You only get one chance to make a first impression and Frank Ntilikina made an awfully good one on Gregg Popovich.
The Spurs coach said that at the time the Knicks took him with the No. 8 pick in the draft he’d “never heard of him” because San Antonio is usually picking at the end of the first round. However, the Knicks rookie turned in one of his best performances on Dec. 28 when the Knicks lost to the Spurs at the AT&T Center. Ntilikina played a season-high 32 minutes and finished with nine points, 11 assists, three steals and only one turnover.