Quentin Grimes is not making photographs for the New York Knicks. He isn’t getting them both.
In Tuesday’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, Grimes did not take a shot till the third quarter – a three-pointer that missed. He is scored a mere 16 factors in his final seven video games regardless of beginning each a type of contests. Grimes is averaging 4 photographs in these video games and he is shot 5-for-28 total. He is taken 3/4 of these photographs from three-point vary, and infrequently handles the ball.
It is a huge departure from final season, when Grimes averaged 11.3 factors and eight.5 photographs per sport. 67.6% of his photographs got here from past the arc, however this yr that is jumped to 81.6%.
Which means Grimes’ teammates aren’t passing to him, however he is additionally not chopping to the ring, usually standing nonetheless on offense whereas his defender ignores him.
“I really feel like I simply gotta get extra photographs,” Grimes told reporters Tuesday. “You may’t get out of a rhythm until you shoot the ball. So I really feel like I’m coming in and I do know I’m in all probability solely gonna get one or two photographs and it’s gonna be robust as a result of I’ve gotta make them or I do know I’m popping out.”
He additionally has different gamers pushing him for minutes off the bench, specifically Immanuel Quickley and free-agent acquisition Donte DiVincenzo. The Knicks’ beginning lineup additionally has loads of dribblers – Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle and R.J. Barrett – taking part in alongside Grimes.
It may flip round if Grimes begins making photographs. Nevertheless it’s beginning to really feel like if and when New York trades for a star, Grimes will likely be one of many items heading out of city.