Obi Toppin, we meet again. The Knicks drafted Toppin with the No. 8 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, only to trade him to the Indiana Pacers for a pair of second-round picks last summer. And with the Knicks advancing to the second round of the playoffs after powering through the Philadelphia 76ers in Round 1 , they will now see their former high-flying forward logging minutes for a Pacers team that defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in six games in the first round. “We always felt he was a good player,” Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters after practice at the Tarrytown training facility on Saturday. “I don't think anything has changed.” Toppin shot 40.6% from three during the regular season
W | L | Pct | GB | |
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49 | 33 | .598 | 0.0 | |
48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | |
47 | 35 | .573 | 2.0 | |
39 | 43 | .476 | 10.0 | |
14 | 68 | .171 | 35.0 |