Reddish has been traded to the Knicks for a long time, and in the eyes of the outside world, when the deal is closed, there are many people who expect Redish and Barrett to play in the game at the same time, just like they did at Duke University. Unfortunately, we have rarely seen this since Reddish joined the Knicks, and Reddish has not been reused by Thibodeau and has very little playing time.
According to the data, since Reddish was traded to the Knicks, he has been DNP 3 times in a total of 6 games (no injuries but no chance to play), and in the 3 games he played, Reddish only got a total of 21 minutes to perform, and in this small amount of playing time, Reddish scored 12 points, but in Thibodeau's view, Reddish still does not have the ability to enter the main rotation of the team. So in many key matches, Thibodeau will not give Reddish a chance to play.
In fact, from the perspective of talent, Reddish is not bad, he is the player selected with the 10th pick in the first round of 2019, when he, Barrett and Zion were called Duke Three Masters by the outside world, and many media believe that Reddish will have a very perfect career.
Selected with the 10th pick in the first round, Reddish played well with the Hawks and improved significantly. Last season, Reddish averaged 11.2 points, 4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game, performing well on both ends of the game.
In the playoffs, he averaged 12.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 52.8% from the field and 64.3% from three-point range. In the Eastern Conference Finals and the Bucks' G6 game, Reddish exploded with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and shot 6-of-7 from three-point range, which was a very good performance.
In 34 games with the Hawks this season, Reddish has also been able to average 11.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, averaging 1.7 three-pointers per game on the outside and shooting 37.9 percent from the field. Reddish, who is only 22 years old this year, has only been in the league for three years, and it is already very good that he has been able to play such a performance in the not long time of entering the league. So the question is, Reddish is only 22 years old and has a good talent, in this case, why doesn't Thibodeau reuse him?
In fact, the reason is also very simple, according to reporter Jack Fisher, some sources revealed that Thibodeau did not want to bring in Reddish, he believes that Reddish is not suitable for the team's tactical system. I believe many people know that Thibodeau is not a coach who likes to develop young players, he trusts his old subordinates very much, no matter which team he coaches, he will sign some players that he once liked to use very much, like Gibson and Rose, these two players have followed Thibodeau for many years, no matter which team he goes to, Thibodeau hopes to sign them.
For players who have just joined the team, especially young people, Thibodeau often does not pay attention, in the years of coaching the Knicks, the team signed a high-ranking rookie, Thibodeau is rarely used, before there are Topin and Knox, and Reddish, although he has potential, he has not been trusted by Thibodeau. Therefore, after he joined the Knicks, he was not reused, on the contrary, he is now on the verge of team rotation.
Personally, I think Redish is a young man worth developing, he has a good talent, after entering the league, he also showed this, he has the ability to be the main rotation of the team. It's just that he's not a good fit for the Thibodeau manager, because here he doesn't get much playing time.