Editing Bill Cartwright (section)

===New York Knicks (1979–1988)===
Cartwright was the third overall pick in the [[1979 NBA draft]] selected by the [[New York Knicks]], making his only career [[1980 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] appearance in his first season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bill Cartwright Stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cartwbi01.html|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> He averaged more than 20 points per game in his first two seasons for the Knicks, but after playing no fewer than 77 games in his first five seasons, a series of foot injuries caused him to miss the entire 1984–1985 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CARTWRIGHT THE ONE LEFT STANDING|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-06-17-9102230818-story.html|last=Sullivan|first=Paul|website=chicagotribune.com|date=June 17, 1991 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> Following that season, the Knicks drafted center [[Patrick Ewing]] with the number-one overall pick in the [[1985 NBA draft]]. However, ongoing foot problems limited Cartwright to only two appearances during the [[1985–86 NBA season|1985–1986 season]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Johnson|first=Roy S.|date=1986-01-28|title=Cartwright Likely to Be Lost for Season|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/28/sports/cartwright-likely-to-be-lost-for-season.html|access-date=2020-05-12|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Knicks Top Even Themselves for Injuries|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-06-sp-25155-story.html|date=1986-04-06|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> When Cartwright returned for the [[1986–87 NBA season|1986–1987 season]], he and Ewing would often start and play together but during the [[1987–88 NBA season|1987–1988 season]] Cartwright was relegated to the bench.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Life and Times of Mr. Bill – Chicago Bulls History|url=http://history.bulls.com/the-life-and-times-of-mr-bill/|website=History.Bulls.com|date=January 15, 2018|language=en-US|access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref>