2023-24 may be the last hurrah for one talented player in The Big Apple.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Monday that Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley will now become a restricted free agent next summer after failing to agree to an extension with the team.
Monday, the day before the start of the new NBA season, marked the deadline for players from the 2020 draft class to agree to extensions with their current clubs.
Wojnarowski shared a list of other prominent NBA players who will also now hit restricted free agency in summer 2024 after Monday’s deadline passed without a deal.
The 24-year-old Quickley is perhaps the most intriguing of those names. He had a coming-out party of sorts last year, posting 14.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.9 assists in less than 30 minutes per game mostly off the bench for the Knicks.
Quickley has established himself as a shifty playmaker who provides plenty of value with his energy in the halfcourt, his ability to splash the three ball (which he did at 37.0% last season), and his underrated defense.
The Knicks can obviously still match any offer for Quickley next offseason. But their failure to extend him right now might end up being a big mistake (or conversely, it might be a sign that the Knicks intend to trade Quickley as has been previously rumored).
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