 | 10.4 |
| Chris Copeland | 56 | 13 | 15.4 | .478 | .425 | .778 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.16 | 7.4 |
| Raymond Felton | 68 | 68 | 34.0 | .425 | .353 | .789 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 1.42 | 0.18 | 14.0 |
| Jason Kidd | 76 | 48 | 26.9 | .379 | .358 | .833 | 4.2 | 3.30 | 1.67 | 0.33 | 6.2 |
| Kenyon Martin | 18 | 11 | 23.9 | .602 | .000 | .425 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.89 | 0.94 | 7.2 |
| Steve Novak | 81 | 1 | 20.3 | .414 | .424 | .938 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.37 | 0.10 | 6.6 |
| Pablo Prigioni | 78 | 18 | 16.2 | .440 | .376 | .909 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.90 | 0.01 | 3.3 |
| Iman Shumpert | 45 | 45 | 22.1 | .378 | .411 | .686 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.03 | 0.12 | 6.1 |
| J. R. Smith | 80 | 0 | 33.5 | .415 | .352 | .785 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 1.27 | 0.31 | 17.7 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 29 | 0 | 23.5 | .577 | .000 | .808 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.34 | 0.72 | 14.2 |
| Kurt Thomas | 39 | 17 | 10.1 | .542 | 1.000 | .462 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.26 | 0.41 | 2.5 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 21 | 0 | 14.1 | .388 | .324 | .700 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 7.2 |
| James White | 57 | 16 | 7.6 | .420 | .345 | .429 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 1.8 |
| Players Added Via draft Via free agency
Via trade | Players Lost Via trade
Via free agency Waived
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| Additions | ||
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| Player | Date Signed | Former team |
| Jason Kidd | July 11 | Dallas Mavericks |
| James White | July 11 | Scavolini Pesaro |
| Steve Novak | July 11 | Re-signed |
| J. R. Smith | July 11 | Re-signed |
| Pablo Prigioni | July 24 | Saski Baskonia |
| Ronnie Brewer | July 25 | Chicago Bulls |
| Rasheed Wallace | September 28 | Boston Celtics |
| Kenyon Martin | February 23 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Solomon Jones | April 12 | Liaoning Hengye Jaguars |
| Quentin Richardson | April 15 | Orlando Magic |
| Earl Barron | April 17 | Washington Wizards |
| Subtractions | |||
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| Player | Date | New Team | Type |
| Landry Fields | July 14 | Toronto Raptors | RFA | Offer Sheet |
| Jeremy Lin | July 18 | Houston Rockets | RFA | Offer Sheet |
| Ronnie Brewer | February 21 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Traded |
| Kurt Thomas | April 12 | - | Waived |
| Solomon Jones | April 15 | - | Waived |
| Rasheed Wallace | April 17 | - | Retired/Waived |
| July 11, 2012 | To New York Knicks Marcus Camby (sign and trade) | To Houston Rockets Toney Douglas Josh Harrellson Jerome Jordan 2014 second round pick 2015 second round pick |
| July 14, 2012 | To New York Knicks Raymond Felton (sign and trade) Kurt Thomas | To Portland Trail Blazers Jared Jeffries (sign and trade) Dan Gadzuric Kostas Papanikolaou Draft rights to Georgios Printezis 2016 second round pick |
| February 21, 2013 | To New York Knicks 2014 second round pick Cash Considerations | To Oklahoma City Thunder Ronnie Brewer |
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