Tyler Kolek is fast-becoming the New York Knicks’ biggest developmental success story since Deuce McBride. Whether that’s enough to guarantee him a spot in the rotation moving forward remains to be seen. But we are about to find out.
Both Josh Hart (ankle) and Landry Shamet (shoulder) are expected to rejoin the rotation soon, potentially within the next week. Though Hart’s return shouldn’t impact Kolek’s role all that much, Shamet is an altogether different story.
Also: There’s a lineup tweak Mike Brown could (should?) still make that might actually turn Hart’s return into bad news for Kolek.