The New York Knicks ended up with guard Quentin Grimes with the No. 25 pick in the NBA draft after dealing two picks that were higher.
The swap of their No. 21 pick for No. 25 left them with Grimes, a third-team All-American from Houston who came with a pick that belonged to the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Knicks also acquired a future second-round pick in that deal, with the Clippers getting the draft rights to forward Keon Johnson.
Grimes was the player of the year in the America Athletic Conference after averaging 17.8 points. He shot 40.2% from 3-point range to lead the conference, making 3.3 3-pointers per game.
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As you can see, Quickley has no qualms about pulling up from way downtown and his shooting stroke looks exceptionally smooth after shooting 42.8 percent in his final year at Kentucky.
The 21-year-old rookie has been a revelation for the Knicks, especially seeing as he fell all the way to 25th overall in the 2020 NBA Draft, where he was selected originally by the Oklahoma City Thunder and then sent to the Knicks as part of the three-team Ricky Rubio trade that the sent the Spanish point guard to Minnesota.
Quickley is coming off the bench as an integral part of the Knicks’ rotation. He’s playing 19.3 minutes per game and is putting up excellent offensive numbers: 12.4 points and 2.7 assists per game on a 55.5 True Shooting percentage.