Knicks send Miles McBride to G League to get playing time
Knicks rookie level guard Miles McBride is headed to the G League to get some motion, because the Westchester membership opens its dwelling schedule Wednesday vs. the Lengthy Island Nets of their non permanent dwelling of Bridgeport, Conn.
McBride, chosen thirty sixth on this 12 months’s draft, has barely performed to this point, making 4 garbage-time appearances.
The Put up requested Tom Thibodeau not too long ago if he wish to see McBride play in G League video games. The top coach stated he’d favor him with the Knicks aside from the uncommon event.
However McBride has performed simply 5 minutes in complete and missed all 4 of his photographs. He’s but to attain his first NBA basket. Thibodeau pushed to draft the West Virginia product, who fell to the second spherical.
“I like them with us,” Thibodeau stated when requested about their three rookies – Jericho Sims, Quentin Grimes and McBride. “When we have now alternatives to get them enjoying time [in the G League] we’ll attempt to reap the benefits of that. I additionally assume having substitutes in observe for a few of our guys is a vital half. The worth must be what’s finest for us. We put numerous time in our participant improvement in order that they put in work earlier than. I just like the considered [G League] enjoying time and I like the proximity of it, enjoying a sport and likewise get again and be with us. We’ll see the way it unfolds however proper now I would like them to be with us.”
Westchester is enjoying its dwelling video games in Bridgeport, as a result of the Westchester County Heart is a vaccination website.