RJ Barrett proud of Knicks tenure: ‘Helped build something in New York’
NY Post
RJ Barrett arrived in New York as the third overall pick in the 2019 draft, and he departed late last month after 4 ¹/₂ seasons that saw the Knicks improve from a 17-win team to one that won a playoff round last spring for the first time in a decade.
The Toronto native was traded home to the Raptors along with Immanuel Quickley in the swap that brought OG Anunoby to New York, but he is proud of his time with the Knicks.
“I helped build something in New York,” Barrett told Andscape.com in a story that was published Tuesday. “When I came there we weren’t good. I left it a lot better than when it started. Definitely bittersweet, but I’m happy for those guys over there. They are happy about the trade they made and I wish nothing but the best for them.
“I grew up as a player and a person over there in New York. Those 4½ years, I will never forget.”
Barrett averaged 18.1 points per game in parts of five seasons with the Knicks, but he put up 21.0 per game over his first four appearances with the Raptors.
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Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela died of septic shock, according to his death certificate.
The Bears have dumped their offensive coordinator nine games into No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams’ career.
Criticism has mounted against Cowboys star Micah Parsons after his controversial comments about head coach Mike McCarthy after the team’s blowout loss to the Eagles on Sunday, and he doesn’t seem pleased about how his remarks have been perceived.
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Raise your hand if you picked the Cardinals as a first-place team more than halfway through the season.
The Yankees and Mets are well represented among finalists for year-end awards.
Aaron Boone acknowledged that “everyone’s going to have their opinions.”
Where and how has it all gone wrong for the Jets? How have they managed to miss the playoffs 13 consecutive years … and counting down the days and weeks to 14?
INDIANAPOLIS — There comes a point in most seasons, if not all of them, when you have to stop giving stock to the words relayed in a news conference.
Call it a bad case of the Sundays.