{"id":141838,"date":"2020-12-26T06:39:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-26T03:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/alec-burks-proving-to-be-key-addition-to-knicks-lineup\/"},"modified":"2020-12-26T06:39:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T03:39:44","slug":"alec-burks-proving-to-be-key-addition-to-knicks-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alec-burks-proving-to-be-key-addition-to-knicks-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"#Alec Burks proving to be key addition to Knicks lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Alec Burks proving to be key addition to Knicks lineup<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Alec Burks missed the final two preseason game<\/a>s, but he didn\u2019t miss a beat in Wednesday\u2019s opener in Indiana.<\/p>\n

In his first game as a father and a Knick, Burks came off the bench to smoothly drop in 22 points, shooting 6 of 12 with three assists and one turnover in 32 minutes.<\/p>\n

No rust \u2014 just production from the player who will likely become their best free-agent signing.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old Burks missed the two Cleveland preseason games as his wife gave birth to a baby boy, a plan that had been in place. That time away from the team led to coach Tom Thibodeau to start Reggie Bullock at shooting guard on opening night in Indiana.<\/p>\n

That could reverse Saturday in the home opener against the Sixers. Burks, the longtime Jazz backcourtman and the Knicks\u2019 oldest player, could start at shooting guard and also moonlight as backup point guard if Immanuel Quickley is not available because of his hip pointer. The Knicks also host the Bucks on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a possibility,\u2019\u2019 Thibodeau said. \u201cI like the scoring punch he gives us off the bench. He\u2019s sort of great to have because of the versatility. The ability to be a secondary ball-handler, at times playing the point. Scoring the ball, guarding down a position. He\u2019s got a lot of toughness to him. He\u2019ll have significant role, whether it\u2019s starting or coming off the bench.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The coaches love Burks, and he may become the ultimate handyman. After his wife gave birth, Burks was back at practice for three days to get back in the flow.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy boy is doing great, the young king is here,\u2019\u2019 Burks said. \u201cI\u2019m glad about that. The game reps at game speed [in practice] helped a lot when I got back. So I was in shape for the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burks, who signed a one-year, $6 million deal, posted 19 points in the first half off the bench against Indiana. He wound up 2 of 4 from 3-point range and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line. He was pleased about the cohesion, despite missing time on paternity leave in a shortened training camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to get more chemistry,\u2019\u2019 Burks said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have so much practice time. I\u2019m trying to learn everybody, and that was the main thing I was happ<\/a>y about it. Learning everybody\u2019s tendencies and where they like to be on the court.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The Knicks coach still wants to explore Burks as a point guard. It\u2019s an indicator neither point guards Frank Ntilikina and Dennis Smith Jr. have emerged.<\/p>\n

Thibodeau used a Burks-RJ Barrett backcourt after Quickley went down. It didn\u2019t work too well, and Thibodeau turned to Ntilikina to start the fourth quarter. That was worse. The Frenchman looked lost in his five minutes, and the Knicks folded in a 121-107 loss to the Pacers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I did all right,\u2019\u2019 Burks said of his debut. \u201cThe main goal is to win, so we failed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burks said he did play some point guard in Utah alongside Gordon Hayward. With Stephen Curry out for the majority of last season, Burks worked alongside D\u2019Angelo Russell as a ball hander at Golden State.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Warriors coach Steve] Kerr had me on-ball and off-ball,\u2019\u2019 Burks said.<\/p>\n

The Warriors dealt Burks at last season\u2019s trade deadline to the Sixers. Burks was with Philly in the Orlando bubble and in the rotation in the playoffs. In free agency, the Sixers bolstered their wing position by adding Danny Green and also signed guard Seth Curry.<\/p>\n

According to sources, the Knicks didn\u2019t have Burks high on their wing list, but many other options fell through for president Leon Rose.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like talking about the past,\u2019\u2019 Burks said. \u201cI wish [the Sixers] the best and success going forward. I\u2019m here as a Knick now and glad I made that decision.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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