Editing Patrick Ewing (section)

===Post-Knicks career===
During the 2000 off-season, Ewing requested a trade from New York, and the Knicks complied, sending Ewing to the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] in a four-team trade; the Knicks also sent [[Chris Dudley]] to Phoenix in the deal, and received [[Glen Rice]], [[Luc Longley]], [[Travis Knight (basketball)|Travis Knight]], [[Vladimir Stepania]], [[Lazaro Borrell]], [[Vernon Maxwell]], two first-round draft picks (from the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] and Seattle) and two second-round draft picks from Seattle.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sheridan |first1=Chris |title=THE NBA: Ewing finally a Sonic. |url=https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2000/09-21/0080_the_nba__ewing_finally_a_sonic.html |access-date=6 August 2023 |date=September 21, 2000 |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806013057/https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2000/09-21/0080_the_nba__ewing_finally_a_sonic.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After one season with the SuperSonics and another with the [[Orlando Magic]], he announced his retirement on September 18, 2002. After that season, he took a job as an assistant coach with the [[Washington Wizards]].

In 1,183 games over 17 seasons, Ewing averaged 21.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks per game, and averaged better than a 50% shooting percentage. As of 2021, Ewing was ranked 23rd on the NBA scoring list with 24,815 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/pts_career.html |title=NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Points |website=Basketball-Reference.com |access-date=March 19, 2021 |archive-date=February 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225112304/http://www.basketball-r/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Ewing played 1,039 games for the Knicks. On February 28, 2003, his jersey number 33 was retired by the team in a large ceremony at [[Madison Square Garden]].

For the first time ever, Ewing represented the Knicks during the NBA draft lottery on May 14, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ewing headlines team participants for 2019 NBA Draft Lottery |url=https://www.nba.com/article/2019/05/08/nba-draft-lottery-team-participants-2019-patrick-ewing |website=NBA.com |access-date=January 10, 2020 |date=May 8, 2019 |archive-date=May 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512104146/https://www.nba.com/article/2019/05/08/nba-draft-lottery-team-participants-2019-patrick-ewing |url-status=live }}</ref> They got the third overall pick in the [[2019 NBA draft]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pelicans win NBA Draft Lottery |url=https://www.nba.com/article/2019/05/14/pelicans-win-nba-draft-lottery |website=NBA.com |access-date=January 10, 2020 |date=May 14, 2019 |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124173955/https://www.nba.com/article/2019/05/14/pelicans-win-nba-draft-lottery |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2024, it was announced that Ewing would rejoin the Knicks as a basketball ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-04 |title=Ewing rejoins Knicks as basketball ambassador |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/41602802/sources-patrick-ewing-rejoining-knicks-basketball-ambassador |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>