10-28-2024, 12:53 PM
(10-28-2024, 12:44 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: When he was actually getting minutes on a Thibs Knick team, he showed to be a 2-way force with consistent 3pt shooting.
So much so the Knicks outright refused to include him as a foundational piece for a Donovan Mitchell trade. He showed so much promise that the Knicks said "We want Mitchell, but there are only 2 untouchable guys on the roster, and he's one of them."
As a starter, he had multiple 7-10 game stretches where he averaged 20+ppg on 50/45/90 averages with great defense in his 2nd year. His 3rd year he got off to a shaky start due to a wrist injury, which led to Thibs starting Donte DiVencenzo. He then got hurt again with a pretty nasty bone bruise/knee sprain and was traded for Bojan+Burks.
Grimes' biggest downsides are his injury history. But his upside could still potentially be a guy that flirts with all-star recognition. Like a Desmond Bane. He's shown he could have stretches of that before an injury derailed his process.
So I'm a big believer in him, especially next to Luka.
Cool. I hope he can get his mojo back
Not very astute ^^^^