NEW YORK — There's a rhythm in Immanuel Quickley's step. His grooving gate is easy to spot even as Quickley's big brown eyes hide under the hood of his sweatsuit for pregame warmups. He's just a dancer. He cranks his shoulders when he finishes in the paint with the whistle. He pumps his fists, flashing three fingers before his face, whenever a big triple rinses through the net. And then he's prone to prancing back on defense, smiling as if it's all been choreographed for the Madison Square Garden crowd.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 20: Immanuel Quickley #5 dribbles against Jordan McLaughlin #6 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second half at Madison Square Garden on March 20, 2023 in New York City. The Timberwolves won 140-134. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. NEW YORK — There’s a rhythm in Immanuel Quickley’s step.
He has consulted with Jrue Holiday, seeking pointers from Milwaukee’s bulldog who can seemingly clamp any playmaker. Knowing Holiday worked with Knicks assistant Darren Erman during shared days in New Orleans, Quickley snagged the All-Star point guard’s number after a Bucks game and texted him for a tutorial. There was no secret sauce. No Holy Grail. “Basically, he just said it’s all effort. Most people in the league don’t try,” Quickley deadpanned.
There was a preview during the waning games of last season, when a spike in Quickley’s minutes over March and April set the stage for his joyful play to bring actual production. He was carpooling to the games above Penn Station with Knicks forward Obi Toppin, then jittering around opponents and finding cutters like his fellow 2020 first-round pick with ease.
That surveying begins on the bench. New York scripts its opening action for every game, and as Brunson sets the table for the Knicks’ first possession, Quickley leans forward from his seat and watches how that night’s challenger chooses to defend what he already knows is coming. His eyes follow the next seven minutes of action, readying to round the bend and collect Brunson’s baton. You know his feet want to dance. “The game is already moving,” Quickley said.
Quickley has offered true glances of that ability, starting 15 games both with Brunson and without. Perhaps more telling: Thibodeau regularly chooses to close contested games with those two guards manning his backcourt. Quickley won’t turn 24 until June, just a few weeks before he becomes extension eligible entering the final season of his rookie contract, which prompted New York to at least gauge rival teams’ trade interest for Quickley this past winter.
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