Tom Thibodeau hints at Elfrid Payton playoff role with Frank Ntilikina twist
NY Post
It sounds like Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, once the playoffs begin Sunday, is going to dance with the one who brought him — maligned starting point guard Elfrid Payton.
Thibodeau, however, did reference the possibility Frank Ntilikina will have a role in the first round against the Hawks because of the Frenchman’s past success defending Atlanta’s superstar point guard, Trae Young. Ntilikina, a 2021 restricted free agent, has been out of the Knicks’ rotation most of the season. Payton, meanwhile, hit rock bottom down the stretch of the season, failing to score more than two points in any of the final four games. In the season finale Sunday versus the Celtics, his body language even looked off-putting and he struggled massively in 14 scoreless minutes, with layups blocked on both of his drives to the rim.
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