The first two games of NBA Summer League were... bad, to say the least, for the Knicks.
Not only did they lose both games to the Pistons and Celtics by a combined 31 points and shot a combined 12-for-64 from deep, but they also lost Kevin McCullar Jr. and Pacome Dadiet to injury, with both 2024 draftees missing the Nets game, and their statuses are unknown going forward.
It was an especially rough start for second-year point guard Tyler Kolek, who had just 13 points and 12 assists combined through two games, going 5-for-24 from the field and 0-for-11 from deep with nine turnovers.