Knicks’ two first-round picks gained important recognition before and during Friday’s preseason final.
Ruby forward Obi Toppin was third in the poll for the league’s 2020-21 Rookie of the Year award in the annual survey of NBA.com general managers.
Point guard Emanuel Quickly also looks as if he plans to take part in the conversation, advancing to the starting lineup and maintaining 22 points with five assists and five steels, as the Knicks trailed 3-1 with a 119-83 runaway win. Has stopped. Above the Cavaliers in the Garden.
Quickly was asked if Clickly had a chance to earn a starting point guard spot, when asked if “if he continues to do this – we all rely on performance.” “So if he continues in that practice and he takes it to the games … he’s making money on his own, and so we’ll see how it emerges.”
Quickley, Kentucky’s 25th overall pick, said guards Alfred Payton (hamstring), Dennis Smith Jr. (quad), in the stin reverse (groin) and Frank Natilicina (Achilles) were all being held accountable for Thibodeau’s cause since Friday. .
But Thibode Quickle noted that “in practice we lost focus, and if you practice well, you will generally play well.”
Kevin Knox also played well for the second straight game, nailing 6-of-7 3-pointers and scoring 20 points. Ryan Barrett finished with 15 points and Mitchell Robbins contributed eight points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots to the Knicks, who started their season in Indiana on Wednesday. Reggie Bullock combined with 17 points and Julius Randle with 11 teams to top eight assists.
Toppin, the eighth overall pick in the Dayton out-of-draft, was relatively quiet with six points and six rebounds in 27 minutes.
Earlier in the day, however, the 22-year-old Toppin was third in the general managers’ rookie of the year forecast with 18 per cent of the vote, ahead of Timberwolves picks Edwards (7 per cent). Hornet Point Guard Lamelo Ball tops the list with 39 percent, followed by Warriors Center James Wiseman (29 percent).
“Those polls and predictions are very meaningless. I just want him to have it that way – come every day, work as hard as you can, try to improve every day, “Thibode said.” Sometimes he takes small incremental steps that a player takes and so on. I want him to come to me. Then he looks back and he has made a quantum leap. “
Toppin also received votes in the category asking which rookie would be the best NBA player in five years, ranking seventh, with Wiseman man up 36 percent. And he was fifth behind Kings Tires Haliburton (12th), Pistons Saddik Bay (19th), Kelly Lewis Jr. (13th) of the Pelicans and “fifth biggest steal in the draft where he was selected”. 76ers’ Tires Maxi (21st).
Toppin and Quickly were part of a youth panchayat – with Barrett, Robinson and Knox – that closed Wednesday’s comeback win over the Cavs. Quickly finished the game in 24 minutes with nine minutes and seven assists.
“He’s doing a really good job of keeping the team in check and involving everyone,” Knox said. “He has done a good job of hitting shots, going down the street and doing proper reading. I think it brings great energy to both ends of the court. ”
Rookie started fast on Friday, burying two early 3-pointers and scoring 15 points as the Knicks went to a 72-35 halftime lead and never looked back.
“It was great to get my feet wet. The coach trusted me and I built, but I think that’s just the beginning, “Quickly said. “I think I’ve been the kind of underdog all my life, so it’s nothing new to me.”
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