[Player Comparison]Frank Ntilikina Defense Film Study

i think there's a good chance he'll be better than both defensively because his physical tools are much greater. 6'5 with a 7'0 wingspan at PG. george hill-ish attributes.

really like the kid. hate the knicks but him and KP are going to be fun to watch for years to come

 

I think he's going to be a great defender, but waaaay too soon to talk about Beverley level. Beverley is all-nba first team defense alongside Chris Paul >> something that takes both consistent effort and consistent defensive excellence.

Ntilikina's offense is what interest me. I didn't think he would be serviceable for a couple of years, but looks like he's not too far.

 

His wingspan is crazy. Huge hands too. Kawhi-esque.

 

Looks like the Knicks have a promising rookie. Let's see what happens from here.

 

his feet look too slow to be a pg and or an elite defender

 

He has enough speed & length to guard 1-2-3 positions. If he adds some muscle, you would occasionally see him switch to guard 4's as well.

 

Landry Fields says hi

 

Hard to compare because we don't know yet how good Porzingis or Ntilikina will be. For now, TD, TP, Manu plus many others put Pop in a class by himself. Rockets fans should be glad he made the mistake of keeping Tiago Splitter and trading Scola's rights to the Rockets. Might have cost them a championship or two.

Don't forget there were some foreign players who were flaming disasters under Pop. Rasho, Beno and Hedo for example. He tarred, feathered and ran all 3 out of town. It was pretty brutal.

 

This kid had a great rookie season, in terms of expectations. Especially on the defensive end. And Frank turns just 20 in 5 days.

6:10

 

Just needs to be more confident in his shot or willing to drive to the rim consistently and not be passive on the offensive end. Should be interesting to see how it goes with him, Knox, Timmy so Hardaway Jr. and Porzingis...when he returns.