The new primary five-man lineup for the New York Knicks took the court for the first time in the preseason.

Big lineup tells story of Knicks’ preseason kickoff

Mitchell Robinson obtained the job with New York’s first five in the win over the Philadelphia 76ers .

Josh Hart began the game with the reserve unit. Thursday highlighted a fresh look that may be the M-O for New York in the 2025-26 campaign.

The unknown choice for the Knicks leading into the preseason was about the player that New York’s head coach Mike Brown would appoint of the two. Their unit with Hart led them to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2024-25.

However, New York manned Robinson in a two-big unit in 2023-24. They likely will look to see if that can be the case again in the new campaign.

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