Beijing time on February 17, the Knicks and the Nets ushered in the "New York derby", in the face of this residual Nets, the Knicks were determined to prove that they were the boss of New York at Madison Garden, the end of the first half, the Knicks once led the Nets by as many as 21 points, thought that the game would lose suspense early, early into the garbage time, the result of the nets in the last quarter under the leadership of first-year rookie Cam Thomas, played a wave of 38-19 shockwave, and finally successfully reversed the Knicks 111-106.
Throughout the game, Knicks new signing Camreddish was once again ignored by Thibodeau, who came off the bench for 13 minutes, shooting only 1 of 5, only 5 points, and the limelight was completely snatched by second-year rookie Quickley. After being traded to the Knicks by the Hawks not long ago, it was agreed that the potential new star who was modeled for George would be reborn in the Big Apple City, but after changing the environment, Reddish suffered the darkest trough of his career, and in the 9 games played for the Knicks, Reddish's playing time plummeted to 11.6 minutes, averaging 5 points per game, shooting 32.4% from the field and 18.8% from three-point range.
And the reason why Reddish was abandoned in the Knicks, the front line between coach Thibodeau and Knicks management is not unified absolutely responsible, according to the recent New York team reporter Marc Berman revealed that Knicks coach Thibodeau does not want Reddish, but the Knicks finally chose to make a trade (Knox and Reddish swap), the result of joining the new owner Reddish, also sat on the cold bench. Not long before the trade deadline, the Knicks also maintained an open attitude to Reddish's transaction, when it was rumored that the Lakers were "aggressive" pursuing Reddish, but the deal was ultimately not reached, and Reddish continued to stay in the Knicks, wasting his golden career in vain.
Reddish, a graduate of the basketball school Duke University, was once picked by the Eagles with the 10th pick in the first round of the 19th Draft, and in his rookie season, Reddish also once sat in the team's starting position, averaging 10.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, but because of the poor projection (shooting percentage and three-point shooting rate were only 38.4% and 33.2%, respectively), Reddish was also ridiculed as a "cold ice shooter". After the Hawks followed by Hunter, coupled with Hult's growth, Reddish had to face the dilemma of competing with these two potential rising stars, and after the Hawks signed veteran Gallinari last season, Reddish's position in the Eagles team became very awkward.
Reddish exploded, averaging a career-high 11.9 points per game, but in the end he was abandoned by the team and went to the Knicks to join forces with his former Duke teammate RJ Barrett. As a result, the coaching staff and management disagreed on Reddish's position in the team, resulting in Reddish completely lost in the Big Apple City, handing over the worst list of his career.
For the Knicks, one between Reddish and Thibodeau is bound to leave, but considering that Thibodeau brought the team to the playoffs last season, Reddish may become that victim. Next year's Redish's 5.95 million contract is still the team's option, but according to his current situation, the Knicks will most likely not execute.