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New York Knicks: RJ Barrett’s Rookie Wall

New York Knicks rookie shooting-guard RJ Barrett has been inconsistent as of late. Many are wondering if the rookie wall is upon him suddenly.

RJ Barrett was averaging 37.5-minutes per game during the preseason. The first two months of the 2019-20 NBA Season, RJ Barrett averaged 34-minutes per night all under prior coach David Fizdale. There are some questions about whether or not former head coach David Fizdale burned out the Maple Mamba forcing the rookie to hit the Rookie wall hard later this season. For the Month of December, RJ Barrett averaged 11.