Immanuel Quickley will have the chance to play alongside former MVP Derrick Rose this season, after the Knicks traded for him a few days back.
Quickley expressed his will to learn from the veteran and described the first conversation with Rose, who arrived in Miami to join the Knicks.
(via Marc Berman of NY Post):
“We both played for the same coach in college. So we shared some similar experiences there, playing for a tough-minded coach,” Quickley said. “And then we get Coach Thibs rookie year. So a lot of similarities. I get a chance to pick his brain, something I like to do is ask a lot of questions and take notes and feedback and all that stuff. So it should be good.”
Rose and Quickley shared the same coach in their college years playing for the legendary John Calipari, being two incredibly talented point guards that were molded by the veteran NCAA coach.
“I have no idea how it will work out,” Quickley said. “I’ll let the coaches handle all that. But as far as me, I know I’m a versatile player. That’s something I stressed before the draft, that I can play on or off the ball.”
