For the second straight game, RJ Barrett takes a question from a teammate in his postgame media scrum. This time, it’s Obi Toppin asking about his own highlight play with Barrett vs ORL:
What Immanuel Quickley says here is something you’ve heard from several Knicks so far: Jalen Brunson has had a big impact off the court for NYK. Brunson had Quickley at his house to watch football last Sunday (Brunson lost to Quickley in @EAMaddenNFL):
Tom Thibodeau has said several times in preseason that he thinks Mitchell Robinson is NBA’s offensive rebounder. Steven Adams, one of league’s best, agrees w/that assessment: “Probably, yeah probably. The dude’s really good, man. Positioning, tipped balls all that. He’s solid.”
Some general notes:
- RJ Barrett was the “best player” on the court Day 2
- Randle’s “shooting extremely well but still ball-hogging”
- Obi’s jumper is off, but he improved his post game
- Hartenstein and Randle got chippy in scrimmage