Knicks coach David Fizdale has compared 6-foot-5 rookie guard Allonzo Trier to Clippers reigning Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams.
Trier, a Seattle native, would be just as flattered if he were compared to a former Clippers Sixth Man of the Year, Jamal Crawford.
Trier has befriended two fellow Seattle products and accomplished ex-Knicks guards, Crawford and Nate Robinson. The latter, who is retired, was on hand at the Garden for Wednesday’s season opener.
The former dunk champion nicknamed “Nate The Great’’ chest-bumped Trier after the undrafted Arizona star endeared himself to Knicks’ fans with a vicious one-handed driving dunk over Atlanta’s Taurean Prince.