Karl-Anthony Cities has been making an impression for the New York Knicks. The All-Star massive man is presently averaging 26.4 factors, 12.4 rebounds and three assists per recreation. He is capturing 54.2% from the sector and 50% from three-point vary.
Tom Thibodeau has coached Cities earlier than, throughout their time along with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nonetheless, Cities has advanced as a participant since then, creating into top-of-the-line bigs within the NBA.
When chatting with the media following New York’s 114-104 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, Thibodeau praised the participant Cities has turn out to be.
“He wasn’t fairly as robust as he’s now, and clearly didn’t have the expertise,” Thibodeau stated. “So he didn’t undergo understanding the league, his opponents, the blokes he was going towards, the blokes that had been guarding him. Now, he has that. And the factor is he’s a scholar of the sport, he retains including. The passing is de facto I believe advanced. He’s all the time been unselfish. He’s all the time been a team-first man. However now, I believe he actually sees issues. He understands what the protection is making an attempt to do.”
