MSG Networks, the television home of the New York Knicks, announced Wednesday that former Knicks forward Steve Novak will join its broadcast team as an analyst for select games during the 2025-26 NBA season. Novak will fill in for two-time Hall of Famer Walt “Clyde” Frazier and serve alongside Mike Breen or Tyler Murray, beginning Friday night when the Knicks face the Chicago Bulls.
“I played for nine NBA teams and can honestly say that the two years I played for the Knicks in New York were two of my most memorable seasons in the league,” Novak said in a statement. “To have this opportunity to fill in for the legend Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier on select games is remarkable. I can’t wait to talk Knicks basketball with the great hoop fans in New York.”
Novak’s NBA career spanned 11 years and nine teams. This included the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Milwaukee Bucks. He was the 32nd overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Rockets. During his first season with the Knicks in 2011-12. Novak led the NBA in three-point shooting percentage at 47.2 percent. Establishing himself as one of the league’s premier perimeter threats.
Before joining MSG Networks, Novak worked as a game analyst, as well as a pre- and post-game analyst, for FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin from 2017 to 2025. A Marquette University alumnus. Novak played for the Golden Eagles from 2002 to 2006 and appeared in the 2003 Final Four as a freshman. He remains second all-time in three-pointers made at Marquette.
MSG Networks is providing Knicks fans multiple ways to watch. This includes through MSG+, its streaming service now available in The Gotham Sports App and the YES App.
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