Even before he declared for this year's draft, Frank Ntilikina has already received a lot of high praises for his game and potential. While playing professionally in his home country of France the past two years, there were already NBA scouts who watched him play, and were very intrigued with his upside.
Now that he will be playing for the New York Knicks, his teammate and league veteran, Jarrett Jack, has also raved about his potential. He talked recently about the rookie's physique, which he thinks will be his biggest advantage. He then added, via Adam Zagoria of the Knicks Blog, that he believes he could be a nightmare matchup for their opponents this season.
“He got really, really long arms, man,” Jack said of Ntilikina. “His size, I didn't know he was as tall as he is. He has a great pace to him. He's crafty, definitely going to cause a lot of problems on the defensive end which in turn can hopefully lead to some easy buckets on offense.”
Standing at 6-foot-5 and a natural at the point guard spot, Frank Ntilikina will be one of the taller playmakers in the league. His versatility will also be to his advantage as he can play at the two spot, thanks to his innate scoring abilities.
Jarrett Jack on the other hand, is coming off a right knee injury that forced him to see action in only two games last season, before being waived by the New Orleans Pelicans. Now that he has fully recovered, the Knicks are taking a chance on him, as they see Jack capable of providing them with quality minutes off the bench, and also serve as a mentor to Ntilikina.
If Jack's good words about the rookie will all hold true, the Knicks may have just found their point guard of the future.
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