Julius Randle of the New York Knicks is restrained by his teammates after a game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on Monday, March 15, 2021. Credit: Jim McIsaac
From the time that he arrived in New York as the 25th pick in the NBA Draft, Immanuel Quickley has had some of the usual learning curves to navigate, but one thing he has always had was the confidence to take on any assignment.
So Monday when he got his first starting assignment there was no hesitation from him, or coach Tom Thibodeau, to test himself against one of the best point guards in the game, Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving.