The New York Knicks coaching carousel in recent year has seen the likes of Isiah Thomas, Kurt Rambis, Derek Fisher and more recently Jeff Hornacek. This season, the team introduced David Fizdale, an incredible asset to player development and a coach known for locker room credibility.
When introduced to the team in May, four Knicks players attended: Trey Burke, Frank Ntilikina, Kyle O’Quinn and Emmanuel Mudiay. The press conference featured all the normal and uplifting guarantees a new coach makes.
But one promise stood out among the rest:
“Mudiay?