![]() He wasn’t a great finisher by any means, considering he finished 54 percent of his shots around the rim – placing him in the 22 nd percentile amongst wings. According to Cleaning the Glass, 48 percent of RJ’s shot attempts came within four feet or less while averaging 9.8 drives to the basket per game. One of RJ’s strengths is his ability to attack the lane and take it to the rack. But like any young player in this league, they have their strengths and aspects of their game that need work. In his rookie class, those numbers have him ranked third, fifth, and fifth, respectively. Even though Barrett didn’t crack either the all-rookie first or second team, he did finish the season averaging 14.3 points, 5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. Yet, he gathered himself after the rising stars challenge (right before the abrupt halt in the season) and averaged 18.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 steals, 44.8 field goal percentage, 33.3 three-point percentage, and 75.8 free throw percentage within 30.7 minutes during the last six games of the season.įans should be reassured the Knicks selected the right player with the third overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Also, playing in a starting lineup with limited to no floor spacing and three ball stoppers inhibited his development. ![]() Sadly, his overall play would stagnate midseason because he’d hit the rookie wall and then suffer an ankle injury. ![]() And with this type of start, it instantly won fans’ hearts. He averaged 18.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3 assists through his first five games while maintaining a 47.4 field goal percentage and a 42.1 three-point percentage. So, because it’s been a more extended offseason than usual, let’s remember how RJ’s rookie season panned out.īarrett came out of the gate red hot. It will take time for the roster to get their footing and gel as a unit after not playing basketball for nine months and with a condensed preseason (this goes for some of the other young players too). This time around, we will look at RJ Barrett (the player formally known as the Maple Mamba) because his outlook is one of the few players that will determine if this franchise is closer to being on track for success or continuing the rebuild for the foreseeable future.įor the next month or so, we’re not going to get our answer if Barrett has improved. Now we just have to wait and see which player took a step forward in their development.Īs some of you are well aware, we did a season review for Frank Ntilikina, which discussed his strengths and much-needed improvements. We got answers to the first three questions since free agency and the draft already passed. While they’ve been on hiatus, all we’ve been able to do is just sit and ponder: what are the new front office’s motives? How will the team handle the offseason? Who will the Knicks draft? And which player will take the next step in their development? It’s been nine months since we watched the Knicks play basketball. The New York Knicks 2020-2021 regular season is just around the corner, so it only makes sense to review RJ Barrett’s rookie season.
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