When the New York Knicks acquired Emmanuel Mudiay on the day of the 2018 NBA trade deadline, optimism mounted. Some questioned why the Knicks were trading for another point guard, but the cost of doing business for a former top-10 draft pick was easily justifiable.
As Mudiay prepares for his first offseason as a member of the Knicks, the head coach who recruited him to Southern Methodist University is offering his advice.
Mudiay committed to SMU coming out of high school, but ultimately decided to go to China to play professionally. Nevertheless, the coach whom Mudiay was planning to learn under has taken a vested interest in the point guard’s career.