00:00Nickle is comfortable sprinting into shots, relocating when the defense loses sight of him, and getting the ball out before
00:06closeout can arrive.
00:07He does not need several dribbles to establish a rhythm. He does not need an offense built around him. He
00:14just needs a fraction of space.
00:16That is why Nickle, when asked about NBA comps by our own Stephan Bondi, has referenced players such as Duncan
00:21Robinson, Max Struess, and Sam Houser when discussing the type of role that he believes he can fill in the
00:27NBA.
00:28Those players did not reach the league because teams expected them to become primary scorers.
00:32They made themselves valuable by bending defenses without dominating the basketball.
00:38And that is where the potential fit with the Knicks becomes interesting.
00:42Nickle is not auditioning to become Jalen Brunson. He's auditioning to make Jalen Brunson's job much easier.
00:49Place a credible shooter around Brunson, Caronty Towns, and the Knicks' other creators, and defenders face a decision.
00:55Help toward the ball and risk giving Nickle an open three or remain attached to him and create more space
01:00for New York stars.
01:02That type of gravity can help an offense even when the shooter never touches the ball.
01:07But making shots is only half of Nickle's audition.
01:11The real question, as he embarks in his pro journey, is whether he can remain on the floor defensively.
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