The No. 3-seeded New York Knicks will face the No. 6-seeded Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

For much of the season, Cunningham was the favorite to win the Most Improved Player of the Year award until the odds shifted drastically toward Dyson Daniels in early April. Despite going just 1-3, all 10 NBA experts for ESPN picked the Knicks to win the series.

The New York Knicks had a major dilemma at the NBA Trade Deadline as to whether or not to find a replacement for backup center Mitchell Robinson, who hadn't mad