It's no question that rookie Obi Toppin is more than happy he landed with the New York Knicks. After all, it's his favorite team growing up in the Big Apple.
Now, he's paying back the organization's trust in him by making sure he's the best possible athlete he can be ahead of the upcoming NBA season. According to The New York Post, the eighth overall pick tallied the highest score in the conditioning test in team history, which should give Knicks fans something to be excited about with the former Dayton standout.
“When I go out there, I try my best to have the highest score. I always ask what the highest score is so I can beat it. We had a conditioning test, and I asked what the highest score was, and I had to beat it. I believe I’m the highest person in the conditioning test.”
Though the conditioning tests are said to have consisted mostly of running drills, it's still a very good sign for the high-flying 22-year-old. Toppin's defense has been the biggest question mark coming into the NBA but he's hoping that with the right mentorship, he's ready to take his game to the next level.
“I feel like with my athletic ability, my speed, the way I move my body, I understand my body, and I understand the things I need to do to get better and to take my game to another level so I’m locked in. I’m at another level, I’m not in college anymore, and I’m locked into what I have to do to be great.”
Obi Toppin, who was born in Brooklyn, joins a young Knicks squad with the likes of Julius Randle, RJ Barrett, and Mitchell Robinson leading the way, and a demanding coach in Tom Thibodeau calling the shots.
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