Kevin McCullar Jr. fighting for minutes at the end of the Knicks bench
Kevin McCullar Jr. is on the Knicks roster in his third year, wearing No. 9 as a 6-6 guard out of Kansas. He is not on the injury report after a Day-To-Day tag on October 8 that was cleared on October 12. His minutes have been sparse: two of his last four games were DNPs.
By the Knicks Nightly Desk · updated 14 h ago01The story of the nightLast season's numbersMcCullar played 21 games for the Knicks last season, averaging 7.4 minutes.
McCullar played 21 games for the Knicks last season, averaging 7.4 minutes. He put up 2.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists with 0.4 steals and 0.6 turnovers per game. He shot 42.6 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three, but just 40.0 percent from the line. His true shooting was 50.8 percent on a 16.6 usage rate, and his plus-minus was -2.3. His best outing came April 12 against Charlotte, when he scored 14 points with 2 rebounds in 24.7 minutes of a loss.
02Where he stands right nowThe recent log tells the story.
The recent log tells the story. On October 13 against Toronto he got 17.5 minutes and produced 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a loss, with a -22.0 plus-minus. The day before, against Minnesota, he logged 7.2 minutes with 2 points and 2 assists. He did not play October 15 against Toronto or October 20 against Philadelphia. On October 5 against Philadelphia he had 6 points and 4 rebounds in 9.8 minutes. The Knicks also signed Jaden Akins to a two-way contract on September 30, per a report.
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