Immanuel Quickley (SG, NYK) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7

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ANALYSIS: It is very hard to know what's going on around New York City with rumors flying in all directions. Those whispers have involved players such as Immanuel Quickley, who seemed to be untouchable just a few months ago when the Knicks decided to keep their youngins instead of flipping them for a superstar. Now, they're back dangling assets in the trade market.

Quickley could very well be worth the first-round pick New York is reportedly demanding in exchange for the services of the guard. IQ is stealing 1.3 possessions per game and he's the only player (min. 400 MP through Saturday) doing so while playing fewer than 25 MPG.

Of course, this being the Knicks, something good has always to be accompanied by something bad: IQ's defense has improved vastly (he's also pulling down 4.5 RPG and dishing out 3+ APG) but the shooting has gone hella down with splits at 37/32/86. Last season Quickley shot 39/34/88 on an even higher volume than this season from all three levels.

There is not enough room in the rotation for Quickley to break into the starting lineup and the franchise putting him on the market is more because of that than an actual lack of talent (one assumes) but with Jalen Brunson hitting the injury report ahead of Sunday's game and IQ's own level of play the Knicks might look into flipping other players (mainly veterans Derrick Rose and Evan Fournier) opening the door for Quickley to enjoy a bit larger role.

Quickley has totaled the ninth-most FP among players with fewer than 50% of their games played as starters. Only Bruce Brown (19%) is rostered in fewer than 49% of all ESPN leagues among those in that group, of course without mentioning Quickley and his near-universal availability (in 95% of all ESPN leagues).

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