The New York Knicks are still learning each other as the young season progresses. However, there’s no real identity and the lack of a penetrating point guard hasn’t helped the squad during certain moments.
Dennis Smith Jr. is a penetrating point-guard and so is Elfrid Payton. However, Dennis Smith Jr is progressing and working himself into NBA shape and Elfrid Payton is slowly rehabbing what seems to be a significant hamstring injury. Frank Ntilikina is improving his driving skills, however, Ntilikina still isn’t a prototypical penetrating guard. However, if Ntilikina’s jumper is falling, the Knicks automatically becomes a dangerous deep team.