Frank Ntilikina’s up and down rookie season has some New York Knicks fans worried and others giddy. His stat line certainly doesn’t look like that of a starting point guard in the NBA. But the starting point guard position is Ntilikina’s to win for a few reasons.
We don’t know exactly what Ntilikina will be in this league. He may not be a starting point guard. The front office hopes he develops into one, but at worst, he’ll be a solid defender off the bench. He could fall somewhere in the middle as an off-ball guard that can provide elite perimeter defense.