Tyler Kolek Rumors

Most likely to be traded: Guerschon Yabusele, Pacome Dadiet, Jordan Clarkson and Tyler Kolek. New York has been on the hunt for a proven ballhandler for its second unit and big-man insurance. To get either one of those without breaking up its core group, these are the names the Knicks would most likely have to part with. Dadiet, a recent first-round pick, doesn’t play and the Knicks, who are close to the second apron, can’t take in more money than they send out, so they might have to add another salary to Yabusele depending on who they trade for. The same goes for Kolek, except he’s shown some flashes here and there in Year 2. Clarkson is on a veteran minimum after getting bought out by the Jazz last offseason. He signed with the Knicks, expecting to play. However, he’s been out of the rotation. It feels more likely that Clarkson gets bought out than traded if he and New York part ways, but his salary could be useful in a small deal.

New York Times

The Knicks have downgraded Tyler Kolek (right ankle soreness) to questionable for Monday’s game against New Orleans.

HoopsHype

The Knicks’ bench tied Cavaliers at 46 points apiece. “They change the game. When I was younger, I tried to change the game when I came in off the bench,” said Jalen Brunson. “No matter what was going on, I had to change the pace, I had to get us going, I had to do something to make sure we weren’t playing the same or get us back in the game regardless of what we were doing. “Tyler’s doing that, Jordan’s been a vet, been around for a long time. He does that every time he’s on the court. And Mitch is being who he is. He just impacts basketball, and so he’s always gonna be impacting the game as well. It’s all about them coming in and changing the game, and that’s their mindset and what they come in and do every single time.”

New York Daily News

At halftime in Minnesota on Tuesday night, Knicks head coach Mike Brown lit into Tyler Kolek. The coach watched Kolek miss seven of his 10 shots in the first half and he wasn’t happy about it. “You’ve taken 10 shots, the second most on the team, only made three; three or four of those shots were airballs,” the coach said. “If you want to take that many f------ shots, you gotta make (them).”

SportsNet New York

Kolek didn’t wilt from the criticism. He embraced it, going 6-for-12 in the second half of the Knicks’ loss. At one point in the second half, he knocked down a three-pointer that led to a Timberwolves timeout. Walking over to the bench, Kolek looked Brown in the eye and delivered a message. “I’m gonna knock that m---------er down,” he said to his coach.

SportsNet New York

Five minutes and three Kolek three-pointers later, the Garden crowd was engaged in long, loud ‘Ty-ler Kol-ek’ chants. Every fan in the building seemed to be stunned watching the Kolek show. His teammates weren’t surprised though. “It’s a testament to his mental strength, his mental fortitude and the work that he puts in,” Karl-Anthony Towns said.

SportsNet New York

Knicks Videos: Tyler Kolek says he appreciates Mike Brown's style of coaching: "He coaches me hard. You want a head coach that's on you - if he's not, that's more of a problem than the other way around. When you're a point guard, you're an extension of the coach. If he's trying to get his message across, he's going to say it to you. Maybe he didn't mean it AT you, but he's trying to get it across to everyone on the team." Kolek then adds to a story that Mike Brown told from the Knicks' game in Minnesota: "I made a three, they called a timeout, and I said, 'I'm gonna knock that mfer down.' When I'm in the flow of it, I love talking. It gets me going."

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Stefan Bondy: Tyler Kolek on his big block/swipe on Donovan Mitchell's breakaway in the final two minutes: "Honestly if he ran and just did a regular lay-up, I wouldn’t have caught up to him. But he wanted to do some windmill s**t or. ..He slowed down, he was trying to do something crazy."

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Jalen Brunson came through in a big way with that 13-point fourth quarter, leading the Knicks to a dramatic 126-124 comeback. Brunson finished the game with 34 points and 4 assists. Tyler Kolek also had a strong game for the Knicks. The second-year point guard had 16 points, 9 assists, and 3 rebounds off the bench.

Yahoo! Sports

After being a high roller with a breakout performance in the NBA Cup final and then posting 16 points and 11 assists in a win in Indiana Thursday, Tyler Kolek stumbled against the 76ers, finishing with just two points, two rebounds, two assists and four turnovers.  That performance was a reminder that as exciting as the past two games had been for Kolek, the second-year guard is still a work in progress.  “Everybody’s gonna have their on days or off days, but you know, can you make your ‘C’ day a ‘B’ day? Can you make your ‘D’ day, ‘C’ day?” Kolek said. “So just kind of trying to be consistent no matter what.”

New York Post

Following up on his breakthrough in the NBA Cup Final Four, Tyler Kolek helped turn the tide with a statement double-double and a strong second quarter in Thursday’s 114-113 Knicks victory over the Pacers. The scrappy Kolek finished with 16 points and 11 assists, both career highs, in 26 minutes and was sent a message by coach Mike Brown to embrace the defensive mindset of the opposing point guard from Thursday night — Indiana’s TJ McConnell. “And I’m not comparing all small white guys with each other when I give TJ McConnell as an example. But I say, look, this dude has been in the league for [what feels like] 30 years. And it’s because of his toughness first, especially defensively,” Brown said. “And his ability offensively to understand where his strengths are.

New York Post

Fred Katz: Jalen Brunson in the MSG interview just now: "I want to thank the lord for Tyler Kolek."

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MrBuckBuck: Knicks sophomore Tyler Kolek recreates the Kobe championship photo

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Ian Begley: Knicks come back from 11 down late in 3rd quarter to take NBA Cup championship with win over Spurs. Mitchell Robinson (10 offensive rebounds) was huge in 2nd half; Jordan Clarkson (15 pts) & Tyler Kolek (14 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, one TO) gave Knicks life off bench.

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