Jimmer Fredette is one of the must-watch players in the NCAA tournament. Maybe the must-watch player. We can get into how he will fit in the NBA, but he is a special college player who is averaging 28.5 points per game and is hitting 40.4% from three. And all that while he uses a ridiculous 36.1 percent of his teams possessions and defenses are focused on him.
He’s going to get drafted into the NBA. Where he falls remains a question (DraftExpress expects him to go 17th right now) but his brother T.J. (a Mormon rapper) told Kate Fagen of the Philadelphia Inquirer (via CBS Eye on Basketball) they want him to be a Knick (read the entire profile, it’s fantastic).“We want him to go to the Knicks,” T.J. says without hesitation. “That’s our team.”
In NYC, Jimmer could learn under veteran point guard Chauncey Billups, play in coach Mike D’Antoni’s up-and-down system, and live in a city close to home (in upstate New York).
Fredette can shoot the rock and he needs to be in a system where everybody has a green light in transition and when open. The Knicks fit that, as do the Suns and other teams. But he needs to be up-tempo. Put him on the Spurs, Lakers, Celtics or Hawks and he will struggle to fit in.
So for his sake, maybe New York is the spot. Although the reaction the first time he takes a shot away from ‘Melo as a rookie will be entertaining.
