Immanuel Quickley (PG, NYK): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: If we use common basketball sense, then the New York Knicks and Coach Thibs should try and see what the young guys such as Immanuel Quickley have in them and what they can provide the franchise with ROS, as the NYK are done and out of the play-in. If we use brutal, real reasoning and factor in the fact that Thibs manages the rotations and the minutes, things look much murkier. But here's hoping Tommy T doesn't screw and keeps IQ minutes up or, in the most unimaginable of cases, hands him the starting PG slot for at least three or four games!

Quickley has been a nice off-the-pine player for the Knicks mostly of late when he's finally found and shown the talent he already showcased last season as a rookie. Thibs started trusting IQ more around the start of March when Quickley started logging more than 20 minutes daily. He's averaging 26 MPG in the past month and 25 in the past couple of weeks (seven games played through Friday). After a ridiculously bad shooting campaign, Quickley started to hit shots after the ASB and has bagged 45%+ of them since Mar. 2 in 16 games with 9+ FGA a day.

The usage has gone up and up of late even reaching 29% just last weekend and with an average of 24% on the last couple of weeks. Quickley not precisely the definition of a bona fide point guard, but he is good enough to man the position (3.8 APG vs. 0.8 SPG in the last seven games) while contributing 15+ PPG in that span and 10+ nightly. The rebounds aren't bad for a small guy and the steals are also quite steady with nearly one every game.

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