Achiuwa’s Impact CHANGING Knicks Trade Priorities… | Knicks News

Achiuwa’s Impact CHANGING Knicks Trade Priorities… | Knicks News

From Once being considered a throwin in the OG an anobi trade to now having such a huge impact that the New York Knicks are actually changing their trade plans pre Chua is doing things that nobody thought he was going to do with the New York Knicks and we have to break it down

For you we’re going to talk about press Z chua’s impact and how he’s changing what the New York Knicks are planning to do by the trade deadline all of this and so much more today if you’re not already subscribed to the Channel go ahead and hit that subscribe button now and make

Sure you have notifications turned on so you don’t miss a second of the new content and now let’s get started everything is so so precious and that’s how it feels when you have your Allstar and Julius Randle go down and then you have a guy like preacha step in

And have the impact that he’s having not only on the offensive end but also also on the defensive end as well too especially under a coach like Tom thibo who expects so much of his players when they’re out there on the defensive end for preacha to be playing nearly 40 plus

Minutes in some games says a lot about him his play and how much Tom tho values him and what he does for this Knicks team in Julius randle’s absence again we never thought we was going to see this type of play from prua we knew he was

Good and we saw the highlights with the Raptors we knew what we were getting when he was coming to this team we just didn’t know how it was going to apply for this Knicks team how he was going to fit and where in the rotation he was

Going to be but then when injuries happen it’s next ManUp mentality and once that happens all bets are off the table because you never know how a player is going to react when they’re given that many minutes and they’re asked to make an impact but press toua

Has made a legit impact so much so that the New York Knicks have actually changed their trade plans going into the trade deadline at some point they were looking in targeting big men but after Rua’s play their focused solely on trying to get another guard in the back

Court according to Ian Bagley he notes that the Knicks have previously checked in on some big man on the market but New York has recently cooled on that idea of acquiring a backup big man per teams in touch with the Knicks presumably PR to chua’s strong play has contributed to

New York thinking on the center position and according to Bondi auua was thought of as little more than a throwin as part of the ogn and Obi trade the Knicks desperately needed a big man after Mitchell Robinson potentially season ending injury and getting a player who

Could give them a dozen or so minutes would be a huge win auua has done that and way more surprisingly turning into Tom Fido’s most relied upon players over the past two weeks on January uary 20th auua was thrust into the bigger spot in the rotation he has averaged 9.9 points

9.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 30.9 minutes per game since then including three starts his impact on winning has been enormous only Jaylen Brunson and James Harden have had a bigger plus minus in the entire league in that span auua is realizing his defensive potential auua has the skill set to be a

Massively impactful Defender he’s a great rebounder and a good athlete with a 7 foot wingspan his performance on that end of the floor is what has earned him Tom tibo’s trust if you want to play for Tom tho you want to have an impact you want to showcase what you can do and

Show your skill set show up on defense be there on defense be the best defender you can possibly be and play the best defense you’ve ever ever played in your entire career you do those things you’re going to be a Tom thibo favorite precious atua to his credit saw the

Opportunity arising saw the injuries mounting and said to himself I’m going to apply myself in the way I know that’s going to get me minute here be a great defender and whatever I can do on offense I’m gonna do his two-man game with Jaylen Brunson where Brunson finds

Him in the paint and he’s helping cleaning up the glass or he’s finishing dunks or he’s catching the pass and finishing inside that play right there has endeared him not only to Tom thibo but to the New York Knicks fans as well too because a lot of fans early on

Myself included did not like Prest zoua because he didn’t really have an impact for the New York Knicks when he was out there he was playing but he was just running out there it was like he was just playing cardio he wasn’t having the impact he was having now now maybe

That’s because he was joining a new team he didn’t know where he would fit he didn’t know his role or how many minutes he would play and maybe when you’re thinking about all of that it’s going to hurt your game and hurt your play a little bit but when the injuries

Happened and Tom thibo needed him to step up needed him to play defense needed him to step in there and play the offense that we didn’t know he had for the New York Knicks he did all of that and more we could not be happier as Bondi mentioned here auua has done way

More than anybody expected which turned him into one of Tom thibo favorite players and a player that he relies upon the most in the last two weeks and I think I speak for many Nick fans when I say that we all appreciate his Play We

Love his play and we are shocked by it we knew what he could do in Toronto but he hasn’t been doing that really consistently so to think he would come to the New York Knicks and do that it’s a little bit foolish but he’s been doing that ladies and gentlemen and I’ve been

Very shocked and surprised by it because he’s legitimately changed what the New York Knicks were going to do if everybody remembers once Mitchell Robinson went down and we only had Isaiah hartenstein we let go of Taj Gibson we all thought that the New York Knicks were going to hone in and focus

On a big man in the market to try to get as a backup just in case anything happened we knew we had Jericho Sims but we needed a little bit more fast forward to today we’re not doing that anymore shout out to Ian Bagley he mentioned it

The Knicks are not looking at a big man anymore because press is a Chua and his strong play has turned heads and has made the New York Knicks look at exactly what they need on the trade market another bench piece another strong guard that can come in and help stabilize the

Offense once Jaylen Brunson is not in the game that’s exactly what they need that’s what they’re focused on and the reason that they can focus on this is because prua has had one of the best plays of any New York Nick player on this team for the last few weeks that’s

Saying something when you share the court with the likes of Dante de Vincenzo and Jaylen Brunson but going back to aoua once the Knicks are fully held he Y and we have a stacked roster with everybody focused and ready pra’s role will become a lot more clear for

This Knicks team he’ll obviously come off the bench I’m not sure how many minutes he’s going to get but one thing is for sure whether he’s starting whether he’s coming off the bench no matter what when he’s on the floor he’s gonna have an impact he’s gonna play and

Tom tho clearly can rely on him depending on if the Knicks have any foul trouble if any players are out with injuries or sickness whatever the case may be that next man up mentality is absolutely strong I’ve said it in a couple of videos but I got to say it

Again Nick’s culture thbs culture whatever you want to call it it has to exist you cannot explain what this Nicks team is doing each and every night with their roster depleted with them missing a lot of players key significant players on their roster and they’re still winning they’re still finding a way to

Win sometimes even blowing out teams that you’re looking to yourself and you’re thinking how could they possibly be blowing out this team without one of their best players in Julius Randle playing and that’s what they’ve been doing they’ve been dominant preus sucha has stepped in very nicely for Julius

Randall he’s not had the same impact because again nobody can filling exactly for Julius Randall you can’t fill those shoes but seeing the way precious has stepped in and been relied upon on defense on offense even though he doesn’t have the same impact as Randall having somebody like that in the wings

The reserves able to come off the bench step in either start or play Heavy minutes it’s so clutch to have a player like that he’s done so well for this Knicks team I’m so happy he’s part of this roster and again he’s gone from throwin to impactful player singlehandedly through his own Merit

Through his own play changed what the New York Knicks were going to do at the trade deadline if anything he’s helping the New York Knicks because we didn’t really need another big man we really needed another guard somebody else who can help the offense and now with

Presses at’s play the Knicks are more focused on doing that than anything else and thank you to prees for doing that thank you for your play thank you for being so impactful that you can change the direction of a franchise that’s what you’ve done I want to give you credit I

Want to say how much I appreciate it I know a lot of Nick fans around the organization a lot of Nick fans around the world in New York everywhere appr appreciate your play what you’re doing and the impact that you’re having the Knicks look good the Knicks look really

Good and we are down a number of key players and we look like this once we get those players back and if the Knicks make another impactful move before the trade deadline which I believe they will we are setting ourselves up to be one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference

Come the postseason and if that happens or should I say when that happens the Knicks are going to look dangerous going to look lethal and going to look like a team you want to avoid in a seven game series music to my ears and that makes me smile because we haven’t been

Able to say that about a Knicks team in the better part of maybe what a decade two decades I don’t know how long it’s been but I know one thing it’s been long enough it’s our time we are here strong plays from pre toua hartenstein Jaylen Brunson Dante de vinchenzo and the rest

Of the crew for the New York Knicks are why we’re here that next ManUp mentality is why we’re here Nicks culture is real and the players on this roster prove it each and every night especially the new and improved press atua because that’s what he’s looking like and you know what

Guys that is a beautiful thing to see but what about you you guys what do you think about precious atua playing so well and having such a major impact that he actually changed the New York Nick’s trade plans and have them looking more into a guard than a big man let me know

In the comments Below guys because honestly I would love to hear from you but that’s going to do it for this episode I hope you enjoyed it and if you did go ahead and smash that like button leave a comment below and of course guys please subscribe to the channel until

Next time Nick fans peace

Seen as no more than a throw in piece in the trade that brought OG Anunoby to New York, Precious Achiuwa has proven to be the perfect fit under head coach Tom Thibodeau. The Bronx-native has been sensational since his return to New York, gaining Tom Thibodeau’s trust in the process. But he’s done more than that. His phenomenal play over the last few weeks in the absence of All-Star Julius Randle has impressed many internally within the Knicks organization. So much so, that he’s changed the Knicks trade priorities for the trade deadline single-handily… Troy Mahabir breaks all of this down!

SHOW CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Intro
00:44 – Everything Is So Precious!
02:11 – Achiuwa’s Play Changed Knicks Mindset Regarding Trades
05:00 – Precious Has Become A Tom Thibodeau Favorite
08:42 – From Throw-In To IMPACTFUL
10:36 – Knicks Culture: Next Man Up Mentality

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