Tyler Kolek is acing the test that could decide his Knicks future

Nov 9, 2025; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Tyler Kolek (13) at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images | Wendell Cruz-Imagn ImagesTyler Kolek has a message for anyone who wants the New York Knicks to acquire a backup point guard by the trade deadline: This team has already found its backup point guard. His performance while partnering with Jalen Brunson is proof.

Patience is so far being preached with the 24-year-old. We cannot declare the Knicks’ backup-guard rotation secure, the thinking goes, until Kolek checks all of the boxes.

Sustainability is the most important one. Yet, the sophomore floor general has been dropping regular flashes of his…