Monday, October 23, 5 p.m. (local time). After this time, Immanuel Quickley and the Knicks will no longer be able to agree on a contract extension. Like certain comrades from the 2020 Draft, the New York fullback is eligible for a contract extension. But time passes…
If the status quo on his contractual situation questions the intentions of the Knicks, the person concerned, about to start his fourth season in the Big League, prefers to concentrate on his preparation.
“ This is where my faith comes in. It’s all up to God. I’m not going to lie, I was lucky enough not to worry about it. There are days, sometimes weeks, when I forget all that. Unless someone reminds me. So I just come every day and try to improve, that’s my main goal “, does he deliver.
This season, he will receive 4 million dollars, which is not much for the man who signed his best career year last year with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on average. The 25th Draft choice should thus be offered a nice extension, without however reaching the astronomical amounts – $260 million over five years – obtained by his fellow classmates Anthony Edwards (1st choice) or Tyrese Haliburton (12th choice).
ESPN instead talks about a contract worth around $85 million spread over four years. But as his coach Tom Thibodeau also notes, the player’s current priority is elsewhere.
“ There’s nothing more to ask, I think he was able to put that question aside. His agents take care of it. He focuses on basketball and focuses on the team and winning. These things will happen naturally, but given the way he arrived, his form… Quick, I don’t know where he is during the offseason, but I know he will be in the gym twice a day. No matter the country or city, it doesn’t matter », he concludes.
| Immanuel Quickley | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | NYK | 64 | 19 | 39.5 | 38.9 | 89.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.4 |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 78 | 23 | 39.2 | 34.6 | 88.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 11.3 |
| 2022-23 | NYK | 81 | 29 | 44.8 | 37.0 | 81.9 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 14.9 |
| Total | 223 | 24 | 41.6 | 36.7 | 85.9 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 12.7 | |
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.
