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Rough start to second half hasn’t soured Knicks on rookies’ potential

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Mitchell Robinson

On a roster filled with former lottery picks, no Knicks player has demonstrated more potential this season than the team’s most recent second-round selection, Mitchell Robinson.

But in this miserable season, no progress comes without pain.

Leaving for the All-Star break on the best stretch of his rookie season — averaging 11.5 points, on 72.5 percent shooting from the field, with 8.5 rebounds and three blocks in just 22 minutes over a six-game span — the 20-year-old center returned with one of his worst performances of the season.