Knicks’ Donte DiVincenzo making good on Steve Kerr’s prediction as game blossoms

Steve Kerr predicted over the summer that Tom Thibodeau and New York would love Donte DiVincenzo, and more than six months later, it’s impossible to dispute that assertion.

The Warriors’ head coach will get to see the improvement made by the Knicks’ starting shooting guard Thursday night in his team’s lone visit to Madison Square Garden this season.

DiVincenzo has been a constant throughout the Knicks’ injury-plagued recent stretch, averaging 16.7 points with a stellar .423 shooting percentage from 3-point range over 40 games since moving into the starting lineup in December.

His career uptick began in his lone season with Golden State one year ago, landing him a free-agent contract with the Knicks last summer.

“Not even basketball, just life. All those guys — I only spent a year out there — but it was a really, really good year for me on and off the court,” DiVincenzo said about the Warriors following Tuesday’s loss to the Pelicans. “Those guys embraced me. The staff embraced me, Steve, everybody over there.

“So I still hear from them. I still check in with them. So one, I’m looking forward to competing against them, but also I’m just looking forward to them getting into town and seeing them and everything.”