Perhaps no member of the 2016-17 New York Knicks is more difficult to pin down than Mindaugas Kuzminskas. The 27-year-old rookie forward hasn’t shot the ball well, hitting just 39.2 percent of his field goal attempts and 33.3 percent of his threes. He’s not a particularly adept defender, or rebounder, or passer. Yet he always seems to be in the right place at the right time, and he remains the only Knicks regular with a positive on-court net rating (+6.8 points per 100 possessions in 151 total minutes).
What is his Kuzminskas’ secret? We know he loves to smile, and enjoys Broadway shows, but what really helps him succeed on the basketball court?