“I actually think he’s a plug-and-play guy right now if they were to need him to be.”
Norm Roberts , a former high school teammate of Anthony Mason’s and the former head coach at St. John’s, believes the Knicks landed themselves another fit for Tom Thibodeau’s system in the second round of the NBA draft.
“He probably has as high of a defensive IQ as any player I’ve ever been around in my life. And he’s tough as nails, so he’ll go guard a 6-foot-9 guy or guard a 5-foot-11 guy. So that, to me, is a guy that will fit right in with who they are and what they do.”Roberts believes the 6-foot-6 McCullar, who led the Jayhawks in scoring last season at 18.
He also compared McCullar with former Kansas wing Christian Braun, who won an NBA championship as a rookie with the Nuggets in 2023.Kemba Walker retires after 12 NBA seasons: ‘All been a dream’“I actually think he’s a plug-and-play guy right now if they were to need him to be,” Roberts said of McCullar. “I think you can play Kevin right away. We had Christian Braun, too, and they are very similar in that regard.
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