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Knicks’ Immanuel Quickley was a lowkey steal in the first round

Most didn’t project that the New York Knicks would select Immanuel Quickley with the 25th overall selection in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft. In fact, Quickley was marked as a second-round talent heading into the draft, but he represents a fantastic shooting guard who can also develop into a starting point guard in the future.

During his first season in Kentucky, Quickley averaged 5.2 points and 1.2 assists per game over just 18.5 minutes on average. In year two, his minutes skyrocketed to 33 per game, averaging 16.1 points, 1.9 assists, and 4.