New York Knicks guard RJ Barrett hangs from the rim after dunking next to Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman on Jan. 21, 2021. Credit: AP/Jeff Chiu
When the offensively challenged Knicks won at Golden State on Thursday to begin a four-game road trip, it seemed worth noting that RJ Barrett had led the way with a career-high 28 points.
But when Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau talked about Barrett after the game, he made his way through a number of compliments and never got to the scoring output as something worth praising. And that was with good reason because the second-year wing has endured some inconsistency with his shooting and has yet to reach the lofty heights some of the players from his draft class have.