PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Averaging 13.7 points, 3.5 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 25.3 minutes in 291 career NBA games (65 starts) with New York and Toronto … Shooting .421 (1320-3134) from the field, .375 (594-1586) from three-point range and .857 (744-868) at the free throw line … Shot better than 80 percent from the foul line in all four NBA seasons … Has scored 20 or more points in 65 games and 30+ nine times … Recorded a career-high 40 points Mar. 27, 2023 vs. Houston … Owns 16 career double-doubles with two triple-doubles … As a starter, averaging 19.9 points, 6.0 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 35.0 minutes … Was a finalist for the 2022-23 KIA NBA Sixth Man of the Year, along with winner Malcolm Brogdon and Bobby Portis … Named to the 2020-21 NBA All-Rookie Second Team … Playoffs: Averaging 7.8 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 19.4 minutes in 13 career postseason games … Shooting .333 (33-99) from the floor, .271 (13-48) from beyond the arc and .815 (22-27) at the foul line … Has scored in double figures in six career postseason contests … 2022-23: In 81 games (21 starts) with New York, averaged 14.9 points, a career-high 4.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.0 steals and 28.9 minutes … Shot a career-best .448 (419-936) from the field, 37 percent (168-454) from three-point distance and .819 (203-248) at the free throw line … Was a finalist for the KIA NBA Sixth Man of the Year … Scored in double digits in 59 games and 20+ points 20 times, including 30 or more in five outings … Posted four double-doubles … Recorded 10+ rebounds three times and 10+ assists once … As a starter, averaged 22.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 38.6 minutes … Led the Knicks in scoring in 10 games and assists 18 times … Ended the season scoring at least 20 points in seven-of-eight games (Mar. 23 – Apr. 9), averaging 27.3 points during this stretch … Poured in 39 points (14-26 FG, 7-13 3PT, 4-5 FT) Apr. 5 at Indiana; matched a career best with seven three-pointers … Scored a career-high 40 points (14-18 FG, 5-7 3PT, 7-9 FT) Mar. 27 vs. Houston … Played a career-high, and NBA season-high, 55 minutes in a double overtime victory Mar. 5 at Boston; contributed 38 points, eight rebounds and seven assists against the Celtics … Missed lone game of season Jan. 22 at Toronto due to a sore left knee … Scored 10 or more points in 17 consecutive games (Dec. 20 – Jan. 20) … Recorded 13 points and a season-best 15 assists Dec. 27 at Dallas … Tallied 11 points and a career-high 16 rebounds Nov. 2 vs. Atlanta … Playoffs: Helped the Knicks reach the Eastern Conference Semifinals … Averaged 9.0 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 21.9 minutes in eight games … Shot .348 (23-66) from the field … Scored 10+ points four times … Missed the final three games in the second round against Miami with a left ankle sprain … Scored in double figures in three-of-five game versus Cleveland in the opening round, including a postseason career-best 19 points (5-15 FG, 3-10 3PT, 6-6 FT) in Game 5 on Apr. 26 … 2021-22: Averaged 11.3 points, 3.5 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 23.1 minutes in 78 games with New York … Shot .392 (284-724) from the field, .346 (137-396) from beyond the arc and .881 (177-201) at the free throw line (10th in the NBA) … Scored in double digits in 45 games, 20 or more points eight times and 30+ once … Recorded four double-doubles and two triple-doubles … Totaled 10+ rebounds in three games and 10+ assists three times … Averaged 22.3 points, 6.3 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 39.0 minutes in three contests as a starter … In the regular season finale, finished with season highs of 34 points and 12 assists, along with a season high-tying 10 rebounds, Apr. 10 vs. Toronto … Recorded first career triple-double with 20 points, a season high-tying 10 rebounds and 10 assists Apr. 3 at Orlando; became the first Knick reserve to post a triple-double since Mark Jackson (Apr. 12, 1991 vs. Indiana) … Finished with 21 points and a season-best 10 rebounds Mar. 6 at the LA Clippers … Missed four games (Dec. 18-25) due to Health and Safety Protocols … Scored 24 points (7-13 FG, 7-10 3PT, 3-4 FT) and made a career-high seven threes Dec. 16 at Houston … 2020-21: Averaged 11.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 19.4 minutes in 64 games (three starts) as a rookie with New York … Shot .395 (229-580) from the floor, .389 (118-303) from three-point territory and a career-best .891 (155-174) at the foul line (11th in the NBA) … Named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team … Ranked seventh among all rookies in scoring, first in free throw percentage and fifth in three-point percentage … Scored 10 or more points 35 times and 20+ in 11 contests … As a starter, posted averages of 14.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 28.4 minutes … Sat out three games (May 7-11) with a left ankle sprain … Collected a season-best six rebounds twice: Mar. 25 vs. Washington and Feb. 1 at Chicago … Did not play Mar. 18 vs. Orlando due to a sore right ankle … Made first career start Mar. 15 at Brooklyn; tallied 21 points, two rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes of action against the Nets … Poured in 26 points (8-21 FG, 6-13 3PT, 4-4 FT) Mar. 2 at San Antonio; tied the Knicks’ then single-game rookie record for three-pointers made and set the then rookie mark for three-pointers attempted … Scored a season-high 31 points Jan. 24 at Portland … Totaled 17 points and a season-best eight assists Jan. 17 at Boston … Missed four games (Dec 26-31) with sore left hip … Finished with five points (1-3 FG, 3-3 FT), one rebound, one assist and one steal in 12 minutes in NBA debut Dec. 23 at Indiana … Playoffs: Averaged 5.8 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 15.4 minutes in five games against Atlanta in the first round.

BEFORE NBA

College Career: Played two seasons at Kentucky (2018-20), averaging 10.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 25.0 minutes in 67 career games (27 starts) … Shot .403 (193-479) from the field, .397 (92-232) from beyond the arc and .895 (197-220) at the free throw line … As a sophomore, named SEC Player of the Year by the league’s coaches and to All-SEC First Team … Helped lead the Wildcats to the SEC regular season championship after averaging a team-high 16.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 33.0 minutes in 30 games (20 starts) … Shot .923 (144-156) at the foul line which ranked second in school history and third nationally … Earned SEC Player of the Week honours three times and became the first player in Kentucky history to win the award back-to-back weeks … Scored in double figures in 20 straight games to end the season, the longest streak by a Wildcat since Malik Monk in 2016-17 … As a freshman, posted averages of 5.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 18.5 minutes in 37 contests (seven starts).

PERSONAL LIFE

Mother, Nitrease, played basketball at Morgan State … Named to USA Basketball Select Team that trained with the Men’s National Team during its Las Vegas training camp prior to the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games … Was a member of Team USA at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in 2017 and won gold at the FIBA U17 World Championship in 2016 … Was a two-time state champion, three-time All-State selection and McDonald’s All-American at John Carroll (Bel Air, MD).

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