New York Knicks rookie point guard Frank Ntilikina made his home debut last Friday night where he helped his team top the Brooklyn Nets.

Near the tail end of the game, Ntilikina made an interesting decision to avoid being accredited for a turnover on the final possession of the game.

What makes this choice by Ntilikina quite puzzling is that he had already committed three turnovers up to that point in the game. It would have been quite a different story had he entered that possession without a single turnover.

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Aside from that, it was an encouraging outing from the 19-year-old as he had nine points on 4-of-11 shooting with five assists, two rebounds, and a steal in 23 minutes. It had been his first game back after missing the previous two contests due to injury.

Ntilikina figures to see his role continue to grow as the Knicks should at some point this season work him into the starting lineup. He followed that up with five points on 2-of-5 shooting from the field with three assists, and three rebounds in 16 minutes played in Sunday's victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Despite playing in just two regular-season games, Ntilikina has already shown flashes of potential on both ends of the court that could foreseeably fester more as he earns more playing time and experience this season.