After a good 2022/23 campaign followed by an honorable run in the playoffs, the Knicks unsurprisingly bet on continuity this summer. The hard core of the workforce under contract and Josh Hart extended over four years, the heart of the franchise’s system of new York is already in place. Management is therefore working to surround this core with additional players, and in this case, with Donte DiVincenzo.
The Knicks’ only rookie so far this offseason, the back signed for four seasons and $50 million, after a good year with the Warriors. In New York, “DDV” will thus reform the famous trio of Villanova University, with Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart, and will also discover Tom Thibodeau. Of which he will very quickly become the darling next season, according to Steve Kerr….
” [Tom] gonna love it because [Donte] is a hard worker », indeed ensures the Warriors coach, rave about the former Milwaukee and Sacramento player. ” It’s a ringworm, he plays hard with each possession. Tom will love this mentality. He is a competitor, and in this he will not be out of place with the Knicks, who really impressed me with their fighting spirit last year. And then he’s going to find those guys from Villanova, with Josh [Hart] and Jalen [Brunson]. Their connection is real, they won college together twice. It is not forgotten. »
A versatile soldier
More concretely, on the ground, Donte DiVincenzo will have to play a role of Swiss army knife at the Knicks next season. Volunteer in all areas of the game, he is the archetype of a Tom Thibodeau soldier…
” [Les Knicks] offer themselves a player who plays on both sides of the field. He can carry the ball as well as play away from the ball. And in defense, he imposes. The guys on her profile are super important adds Steve Kerr. ” He harasses the ball carrier, covers the whole field, brings good presence on the rebound, especially on the weak side. And then he shot really well with us this season. He’s a great, versatile player. »
The last point raised by the next Team USA coach will be particularly important for the Knicks, who ended up paying cash in the second round of the playoffs against the Heat, their terrible clumsiness behind the arc (29.9%). In this, Donte DiVincenzo’s 39.7% success in the exercise (on 5.3 shots per game) does a lot of good for the “spacing” of the Knicks, not to mention that the 26-year-old rear also embodies an additional option, with Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle and Immanuel Quickley, creating, for him and others.
” I loved having him under my command concludes Steve Kerr. ” He plays with so much passion and energy. »
| Donte DiVincenzo | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2018-19 | MIL | 27 | 15 | 40.3 | 26.5 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| 2019-20 | MIL | 66 | 23 | 45.5 | 33.6 | 73.3 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 9.2 |
| 2020-21 | MIL | 66 | 28 | 42.0 | 37.9 | 71.8 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 10.4 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 42 | 24 | 35.1 | 33.9 | 84.3 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 9.1 |
| 2021-22 * | BAG | 25 | 27 | 36.2 | 36.8 | 83.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 10.3 |
| 2021-22 * | MIL | 17 | 20 | 33.1 | 28.4 | 85.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| 2022-23 | GOS | 72 | 26 | 43.5 | 39.7 | 81.7 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 9.4 |
| Total | 273 | 24 | 42.0 | 36.2 | 77.7 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 9.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
