By: Lucky Ngamwajasat
Frank Ntilikina, Kevin Knox and Mitchell Robinson gave Knicks fans a tantalizing peek into the future Sunday.
Despite a 90-85 loss to the Jazz, the Knicks Summer League trio all put in solid outings in the team’s second contest in Las Vegas.
Ntilikina showed an especially aggressive streak early on against the Jazz and took it straight to the rack for the Knicks’ first basket of the night.
Frank Ntilikina with the spin and gets it to fall to open the scoring for the @nyknicks!#NBASummer pic.twitter.com/nOy5f8CuFu
— NBA (@NBA) July 9, 2018
It wasn’t just scoring for the Knicks point guard. The 2017 first-round selection was also adept at finding the open man, finding Robinson for the easy jam after the dribble penetration.
.@FrankLikina finds @23savage____ for the slam! #NBASummer on NBA TV pic.twitter.com/7lZnFPpdd4
— NBA TV (@NBATV) July 9, 2018
A new addition to Ntilikina’s offensive arsenal: the turnaround jumper via a post up. Ntilikina tallied 17 points and dished out 6 assists.
.@FrankLikina shakin’ and bakin’ pic.twitter.com/3JYUxQLGdz
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) July 9, 2018
Our Alan Hahn noticed a change in attitude from the “French Prince” in the second game of Summer League.
Clearly being more aggressive looking for his shot. And hitting them. https://t.co/Gt17md3Rbt
— Alan Hahn (@alanhahn) July 9, 2018
This year’s rookie class also came to play, with Knox and Robinson combining for the acrobatic layup by the center.
Kevin Knox with the behind-the-back dish to Mitchell Robinson for the layup!#NBASummer pic.twitter.com/mwmqJ51JG6
— NBA (@NBA) July 9, 2018
What would a Summer League game be without a nightly monster dunk from Knox? Knox led the Knicks with 19 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.
Kevin Knox elevates for the two-handed slam!#NBASummer pic.twitter.com/Q5a3wDLmAt
— NBA (@NBA) July 9, 2018
Or a huge block from Robinson? Robinson shot 6-of-8 from the field with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks
Not tonight 🤚 pic.twitter.com/TrD71PFFKx
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) July 9, 2018
STAT OF THE NIGHT: Another strong outing from Troy Williams off the bench, as the swingman scored 8 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and had a plus-6 rating in just 18 minutes.
UP NEXT: After a day off, New York is back in action Tuesday night against the Lakers at 8:30 PM for its third Summer League game.
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