<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-tom-thibodeau-lauds-jalen-brunson-led-big-3-amid-lack-of-giannis-level-superstar');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau lauds Jalen Brunson-led Big 3 amid lack of Giannis-level superstar');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Knicks-news-Tom-Thibodeau-lauds-Jalen-Brunson-led-Big-3-amid-lack-of-Giannis-level-superstar.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau lauds Jalen Brunson-led Big 3 amid lack of Giannis-level superstar</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-30T19:02:39-08:00">November 30th, 7:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-30T19:02:39-08:00">November 30th, 7:02pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-donovan-mitchell-drops-truth-bomb-on-jazzs-botched-rj-barrett-trade-with-new-york">very close to adding a bona fide superstar</a> to their roster last summer. Unfortunately for them, they somehow missed out on Donovan Mitchell, who is now playing some pretty excellent basketball with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks, for their part, have been left with a relatively formidable group led by what some would say are second-tier NBA stars.</p><p>Be that as it may, Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau isn’t exactly ruing his team’s current situation. The veteran shot-caller is delighted with what Jalen Brunson has done to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-jalen-brunson-needed-all-of-20-games-to-match-a-new-york-pg-milestone-since-2000" rel="noopener">elevate this team</a> so far, and he also has nothing but good things to say as well about Julius Randle and RJ Barrett:</p><p>“The thing is, I like the young guys that we do have,” Thibodeau said, via Anthony Rieber of newsday. “I’m looking at what Jalen has done in the fourth quarter — he’s one of the top players in the fourth quarter. I think Julius has had big moments for us. RJ’s had big moments. So you look at the players that you have and you want them to continue to improve. Hopefully we can get there.”</p><p>Coach Thibs is trusting the process. At this point, it doesn’t seem like he has any other choice.</p><p>The Knicks battled the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday at they all got a first-hand taste of Giannis Antetokounmpo in action. After the game, Thibodeau expressed how much respect he has for the former back-to-back MVP while also explaining why his situation with the Bucks is much different from that of the Knicks:</p><p>“How you get [a superstar] — there’s obviously a lot of different pathways to getting them,” Thibodeau said. “Where Giannis is today was not where Giannis was as a rookie. So he’s made himself into that. They’ve done a great job developing him and putting the right players around him as well. So whatever opportunities you do get, obviously you look at your own team first and try to develop the players that you have. You look at free agency, you look at trade possibilities, but you’re always looking at trying to add whatever you think your team needs to improve and you look at how you match up with the teams in your conference. So it’s never-ending and you’re always working at it, knowing that you have to do it every day.”</p><p>As coach Thibs said, the Knicks are always trying to improve their team and they’re doing whatever they can to take this squad to the next level. The addition of Jalen Brunson this past summer was an integral step toward this objective, but it is also hard to deny that New York still has quite a ways to go before they can be considered as a real threat in the East — in spite of the emergence of their Big 3.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau lauds Jalen Brunson-led Big 3 amid lack of Giannis-level superstar

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-julius-randle-reveals-parenting-hack-that-buoyed-his-36-point-explosion-vs-pistons');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks forward Julius Randle reveals parenting hack that buoyed his 36-point explosion vs. Pistons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Julius-Randle-Knicks-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks forward Julius Randle reveals parenting hack that buoyed his 36-point explosion vs. Pistons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-29T19:58:20-08:00">November 29th, 7:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-29T19:58:20-08:00">November 29th, 7:58pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>loves movies. (top three: Saint Maud, Midsommar, The Edge of Seventeen) hopes to write feature-length films someday. fingers crossed 🤞 Florence Pugh stan for life 🌻</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Julius Randle was on one for the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. Randle exploded for a season-high 36 points to go along with seven boards and five dimes to lead the Knicks to a resounding 140-110 victory over the injury-ravaged Detroit Pistons. What spurred such an eruption from the 28-year old lefty, you may ask?</p><p>He may have just had a good night’s sleep – and it’s all because he’s on the road and away from his kids.</p><p>When MSG play-by-play commentator Mike Breen asked Julius Randle what his secrets are to his success on the road, the one-time All-Star had jokes that’s sure to resonate with plenty of parents all over the world.</p><p>“Well I’m away from my kids, so I get a little bit of sleep,” Randle <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA_NewYork/status/1597786194934652928" rel="noopener">said with a huge grin</a> on his face before he broke out into laughter. “Nah I’m kidding I love them.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Well I'm away from my kids, so I get a little bit of sleep 😆 Nah I'm kidding I love them. I don't know, just locked in, able to focus…The road is usually when teams come together"</p><p>  —  Julius Randle on his road success after scoring a season-high 36 in Detroit <a href="https://t.co/0yHd6S0moC">pic.twitter.com/0yHd6S0moC</a></p><p>— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA_NewYork/status/1597786194934652928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>A loving parent would do anything for their children’s well-being, and Randle is no different. However, jokes are, oftentimes, half-meant, and at times, parents still need space from all the considerable burden they’re bearing on their shoulders. So Randle’s statements can both be true at the same time.</p><p>The Knicks forward is also, indeed, playing at a higher level on the road, so there really could be a ton of truth in what he said in jest. Julius Randle is averaging 22.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 12 games away from home on 49.2 percent shooting from the field (38.6 percent from beyond the arc), compared to a relatively pedestrian 20.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists on worse efficiency (44.7 FG%, 27.5% 3PT).</p><p>Nonetheless, Randle also said that the Knicks jell better away from home. Notably, it was the 28-year old forward who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-new-york-players-take-action-after-awful-loss-vs-thunder" rel="noopener">gathered his troops</a> for a players-only dinner ahead of a road game against the Utah Jazz earlier this season.</p><p>“The road is usually when teams come together and that’s what you do, so just trying to lead by example, and play with energy, play with effort, and do my best, whatever I can, to help the team win,” Randle added.</p><p>Julius Randle and the Knicks will look to continue the good vibes as they travel back home to face the Milwaukee Bucks in the second night of a back-to-back.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks forward Julius Randle reveals parenting hack that buoyed his 36-point explosion vs. Pistons

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-julius-randle-new-york-pull-off-astounding-feat-in-win-vs-pistons-not-seen-in-12-years');   ga('set', 'title', 'Julius Randle, Knicks pull off astounding feat in win vs. Pistons not seen in 12 years');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Julius-Randle-Knicks.jpg"></figure><h1>Julius Randle, Knicks pull off astounding feat in win vs. Pistons not seen in 12 years</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-29T19:47:23-08:00">November 29th, 7:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-29T19:47:51-08:00">November 29th, 7:47pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Julius Randle is having quite a birthday Tuesday, as the New York Knicks just collected a 140-110 road <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-odds-knicks-vs-pistons-prediction-odds-and-pick-11-29-2022" rel="noopener">win</a> over the Detroit Pistons. Randle, who just turned 28 years old, made sure to put together a fantastic performance on his big day, leading both sides with 36 points while also adding seven rebounds, five assists, and a steal in just 31 minutes of floor duty.</p><p>Moreover, Randle and four other Knicks players accomplished a feat not seen by New York fans in over a decade. According to Basketball Reference, the win over the Pistons saw the Knicks have four players with plus-minus of at least +30 in the same contest. Quentin Grimes finished with the best plus-minus (+37), followed by Randle (+36), RJ Barrett (+32), and Mitchell Robinson (+31). The last time such a feat happened for the Knicks was way back in <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201001030NYK.html" rel="noopener">2010</a> when the foursome of David Lee, Chris Duhon, Danilo Gallinari, and Jared Jeffries did it in a January game against the Indiana Pacers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">For the first time since 2010, the <a href="https://twitter.com/nyknicks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nyknicks</a> had four players with a plus-minus of at least +30 in a game:</p><p>Quentin Grimes: +37<br>Julius Randle: +36<br>RJ Barrett: +32<br>Mitchell Robinson: +31</p><p>David Lee, Chris Duhon, Danilo Gallinari, and Jared Jeffries did it on 1/3/2010 for NYK<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBA</a> <a href="https://t.co/S6mGgwOyST">pic.twitter.com/S6mGgwOyST</a></p><p>— Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) <a href="https://twitter.com/bball_ref/status/1597785225253523457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Barrett and Grimes each scored 16 points, while Robinson boosted his plus-minus mostly on the strength of his rebounding and defense. Robinson scored just six points on six attempts from the field, but he had 13 boards, two assists, two steals, and two blocks in 26 minutes. Only Jalen Brunson did not have a plus-minus of over +16 among Knicks starters, as he ended up with +15. Not bad, still.</p><p>The Knicks will look to build on their performance in the Pistons game when they head back home to face Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Julius Randle, Knicks pull off astounding feat in win vs. Pistons not seen in 12 years

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-odds-knicks-vs-pistons-prediction-odds-and-pick-11-29-2022');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA Odds: Knicks vs. Pistons prediction, odds and pick – 11/29/2022');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NBA-Odds-Knicks-vs.-Pistons-prediction-odds-and-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA Odds: Knicks vs. Pistons prediction, odds and pick – 11/29/2022</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-29T08:06:25-08:00">November 29th, 8:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-29T08:06:57-08:00">November 29th, 8:06am</time><address><a>Aidan Cotter</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks (9-11) visit the Detroit Pistons (5-17) on Tuesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/betting">series</a> with a Knicks-Pistons prediction and pick.</p><p>The Knicks come into tonight having lost four of their previous five games and sit in 12th place in the Eastern Conference. New York is 8-11-1 against the spread while 53% of their games have gone over. Detroit has lost two consecutive games prior to tonight’s matchup and finds themselves in last place in the East. The Pistons are 11-9-1 against the spread while 57% of their games have gone over. This will be the third of four meetings between the two teams. New York won both previous meetings by 24 and nine.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Knicks-Pistons <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba">NBA odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel</b></i></p><h2><b>NBA Odds: Knicks-Pistons Odds</b></h2><p>New York Knicks: -5 (-106)</p><p>Detroit Pistons: +5 (-114)</p><p>Over: 226 (-110)</p><p>Under: 226 (-110)</p><h2><b>Why The Knicks Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>New York has had an up-and-down season thus far. The Knicks have an average offense that ranks 12th in scoring and 16th in offensive efficiency. They’re held back by a defense that ranks 26th in points allowed and 23rd in defensive efficiency. New York has done itself no favors on the glass either, ranking 19th in rebound differential and 21st in rebound rate. They have had no issues scoring against Detroit, however, with 130 and 121 points scored in their two meetings.</p><p>The Knicks are led by point guard Jalen Brunson. Brunson leads the team in scoring (21.8 PPG) and assists (6.7 APG). He is also second on the team in steals (1.1 SPG) and contributes on the glass as well (3.6 RPG). Brunson shoots an efficient 48.7% from the field but has yet to find his outside shot this season (32.2% from three). He’s been stellar against Detroit in their two previous meetings. Against the Pistons, Brunson averages 21.5 points and 6.5 assists while shooting nearly 52% from the field. Over the last four games, Brunson averages 30.8 points and 6.3 assists. He’s led the team in scoring over that span while shooting over 50% from the field.</p><p>While Brunson has looked more and more like the alpha dog for the Knicks in recent games, it has been RJ Barrett who’s given Detroit fits this season. Barrett averages 24 points per game against the Pistons while shooting 56% from the field. Those are marginal improvements on his season stats. Barrett is third on the team in scoring, averaging 18.6 PPG. He’s struggled shooting the ball this season – holding a 40.1 FG% and 26.8 3P%. That being said, he’s played better of late – eclipsing 20 points and 50% from the field twice in his last two games.</p><p>If the Knicks are going to cover, however, it will largely come down to the play of forward Julius Randle. Randle ranks second on the team in scoring (20.6 PPG) and assists (3.3 APG) while pacing the team in rebounding (8.7 RPG). He’s been rather inefficient, however, shooting just 46.3% from the field. Randle’s play can have a massive outcome on New York’s success. In six games when Randle scores at least 25 points, the Knicks hold a 4-2 record. His play is something to keep in mind when making a Knicks-Pistons prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Why The Pistons Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Detroit holds the worst record in the league and their underlying numbers support them being one of the worst teams in the NBA. The Pistons rank 26th in both scoring and offensive efficiency. They have somehow been worse defensively – ranking 25th in points allowed and 29th in defensive efficiency. Detroit is also below-average in rebounding where they rank 27th in rebounding differential and 17th in rebound rate.</p><p>The Pistons have been plagued by injuries thus far but that has allowed some of their support players to have expanded roles. Forwards Marvin Bagley and Saddiq Bey have been the primary beneficiaries of the injuries. Bagley is coming off arguably his best game of the season in their loss to Cleveland. The former second-overall pick scored 19 points on 50% shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds. While his playing time has been inconsistent, his production has been steady. In 24 minutes per game, Bagley averages 12.8 points and 6.3 rebounds.</p><p>The biggest difference-maker for Detroit, though, will be Saddiq Bey. Bey averages 14.7 PPG and 4.8 RPG while shooting 41% from the field. While those are hardly noticeable numbers, his role has expanded in the wake of Detroit’s numerous injuries. Bey has proven to be a major problem for the Knicks. In the two previous meetings between the teams, Bey averaged 18.5 points on 52% shooting.</p><h2><b>Final Knicks-Pistons Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Knicks have already handled the Pistons twice this season and they catch Detroit in their most hobbled state yet.</p><p><b>Final Knicks-Pistons Prediction &amp; Pick: New York Knicks -5 (-106)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Odds: Knicks vs. Pistons prediction, odds and pick – 11/29/2022

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-jalen-brunson-emotional-on-crunch-time-failure-vs-grizzlies');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jalen Brunson emotional on pain of crunch time failure for Knicks vs. Grizzlies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/knicks-news-jalen-brunson-gets-brutally-honest-on-pain-of-crunch-time-failure-vs-grizzlies.jpg"></figure><h1>Jalen Brunson emotional on pain of crunch time failure for Knicks vs. Grizzlies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-27T21:50:32-08:00">November 27th, 9:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-27T21:51:53-08:00">November 27th, 9:51pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jalen Brunson couldn’t help but be disappointed with himself after failing to rescue the New York Knicks for the second straight game.</p><p>Brunson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-jalen-brunson-shows-he-lacks-clutch-gene-in-loss-to-ja-morant-grizzlies" rel="noopener">missed two straight shots</a> in the final 10 seconds of their 127-123 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. His pullup jump shot with 9.8 seconds left would have given them the 125-124 lead, but he botched the attempt. Making matters worse, Brunson had the chance to make up for his mistake and force overtime, only to see his floater bounce off the rim.</p><p>Naturally after the contest, Brunson was frustrated for his shortcomings. He admitted that it’s <a href="https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/1597062914674130944" rel="noopener">particularly heartbreaking</a> that he wasn’t able to deliver after his Knicks teammates put their trust in him.</p><p>“My teammates and coaches have a lot of trust in me and they’ve welcomed me with open arms. That hurts when I can’t pull through for them. That hurts,” the 26-year-old playmaker shared.</p><p>Jalen Brunson has been phenomenal for the ‘Bockers so far this 2022-23 season. On Sunday alone, he scored 30 points and dished out nine assists to keep things close against the Grizzlies. With that, he became just the third Knicks guard with the <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1597071608203464704" rel="noopener">third-most 30-point games</a> since 2000–all while having played just 20 matches for the New York franchise so far.</p><p>However, his inability to bank the clutch shot has been prevalent over their last two games. In their match against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, he also missed a potential game-winner with just a second left.</p><p>Clearly, the Knicks trust Brunson to take the last shot. Here’s to hoping that he finally makes a game-winner and erase all doubts hounding him in recent days.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jalen Brunson emotional on pain of crunch time failure for Knicks vs. Grizzlies

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His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jalen Brunson’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jalen-brunson-knicks-laughing-face-haters-who-criticized-104-million-contract" rel="noopener">strong play</a> this season has made it easier for New York Knicks fans to forget about the disappointment from the offseason. The Knicks had a real chance to bring Donovan Mitchell to New York only for the Cleveland Cavaliers to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-donovan-mitchell-drops-truth-bomb-on-jazzs-botched-rj-barrett-trade-with-new-york">swoop in at the 13th hour</a>. Brunson, however, has had a scorching start to his Knicks career that has made him a sweetheart among the Knicks faithful.</p><p>A clear testament to this fact is how Brunson achieved yet another milestone in Sunday’s matchup against Ja Morant and the Grizzlies. Unfortunately, the Knicks lost, 127-123. Nevertheless, this did not stop Brunson from achieving yet another milestone for the Knicks franchise.</p><p>According to StatMuse, Brunson now has the <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1597071608203464704">third-most 30-point games</a> among all Knicks guards over the past 22 years. This is in spite of the fact that the 26-year-old has played in just 20 games this season:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jalen Brunson has the 3rd most 30-point games by a Knicks point guard since 2000.</p><p>He’s only played 20 games as a Knick. <a href="https://t.co/8pkUDQZOqz">pic.twitter.com/8pkUDQZOqz</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1597071608203464704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Brunson logged his third consecutive 30-point outing during Sunday’s loss against the Grizzlies. He finished the contest with 30 points, five boards, nine assists, and three 3-pointers in 36 minutes of action.</p><p>Incidentally, this also happened to be Brunson’s third 30-point outing as a member of the Knicks. The fact that this ranks third-most among Knicks guards since 2000 does not only speak volumes of Brunson’s strong start to his career in New York, but perhaps more importantly, that the Knicks have had a real shortage of high-scoring guards over the past two decades.</p><p>Be that as it may, the important thing is that Jalen Brunson is here and he’s here to stay. The Knicks have a real gem in the 6-foot-1 combo guard, and you can be sure that they’ll do everything in their power to keep him for the years to come.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jalen Brunson needed all of 20 games to match a Knicks PG milestone since 2000

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-jalen-brunson-shows-he-lacks-clutch-gene-in-loss-to-ja-morant-grizzlies');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks star Jalen Brunson shows he lacks clutch gene in loss to Ja Morant, Grizzlies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Knicks-news-Jalen-Brunson-shows-he-lacks-clutch-gene-in-loss-to-Ja-Morant-Grizzlies.jpg"></figure><h1>Knicks star Jalen Brunson shows he lacks clutch gene in loss to Ja Morant, Grizzlies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-27T19:53:26-08:00">November 27th, 7:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-27T19:53:26-08:00">November 27th, 7:53pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks and the Memphis Grizzlies battled it out on Sunday night in what turned out to be a real spectacle. It was an eye-opening matchup between two of the top guards in the NBA today in Ja Morant and Jalen Brunson, but in the end, it was the Grizzlies that pulled through, 127-123.</p><p>Brunson had another <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-brunsanity-jalen-brunson-drops-epic-line-new-york-hasnt-seen-since-jeremy-lin">big performance</a> in the loss, but he was not able to deliver for the Knicks in the clutch. The New York star <a href="https://twitter.com/TimBontemps/status/1597042617761792000">missed two consecutive shots</a> with less than 10 seconds remaining in the game, which proved costly for his team. This was another tough loss for the Knicks, following Friday’s 132-129 overtime loss against the Portland Trail Blazers.</p><p>In spite of his 30-point outburst against Morant and Co., it was Brunson’s misses down the stretch that will stick out here. No one is more disappointed in this than Brunson himself, who expressed how much this loss stings for him on a personal level:</p><p>“My teammates and coaches have a lot of trust in me &amp; they’ve welcomed me with open arms,” Brunson said. “That hurts when I can’t pull through for them. That hurts.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jalen Brunson: “My teammates &amp; coaches have a lot of trust in me &amp; they've welcomed me with open arms. That hurts when I can't pull through for them. That hurts." <a href="https://t.co/ZzWNOSXwph">pic.twitter.com/ZzWNOSXwph</a></p><p>— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) <a href="https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/1597062914674130944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Knicks put all their eggs in the Brunson basket last summer — a decision that has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jalen-brunson-knicks-laughing-face-haters-who-criticized-104-million-contract">paid dividends</a> for the team, at least to some extent. Jalen Brunson himself is clearly all in on the Knicks, and his brutally honest message here is a clear testament to this fact.</p><p>New York will need to pick itself up quickly with a back-to-back set coming up on Tuesday and Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks, respectively.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks star Jalen Brunson shows he lacks clutch gene in loss to Ja Morant, Grizzlies

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/1-knicks-player-who-must-traded-soon');   ga('set', 'title', '1 Knicks player who must be traded soon');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1-Knicks-player-who-must-be-traded-soon.jpg"></figure><h1>1 Knicks player who must be traded soon</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-27T11:59:38-08:00">November 27th, 11:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-27T11:59:38-08:00">November 27th, 11:59am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>My name is Owen Crisafulli, and I recently received my Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, and for awhile I ran my own sports website. Sports are my passion, and I thoroughly enjoy writing about my thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. I have been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston, and love discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks haven’t had a great start to the start of their 2022-23 season, and calls for them to make some moves are beginning to increase. The good news is that the Knicks have a lot of spare pieces who could help out other teams, while also allowing them to address the real needs that they have on their roster.</p><p>New York once again has a lot of talent on their roster, but they haven’t been able to find a way to put all the pieces together and churn out victories. Even with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-jalen-brunsons-4-year-104-million-deal-with-knicks-in-2022-nba-free-agency" rel="noopener">addition</a> of Jalen Brunson, who has been a catalyst for their offense, the Knicks have had the same struggles that plagued them for much of the previous campaign.</p><p>The Knicks aren’t exactly on the verge of falling apart, but it’s becoming clear that frustrations are mounting as they continue to struggle this season. So as New York continues to have a rough start to the season, let’s take a look at one Knicks player who needs to be traded as soon as possible and see why that’s the case.</p><h2><b>Knicks player who must be traded: Evan Fournier</b></h2><p>As previously mentioned, the Knicks have a lot of players on their team who just don’t have roles right now. Their backcourt in particular has become a bit crowded with the offseason addition of Brunson, and New York is leaving valuable veteran players on their bench without anything to do.</p><p>The guy who has likely gotten the shortest end of the stick is Evan Fournier. Fournier was expected to be one of the first guys off of the bench for the Knicks this season, but instead, he’s been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-evan-fournier-gets-vocal-on-tom-thibodeau-and-recent-dnp" rel="noopener">completely dropped</a> from their rotation. Fournier has now registered six straight DNP’s for New York, and his playing time isn’t likely to increase anytime soon.</p><p>The Knicks obviously have Brunson starting at point guard now, but they also have Cam Reddish, Derrick Rose, Immanuel Quickley, and Quentin Grimes competing for minutes in the backcourt as well. Not all these guys are playing, as Rose and Grimes have also had their roles reduced, but no one else is simply not playing other than Fournier.</p><p>Fournier hasn’t been great in limited action this season (6.9 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 1.7 APG, 34.4 FG%) but he hasn’t really gotten much of a chance to succeed this season. Fournier’s minutes were already cut back prior to him basically getting benched, meaning there’s really no sense for the Knicks to hold onto him at this point.</p><p>Fournier isn’t the greatest player the game of basketball has ever seen, but in a set role, he could be quite helpful for a contending team. Fournier is an effective three-level scorer when he’s getting playing time and taking shots, and while he doesn’t offer much else in terms of rebounding, passing, and defense, Fournier’s shooting abilities at the wing position make him a desirable player.</p><p>At his best, Fournier can be a 15-20 point per game scorer while shooting around 45 percent from the floor. He hasn’t done that so far this season with the Knicks, but again, he hasn’t really gotten a chance to do so. And given all of the guards that they have on their roster as is, that likely isn’t going to change anytime soon.</p><p>Considering all the other holes New York has on their roster right now, there’s really no sense for them to just let Fournier sit on the bench and collect dust. The Knicks could bolster their frontcourt depth by swinging a trade revolving around Fournier, although it may not be a player for player swap considering the <a href="https://www.celticsblog.com/2021/8/2/22606835/evan-fournier-signs-four-year-78-million-contract-with-knicks-boston-celtics-tatum-brown-free-agency" rel="noopener">contract</a> Fournier has attached to him.</p><p>The Knicks haven’t done a great job putting their talent to use this season, and while some of that falls on head coach Tom Thibodeau, the front office could make his job a bit easier by cleaning up the depth chart a bit and getting rid of some of the dead weight on the roster. Fournier is a good player, but at this point, he’s not doing anything, and would be much more useful on another team at this point.</p><p>Fournier should be moved as soon as possible if New York isn’t planning on using him, as they could get some helpful assets in return for him. The Knicks probably could find use for him, but at this point, their relationship seems to be beyond repair. And if the Knicks don’t plan on using him, they may as well move him and get something in return for him while they still can.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

1 Knicks player who must be traded soon

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/im-cool-rj-barretts-ice-cold-reaction-to-harsh-criticism-over-recent-shooting-slump');   ga('set', 'title', '‘I’m cool’: Knicks star RJ Barrett’s ice-cold reaction to harsh criticism over recent shooting slump');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/I_m-cool_-RJ-Barrett_s-ice-cold-reaction-to-harsh-criticism-over-recent-shooting-slump.jpg"></figure><h1>‘I’m cool’: Knicks star RJ Barrett’s ice-cold reaction to harsh criticism over recent shooting slump</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-26T21:55:18-08:00">November 26th, 9:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-26T21:55:18-08:00">November 26th, 9:55pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks have lost three out of their last four games, and there’s no denying that RJ Barrett’s production — or the lack thereof — has been a key factor behind this team’s recent slump.</p><p>Barrett had a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-rj-barrett-issues-blunt-challenge-to-opposing-defenses-amid-shooting-woes">brutal stretch</a> last week where he averaged just <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/barrerj01.html#all_contract">12.6 points</a> in five games played. During that span, the 22-year-old made just 26.3 percent of his shots from the field while also going 2-of-25 from beyond the arc. Barrett busted out of his slump with a 25-point performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, and it’s no coincidence that the Knicks won that game.</p><p>Unfortunately, Barrett went ice-cold again in Friday’s matchup against Portland Trail Blazers, going 6-of-22 from the field in the overtime loss.</p><p>At this point, however, Barrett isn’t exactly concerned with his shooting slump. The former No. 3 overall pick clapped back at his critics the only way he knows how:</p><p>“Don’t worry about me,” Barrett <a href="https://www.sunherald.com/sports/nba/article269267162.html">said</a>, via Stefan Bondy of the Sun Herald. “I’m fine.</p><p>“I’m cool. I always watch the film to see where I could’ve done a better job. But I’m cool.”</p><p>It’s good to know that this young man hasn’t lost an ounce of his confidence, but Knicks fans will be hoping that this translates to more consistency from the 6-foot-6 swingman. New York committed to Barrett during the offseason to the tune of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-rj-barrett-breaks-silence-on-massive-120-million-extension-with-new-york" rel="noopener">$120 million</a> four-years extension, making him the highest-paid player on the roster. Both the front office and Knicks fans will want to see some return on this investment sooner rather than later.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘I’m cool’: Knicks star RJ Barrett’s ice-cold reaction to harsh criticism over recent shooting slump

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-jalen-brunson-injury-blow-for-new-york-ahead-of-marquee-matchup-vs-ja-morant-grizzlies');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jalen Brunson injury blow for Knicks ahead of marquee matchup vs. Ja Morant, Grizzlies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Thumbnail_9-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Jalen Brunson injury blow for Knicks ahead of marquee matchup vs. Ja Morant, Grizzlies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-26T17:23:29-08:00">November 26th, 5:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-26T17:23:29-08:00">November 26th, 5:23pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jalen Brunson has played in all 19 games for the New York Knicks so far this season. Right now, however, the 26-year-old is in danger of missing his first game for his new team after Brunson popped up on the injury report ahead of Sunday’s marquee matchup against Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies.</p><p>Brunson has officially been tagged as questionable after reportedly missing Saturday’s practice. The 6-foot-1 combo guard is dealing with what the Knicks have labeled as a right-quad contusion, which he suffered during Friday’s overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.</p><p>The Knicks are in a slump right now, losing three out of their last four games, and the last thing they need is to lose their best player for an extended period.</p><p>At this point, New York head coach Tom Thibodeau isn’t very confident that Brunson will be available against the Grizzlies:</p><p>“We’ll see where he is [on Sunday],” Thibodeau <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/11/26/jalen-brunson-questionable-for-knicks-game-against-grizzlies/">said</a>, via Peter Botte of the New York Post. “I think he’s been so huge for us, just because of so many different qualities that he has.”</p><p>The silver lining here is that the injury doesn’t sound serious. It’s very much possible that Brunson plays through it on Sunday, but given how little we know about the issue, we also must not count out the possibility of him sitting out multiple games.</p><p>What you can say for sure is that Brunson has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-brunsanity-jalen-brunson-drops-epic-line-new-york-hasnt-seen-since-jeremy-lin" rel="noopener">nothing short of outstanding</a> this season. Coach Thibs had nothing but high praise for his star point guard, noting how valuable his arrival has been to the Knicks thus far:</p><p>“The leadership, I think point guard is a leadership position, and it helps you to manage and control the team,” Thibodeau added. “I think Jalen is so team-oriented, I think it makes your team play unselfishly. I think we’re scoring a lot of points, and he gives us an attack, a pace to the game, downhill, guys are playing off each other.</p><p>“And if you move and you’re open on a cut, he’s gonna hit you. He wants to get the ball up the floor fast and when we do that, I think it presents a lot of easy scoring opportunities for everybody.”</p><p>The Knicks paid Jalen Brunson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jalen-brunson-knicks-laughing-face-haters-who-criticized-104-million-contract">a lot of money</a> to take his talents to New York. It has paid dividends for them thus far, with the former Villanova standout averaging a career-high <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brunsja01.html#all_per_game-playoffs_per_game">21.4 points</a> on 49.3 percent shooting, 3.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists (also a career-best), and 1.1 steals per game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Friday night produced quite a sepctacle between the New York Knicks and the Portland Trail Blazers. The game needed an extra period to decide a winner in what turned out to be a thrilling encounter. Unfortunately for the Knicks, it was the Blazers that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-jerami-grant-snatches-portland-history-with-unreal-44-point-explosion-at-msg" rel="noopener">emerged victorious</a> in overtime, 132-129.</p><p>It was a hard-fought battle for Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and his squad. It was also an opportunity for the Portland shot-caller to see new Knicks star Jalen Brunson bust out in another eyebrow-raising performance for his team.</p><p>For his part, Billups had nothing but praise for Brunson, who the former admits sort of reminds him of himself during his playing days:</p><p>“He does it from the neck up, man,” Billups <a href="https://www.sunherald.com/sports/nba/article269240962.html">said</a>, via Stefan Bondy of the SunHerald. “He’s not physically faster or can jump higher. He’s just really smart. Gets it done with his angles. His pump fakes. He just gets it done and plays the game with his neck up. Tough as nails.</p><p>“We were different players but I also tried to play the game with my mind. I wasn’t that fast. I was stronger than most guys. But I wasn’t that fast. I couldn’t jump. But I had to find an advantage somewhere. And that’s what he’s done.”</p><p>Jalen Brunson led the charge for Knicks on Friday, scoring a team-high 32 points against the Blazers. Billups was clearly impressed with New York’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jalen-brunson-knicks-laughing-face-haters-who-criticized-104-million-contract">offseason star signing</a>, particularly with his toughness and caftiness — two features that Billups himself thrived with during his time in the NBA.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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They have pretty much taken one step forward and two steps back this season. The Knicks, in fact, have yet to develop any form of consistency and have failed to establish themselves as an above-average club on either end of the floor. At present, they have a 9-9 record, which is good enough for ninth place in the Eastern Conference. Here we will look at the most realistic trade target for the Knicks after the first month of the 2022-23 season.</p><p>Of course, it’s too early to give up on this season, and the Knicks have shown little interest in pulling this squad apart. If anything, New York appears to be more of a <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rumors-top-trade-candidates-on-each-team/" rel="noopener">buyer than a seller</a> this trade season.</p><p>Having said that, the Knicks are reportedly seeking to put several guys on the trading block. This includes guys like Evan Fournier, Derrick Rose, and Miles McBride. One guy we feel who will <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rumor-knicks-immanuel-quickley-trade-demands-revealed" rel="noopener">most likely be part of a deal</a>, however, is 23-year-old Immanuel Quickley.</p><p>Now let’s look at the most realistic trade target for the Knicks after the first month of this season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Knicks have shown a willingness to discuss Derrick Rose and Immanuel Quickley in trade talks, per <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShamsCharania</a> <a href="https://t.co/1bvLH84LNb">pic.twitter.com/1bvLH84LNb</a></p><p>— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1593632873915064320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>First-round Pick from the Oklahoma City Thunder</b></h2><p>Despite a dismal start to the season, shooting a career-low 35.6 percent from the field and 27 percent from downtown, Immanuel Quickley has been mentioned in trade discussions.</p><p>According to Fred Katz of The Athletic, the <a href="https://theathletic.com/3922781/2022/11/22/immanuel-quickley-knicks-expendable/" rel="noopener">Knicks have made Quickley available</a> but are determined to get a high draft selection for the third-year guard. Keep in mind that Quickley was a 2020 first-round pick. He has shown flashes of potential but has failed to grow into a consistently productive player, particularly on the offensive end.</p><p>Over his first three seasons, the Maryland native has averaged 11.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.7 triples per game. He has shot just 39.2 percent from the field, including 36.0 percent from beyond the arc. He’s a reliable free-throw shooter, though, connecting on 88.2 percent from the stripe.</p><p>This season, however, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/immanuel-quickley/b50709e2" rel="noopener">his numbers have noticeably dipped</a>. He is shooting just under 38.0 percent from the floor and just over 30.0 percent from three-point land. Of course, he’s still an important part of coach Tom Thibodeau’s rotation thanks to his defense. Quickley has also become a surprisingly good rebounder for a 6’3″ guard. He’s grabbing 4.6 boards per game this season. Thibodeau, in fact, recently had good things to say about Quickley.</p><p>“I think the hardest breaks to stop are the ones that, when you study transition, where guards get the long rebounds and they just go with it,” Thibodeau told Katz. “You’re going to automatically have an advantage. Those breaks, I love when he busts out.”</p><p>The reality is that since Quickely’s first season, his offensive effectiveness and efficiency have fallen. On the flip side, however, he’s dramatically improved as a defender. He’s one of the squad’s finest help defenders and excels at guarding ball handlers. He sets the tempo and dives for those loose balls. Right now, we can view Quickley as someone who has gone from a one-dimensional instant-offense scorer to a player who does the dirty work. What value will that kind of player have in today’s NBA landscape? What will he fetch before the trade deadline? We’ll see.</p><p>As for the Knicks, it’s all about the big picture. Keep in mind that the Knicks have waited long enough in their pursuit of a star that the young players they hoped would form the core of a big-time trade are about to lose what makes them most appealing: their low cost.</p><p>According to Spotrac, Quickley is earning $2.3 million this season and is eligible for a rookie extension in the summer. As things stand, he will earn a little under $4.2 million in 2023-24. That’s still a low enough salary package for someone with Quickley’s skill set and potential.</p><p>Remember as well that the Knicks are stocking up on picks. It sure looks like they’re allocating more value to draft assets than their actual fringe players like Quickley. This means that selling Quickley for a pick surely works in NYK’s favor. League sources have confirmed as much. According to them, the Knicks are looking for a future first-round pick in exchange for Quickley, who, again, is contract-eligible this summer.</p><p>Of course, it’s uncertain whether any team will be prepared to part with a first-round pick for Quickley. Recall that his lack of offensive advancement could be an issue. Is there any team out there willing to take on that much risk? Is there any club willing to possibly pay him more in the years to come? Right now, one potential partner could be the Oklahoma City Thunder, who could use someone like Quickley off the bench to back up either Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Josh Giddey.</p><p>Take note that first-round picks are extremely important in today’s NBA, particularly in the upcoming 2023 draft, which is expected to be stacked. As such, who knows if other clubs will even offer the Knicks a first in return for Quickley? If the Knicks are serious about getting picks, adding a second or even third player to a Quickley-centric deal might do the trick.</p><p>Of course, securing draft assets also does not necessarily mean the Knicks will use them in the actual draft. They can package these assets in another future trade for a bona fide and proven star. They failed to do that in the Donovan Mitchell sweepstakes, but we feel they will try again. Of course, they’ll have another go at a star in the future. Stockpiling draft picks would surely make them a big player in that kind of context.</p><p>We definitely expect the Knicks to remain aggressive in the trade market before the February trade deadline, whether this actually involves Quickley or not.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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