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Tyler Kolek delivers dramatic game-winner for Knicks in impressive NBA Summer League effort
By Christian Arnold,
12 hours ago
Knicks rookie Tyler Kolek made quite the impression during Wednesday’s NBA Summer League game against the Kings, putting up 21 points and scoring the game-winning bucket.
Kolek, the former Marqutte star, shot 6-of-14 from the field and 60 percent from 3-point range in the 106-105 win by the Knicks in Las Vegas.
The rookie guard’s biggest play came during the closing seconds of the game when he charged down the lane with the Knicks down by two and got fouled as he went for the layup, which dropped and set up a go-ahead and-1 opportunity.
Kolek sunk the free throw — he shot 6-of-7 from the charity stripe — and lifted the Knicks to a win.
Tyler Kolek scored the game-winner 3-point play for the Knicks in their 106-50 win over the Kings in an NBA Summer League game on Wednesday. NBA TV
Kolek was taken in the second round of this year’s draft and acquired by the Knicks via Portland in exchange for three future second-round picks and the draft rights to Dani Diez.
Hornets’ Zavier Simpson defends Tyler Kolek during a Summer League game earlier in the week. NBAE via Getty Images
He has quickly proven to be a boost for the Knicks during the summer league and put up seven points, seven assists and seven rebounds, while not turning the ball over at all during Saturday’s game against the Hornets.
Kolek has drawn comparisons to T.J. McConnell, but recently told The Post’s Stefan Bondy that he felt a more accurate one would be to the way fellow Knicks guard Jalen Brunson plays.
“His game, I feel like that’s a little closer to what I like to do than T.J. McConnell: play at my own pace, getting in the paint, getting guys involved,” Kolek said. “I can really learn from him in the midrange, in that short area when I’m coming off ball screens or isolations. I’m just really excited to learn from him and watch him and take as much as I can.”
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