“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. » These comments are those of Immanuel Quickley and are now ten days old. The Knicks playmaker was right not to think about his contract extension, since the latter did not take place.
Consequently, the player will be free, but protected, that is to say that the New York franchise will be able to align with any external offer and keep him, in 2024.
“I know my worth, I know who I am and I will continue to improve,” did he react after his non-extension for the New York Post. “Contract or not: I’m here for this season. I’m here to try to do my best to help my team day after day. To dominate. That’s why I’m here. »
Tom Thibodeau hopes that this failure is only a setback between the two camps and that an agreement is reached during the next offseason.
“That’s the business side of basketball and that’s why he has an agent. I hope we can bring him back at the end of the season,” announces the coach. ” I hope that it will work. We love Quickley. So let him have a great season, and then we’ll sit down and talk again. »
“It’s not because the door has opened for someone that it will be open for everyone”
Devin Vassell or Jaden McDaniels, comrades of the 2020 Draft, extended in recent days, for tidy sums – respectively 146 and 135 million dollars – when Tyrese Maxey, Obi Toppin or Immanuel Quickley failed to get in. agreement with their frankness. Is he frustrated?
“It’s not because the door has opened for someone that it will be open for everyone.” remarks the New York player. “That other players are well paid is what we want for everyone. You must not hold grudges against anyone, because my time may come and my door may open. »
To address this situation, the Knicks backup can take a cue from the starter ahead of him in the rotation, Jalen Brunson. The playmaker failed to reach an agreement to extend in Dallas… and then sign with New York. We should therefore not ruminate on unsuccessful negotiations for too long.
“It’s about concentration, doing what’s necessary every day, without really thinking about the long term,” advises the latter. “You have to be focused on the little things, on those that win matches, on the team. Individual things will come next. »
| 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.
