Quentin Grimes is only living his third season in the NBA, but he is almost already in the shoes of a veteran. The new Detroit player, who arrived with Evan Fournier against Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks at the trade deadline, landed on one of the youngest teams in the league. Almost 24 years old, Grimes wants to pass on his experiences to his teammates. But above all help the dunce of the league to rediscover the flavor of victory, which Grimes mainly experienced on the New York side.
Quentin Grimes was until recently an essential starter for Tom Thibodeau at the Knicks, until during the last playoffs which notably saw him play the entirety of Game 5 of the conference semi-final against the Heat. A final phase experience that he intends to share with the Pistons.
“ Coming from the Knicks after the last few seasons where we had a lot of victories, I'm just trying to bring the habits that I learned under Coach Thibodeau » he explained before his return to Madison Square Garden Monday. “ I try to bring a culture of winning, to restore it here, to bring back smiles. The only direction this team can take right now is up. With Evan, who has won for quite a few years, we are trying to bring these winning reflexes to this young team. »
Arrived as an essential pawn
The task is substantial for Quentin Grimes, within a franchise which has not had a 50% winning season since 2019, the year of its last participation in the playoffs. But Thibodeau's former favorite believes in his abilities, which convinced Detroit to bet on him. “ Monty Williams and I have talked about this together before. They wouldn't have traded me if it wasn't for me to be part of the core of the team. “The Pistons coach expects from his recruit” hardness, shot creation obviously“, but he also wants to go further with Grimes. “ We think he can do more in holding the ball and creating, that's something we'll explore. »
After missing the first five games of his new team after his arrival, Quentin Grimes signed two satisfactory outings against Orlando (5 points, 4 assists in 27 minutes) and New York, therefore (14 points at 3/6 at 3-points , 3 blocks). Without being able to prevent two setbacks for his team, the last of which at MSG caused a lot of ink to flow following a refereeing error in the final moments.
| Quentin Grimes | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 46 | 17 | 40.4 | 38.1 | 68.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
| 2022-23 | NYK | 71 | 30 | 46.8 | 38.6 | 79.6 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 11.3 |
| 2023-24 * | All Teams | 46 | 20 | 39.1 | 35.9 | 70.6 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 7.2 |
| 2023-24 * | NYK | 45 | 20 | 39.5 | 36.3 | 70.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 7.3 |
| 2023-24 * | DET | 1 | 27 | 25.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Total | 163 | 24 | 43.5 | 37.8 | 76.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 8.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
