[11] At mid-season, the team traded Chris Childs to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for former Knicks guard Mark Jackson and Muggsy Bogues, who never played for the Knicks due to a knee injury,[12][13][14][15] while Strickland was dealt to the Vancouver Grizzlies in exchange for Othella Harrington.
[16][17][18][19] The Knicks finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 48–34 record, earning the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference,[20] and made the playoffs for the fourteenth consecutive year.
After 15 years with the New York Knicks, due to chronological age and injuries, Patrick Ewing parted ways with the organization on September 20, 2000, in a 4-team trade which involves the Seattle SuperSonics, the Phoenix Suns, and the Los Angeles Lakers.
During regular season, the Knicks later traded Erick Strickland, a 2001 1st and 2nd round draft picks to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Othella Harrington.
And then Chris Childs and a 2002 1st round pick to the Toronto Raptors for Muggsy Bogues and Mark Jackson.