Quietly, Kyle O'Quinn has been a key part of the New York Knicks' surprising 16-13 start. The reserve center is averaging career highs in assists, rebounds and field goal percentage. His net rating of plus-7.5 is the best among the Knicks who have played at least 400 minutes.
"That's the engine," Knicks forward Michael Beasley said of O'Quinn. "He gets in and he's loud, he's ferocious. He gets more blocks than he's supposed to. Defense, offensive rebounding. He's the energy guy on this team; he's the one that keeps it all going.