Spending most of his rookie season out of the rotation and on the bench with Tom Thibodeau at the helm, new head coach Mike Brown has given him a chance in his second season. After the game, Kolek gave credit to Brown’s system being a benefit to his development.

Rick Pitino celebrated his draft analysis of Tyler Kolek following the guard's strong performance in the Knicks' win over the Cavaliers.

Knicks point guard Tyler Kolek had the best game of his young career, scoring 16 points and dishing 11 assists against the Pacers on Thursday night.

But this fan’s intuition was correct. Kolek, who has never been constrained by nerves or wavering confidence, took and buried that 3-pointer. Then he recorded the biggest block of the Christmas 126-124 victory, a swipe on a driving and showboating Donovan Mitchell in the final two minutes of a thrilling comeback.

“I want to thank the Lord for Tyler Kolek,” Brunson said on TV after his game-winning 3 in Indianapolis on Thursday night, a game in which he admittedly didn’t play well. “Playing the way he’s playing, saving me.”

After winning the Emirates NBA Cup, Tyler Kolek of the Knicks recreated an iconic championship photo of Kobe Bryant with the trophy.

New York Knicks Tyler Kolek, Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Mitchell Robinson react to the team's big win over the Cavaliers on Christmas Day at Madison Square Garden.