Frank Ntilikina Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 07/28/98
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:190 lbs. / 86.2 kg.
Salary: $4,855,800
Born: 07/28/98
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:190 lbs. / 86.2 kg.
Salary: $4,855,800
The Knicks have to make a decision on Ntilikina’s fourth-year option of $6.3 million and a source indicated it could be made before the season opener to eliminate any distraction. The center position has not been finalized yet. Bobby Portis, an outside-shooting big, started one game over Mitchell Robinson and the spacing appeared better.
Mike Vorkunov: Bobby Portis never focused on Frank Ntilikina’s defense when they were opponents. Now? “Frank is a beast on defense…He’s a good teammate. He does a lot of little things that’s not on the stat sheet; getting over screens, see him dive on the floor for balls and things like that” pic.twitter.com/lGk5dtBVkH
But even with Dennis Smith Jr. taking the floor for his first game action Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, Frank Ntilikina expected back from a day off of practice with a sore groin and newcomer Elfrid Payton, Fizdale threw in the possibility of a wild card taking the job this season. Asked about the possibility of putting the ball in the hands of his 6-7 rookie, RJ Barrett, Fizdale was happy to add him to the mix.
Ntilikina took a step back, two crossover dribbles forward to build momentum, and then went straight downhill, not stopping until he finished for a layup and took a foul. It was the kind of play Ntilikina has rarely made in his two seasons in the NBA and something he was intent on doing when he saw Chiozza on him. “I’m trying to make the right play, and now I’m seeing that being aggressive for myself sometimes is the right play,” Ntilikina said. “I’m just playing and getting a feel for the game.”
