Elfrid Payton is still the starting point guard for the New York Knicks, but his minutes are dwindling in the wake of Immanuel Quickley‘s emergence. The rookie point guard is playing the bulk of the minutes at point guard and Payton is doing little to win that playing time back.
It’s only a matter of time before Quickley supplants Payton in the starting lineup, but could Frank Ntilikina end up taking the veteran’s spot in the rotation entirely? Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has shown a high level of trust in Payton up to this point in the season.