 Meanwhile, Latrell Sprewell showed up to training camp with a broken hand, and was fined $250,000.In Don Chaney's first full season as head coach, the Knicks lost ten of their first twelve games and missed the NBA Playoffs for the second straight year, finishing tied for fifth in the Atlantic Division with a 37–45 record, which was a 7-game improvement over their previous season.Following the season, Sprewell was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.