Emmanuel Mudiay joined the New York Knicks ahead of the 2018 trade deadline, with a three-team move from the Denver Nuggets that notably sent Doug McDermott to the Dallas Mavericks.
At the time, Mudiay needed a change of scenery, given his poor shooting numbers in Denver and losing the starting point guard job to Jamal Murray, who had a breakout season in 2017-18. So, he spent 22 games with New York to attempt a turnaround, and another 82-game opportunity to do so in 2018-19.
In an interview with MSG Networks, Knicks general manager Scott Perry discussed what’s potentially Mudiay’s “last chance,” and alluded to how “he may not have been a great fit for where he was at before…”
Though, at this point, Perry seems more confident in Mudiay, with a description of how the fourth-year pro accepted a weight loss challenge and shed pounds in the offseason:
“Trey Burke was in [struggling in his first NBA opportunity] situation before and Hezonja’s coming in similar, as is Noah Vonleh, so this is a chance to reboot yourself; this is a chance to show people what you really can do in this league.