The Knicks won’t have long to wait to find out how they stack up in the East.
The revamped Knicks, who were 37-45 last season and missed the playoffs by one game, will open their 2014-15 NBA season with a back-to-back set against two of the Eastern — and league — powerhouse teams, the Bulls and Cavaliers, according to league sources.
The Knicks will start their season on Oct. 29, at home against the Bulls. With Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah and Pau Gasol, the Bulls came closest to prying Carmelo Anthony away from the Knicks this summer.
The following night, Anthony will see fellow slimmed-down-through-carbohydrate-reduction All-Star LeBron James when the Knicks visit Cleveland in what is likely the Cavs’ home opener, sources said.
The Knicks also will be part of the Global Games as they will head to London to play the Bucks under coach Jason Kidd on Nov. 12. The NBA announced in May the Rockets and Timberwolves also would be part of the Global Games, playing a regular-season game Nov. 12 in Mexico City.
The official NBA regular-season schedule will be unveiled Wednesday at 6 p.m. on NBA TV, a show that will highlight the season’s most anticipated matchups. The league also will post the entire schedule on its NBA.com website in conjunction with the broadcast.