r/NYKnicks • u/Delicious-Winter5771 • 4d ago

Which rookies stay?

I think Kolek is an immediate contributor, but Mccullar, pacome diadet, and hukporti seem to be in line for 2 ways or draft and stash. So is only Kolek going to be the one staying in?

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u/charlesfluidsmith 4d ago

The only one that has good odds to stay right now is Pacome.

If he wants to come over, he is coming over. There is nothing the Knicks can really do about that.

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u/ephemeral2316 Bobby Shmurda 4d ago

Getting playing time is a different story tho 😂

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u/charlesfluidsmith 4d ago

I don't agree with the idea that Thibs doesn't play rookies.

He does play rookies. If they can play.

If they are bums they don't, but he treats vets the same way.

Shake Milton is a decent player, but he doesn't give Thibodeaux what he wants, so he didn't get any time for us.

Now in the case of Pacome, the word is that he cannot play defense, if that's true he likely would find time to grab a few minutes.

But if he proved that he gave effort in practice and he learned the scheme, Thibs would certainly use another 6'9 defender.

Just last year he gave Toppin a few chances. But he wasn't ready to take advantage of them.