In his first NBA start as a point guard, Frank Ntilikina tied his career high of 17 points against the Warriors on Friday night, notching 13 in the first half.
Coincidence? In each of his first five games as starting shooting guard this season, Ntilikina didn’t reach double figures. The 6-foot-6 Ntilikina was a pure point guard in France until the Steve Mills-Scott Perry regime looked to transform him into more of a shooting guard and small forward to take advantage of his defensive versatility.
Now the Knicks face a dilemma on what’s next for Ntilikina.
“Whatever coach tells me where he wants me, let’s do it, let’s go,” Ntilikina said after the Knicks fell apart in the fourth quarter and dropped a 128-100 decision to Kevin Durant and the NBA champs.