It is a sign of changing times: once a dysfunctional organization, new York is today, under Leon Rose, a franchise that is doing well, building its workforce consistently and advocating stability.
At the end of a good 2022/23 campaign, marked by qualification for the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2013, the Knicks thus (finally) hold a definite course, trusting their core of major players in the medium term: Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle are under contract until 2025 (potentially until 2026 if they activate their “player option” ), Mitchell Robinson until 2026, RJ Barrett and Donte DiVincenzo, recruited this summer, until 2027, and Josh Hart, recently extended, until 2028.
Immanuel Quickley, essential in New York
To this core of major players should soon be added Immanuel Quickley, the Knicks’ sixth man. The rumor is not yet concrete, but SNY’s Ian Begley provides that this should only be a formality in the “Big Apple”, as “IQ”, as well as the holders, is essential in New York.
Our colleague specifies that an agreement should be reached in September, before the next season. For what ? Because the Knicks want to prevent Immanuel Quickley from testing the market next summer as a protected free agent, and signing an “offer sheet” at a price that the franchise could not / may not want to equalize… In d In other words, an agreement this summer would allow the Knicks to keep control of the price of this new agreement.
Drafted in 25th position in the 2020 Draft when he left Kentucky, Immanuel Quickley rose to power in Tom Thibodeau’s rotation over his first three seasons, until winning last season as the second best sixth man in the league, behind Trophy winner Malcolm Brogdon.
| Immanuel Quickley | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 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 = 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.
