Rudy Gobert absent this night, Mitchell Robinson took the opportunity to make one of his best career games with 19 points and 21 rebounds! A huge performance, close to double “double-double”, and it comes at the right time since the young interior will be an unprotected free agent in July, and his current good form will increase his rating. Which does not necessarily help the Knicks since he is therefore “unprotected” and they will not be able to match a possible external offer to keep him.
” It will happen what will happen… I’m serious… I’m here to play basketball. It is the priority and the season is underway. We don’t have to worry about the off-season or the break” he warns in the New York Post.
Selected in the second round of the 2017 Draft, Mitchell Robinson has one of the best value for money on the market since the Knicks had signed him for less than six million over four years.
Proof that he still has this offseason in mind, he has tested five agents since his arrival in the NBA! “We discuss here and there… He will manage it for me” he continues about his agent. ” I trust him. You can all interrogate him if you want. I’m here to play basketball. “
Detroit, Dallas and New Orleans interested?
The most skilful player in the NBA with an improbable 78% in shots, Mithcell Robinson is also in the Top 10 of the best blockers, and in the Top 25 of the best rebounders. While he only plays 25 minutes per game.
“I will continue to give my all, and we will see what happens. I don’t think about it too much. I just want to play basketball, that’s why I got an agent. He manages it so that I can focus on basketball. “
According to SNY, the Pistons would be interested in his profile, while the Post rather evokes the Mavericks and the Pelicans if he cannot agree with the Knicks on a contract extension.
“He is more and more comfortable” concludes Tom Thibodeau. “I appreciate his sense of anticipation, his stature, his size, his athleticism, and the combination of it all. I think it is still in the development phase, and it remains raw. I think next summer will be very important for him on the fitness aspect. He is very talented, and I think he has learned a lot in the last two years. I think he knows his opponents better, and he’s a lot bigger than he was three years ago and when he came to the NBA. “
Tonight, Mitchell Robinson challenges Nikola Jokic, the best player in the NBA in 2021. A real test to gauge his progress, when it went badly for the Knick during their last duel…
| Mitchell Robinson | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2018-19 | NYK | 66 | 21 | 69.4 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 7.4 |
| 2019-20 | NYK | 61 | 23 | 74.2 | 0.0 | 56.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 9.7 |
| 2020-21 | NYK | 31 | 28 | 65.3 | 0.0 | 49.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 48 | 25 | 78.3 | 0.0 | 51.7 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 8.4 |
| Total | 206 | 24 | 72.2 | 0.0 | 55.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 8.4 | |
