The New York Knicks are one of the professional teams in the National Basketball Association's Eastern Conference.
Since 2000, the Knicks have struggled to regain their former successes, but won their first division title in 19 years in 201213, led by a core of forwards Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire
 The Knicks were valued at 40% more than the third-place Chicago Bulls valuation of $1 billion, and were valued nearly twice as highly as their crosstown rivals, the Brooklyn Nets, who came in at $780 million

