{"id":180844,"date":"2021-02-17T23:10:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T20:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/knicks-cloudy-future-at-center-could-include-mo-bamba\/"},"modified":"2021-02-17T23:10:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T20:10:54","slug":"knicks-cloudy-future-at-center-could-include-mo-bamba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/knicks-cloudy-future-at-center-could-include-mo-bamba\/","title":{"rendered":"#Knicks\u2019 cloudy future at center could include Mo Bamba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Knicks\u2019 cloudy future at center could include Mo Bamba<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>From his Manhattan hospital bed at the Hospital of Special Surgery Wednesday, a masked Mitchell Robinson tweeted an uplifting video with a bold prediction.<\/p>\n<p>While the Knicks were preparing for the Magic at their morning shootaround at Amway Center, the Knicks center looked in good spirits after successful surgery on his right hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for all the prayers you guys have been sending me,\u201d he said. \u201cI really needed that. It\u2019s my first one, ever having this done. I\u2019ll be back soon better than ever. Go Knicks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robinson broke his right hand on Julius Randle\u2019s elbow Friday in Washington in the first half and probably will, all told, miss close to six weeks. He\u2019ll be reevaluated after the All-Star Break around March 10th.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson left the Wizards\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> in the third quarter and the Knicks won that contest in a rout. They\u2019ve added two impressive wins, and their three-game winning streak vaulted the club to 19-20 entering Wednesday\u2019s Magic encounter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"\/>New starting center Nerlens Noel will have his hands full Wednesday with Orlando stud center Nikola Vucevic, averaging 23.7 points and 11.4 rebounds for the 10-18 Magic.<\/p>\n<p>Taj Gibson, who played for Thibodeau in Minnesota and Chicago, is the backup center as the Knicks figure out if they want to add anyone to the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Noel and Gibson likely will also confront Orlando 7-foot center Mo Bamba, who could see action Wednesday against Gibson. Bamba could be a future trade target. The New York native and fifth pick of the 2018 NBA Draft has yet to make his mark in Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>Bamba is in and out of the rotation, playing in just 12 games this season. Bamba is 22 and the Knicks looked to trade up in that draft to get the former Texas Longhorns star. The Lakers also reportedly have interest.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks have had internal talks about free agent shot-blocking center Norvel Pelle, who was signed recently by the Nets but got waived this week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ADL5444553293&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Cavaliers are desperately trying to trade center Andre Drummond as a rental. He\u2019s a free agent this summer. The Mount Vernon resident, The Post has reported, would be amenable to coming home, but the Knicks could just as easily wait until he\u2019s a free agent without giving up assets.<\/p>\n<p>If the Knicks signed a player, they\u2019d have to cut someone to make room. The top two candidates to get released would be PG Jared Harper, who is on a two-way contract and hurt his ankle last week in the G League, and second-round pick Ignas Brazdeikis, also in the G League.<\/p>\n<p>Noel, and the rest of the team, has been in contact with Robinson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all got a group text,\u2019\u2019 Noel said. \u201cWe all reached out to him. I told him prayers up. Everyone is so close on this team. Everyone\u2019s reaching out to each other. I\u2019ll be there for him throughout the process. I definitely want him to come back strong. He\u2019s in good spirits for sure. He had us laughing in that group text.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>All has not been gloom and doom after losing their shotblocking\/alley-oop menace. Noel has shined, grinding through a solid second half in Monday\u2019s victory over Atlanta despite playing with five fouls across the final 8:40.<\/p>\n<p>In preseason, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said Noel, a 2013 lottery pick, brings a lot of the same skill set as Robinson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mo Bamba\" class=\"wp-image-17346003 lazyload\" width=\"371\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/bamba.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/bamba.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/bamba.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/bamba.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=371 371w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/bamba.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=742 742w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 371px\"\/><figcaption>Mo Bamba on Feb. 28, 2020<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Continuity has been a key to the Knicks\u2019 relative success that finds them in sixth place in the wretched Eastern Conference, where only four clubs are over .500. The Knicks try to get to that .500 mark Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Across the first 27 games, the Knicks had four of the same starters with Robinson manning center. In 22 of the first 27 games, they had the same five starters \u2013 all players returning from last season\u2019s David Fizdale\/Mike Miller group.<\/p>\n<p>Knicks\u2019 first-year coach Tom Thibodeau only changed up when shooting guard Reggie Bullock sat with assorted injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Durability and chemistry have been keys. Now it\u2019s being tested. And they are passing with flying colors, though their three-game winning streak deserves a caveat.<\/p>\n<p>The Wizards were without their superstar Bradley Beal (rest), and Houston played without their two best players, Christian Wood and Victor Oladipo. Atlanta, which figured to be a playoff contender, has suffered a plethora of injuries and stand at 11-16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChemistry is great,\u2019\u2019 Noel said. \u201cI\u2019ve been on a couple of teams. This is one of the better teams in chemistry. Every day is fun, lot of laughs in the locker room. Everyone is getting along. Game 30-ish, it\u2019s been like this for a while and it\u2019s only getting better. It helps the cohesiveness. At game 56 and 70, it will mean even more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Noel is not much of a scorer (he put up six points vs. the Hawks, 3 of 3 from the field), but he\u2019s a shot blocker and can put pressure on the rim, as he put down a terrific alley-oop late in the Hawks win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting through a real comfort level,\u2019\u2019 Noel said. \u201cThe second half of last game, I got to feeling like that, making sure I\u2019m very involved, taking it upon myself to anchor defense the whole game.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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