New York Knicks: 3 Players That Disappointed This Season

#3 Mitchell Robinson

Mitchell Robinson was the Knicks 2nd round pick in 2018.

Robinson signed a multi-year, rookie scale contract with the Knicks in July of 2018, and made his NBA debut on October 17 in which he could score just 2 points. Having set summer league records for blocked shots and offensive rebounds, the 19-year-old set the bar high even before the season had started.

Fizdale entrusted the teenager with 19 starts out of the 66 games he played in the whole season. The 36th overall pick could only manage 7.3 points along with 6.4 rebounds per game. Playing center for the Knicks, Robinson shot zero three-pointers and made a vow to return with long-range shots next season.

“I want to shoot 3s next year,’’ Robinson said after the Knicks’ season finale last week. “That’s not the No. 1 focus [but] really to get stronger, work on my post moves. And then when it gets close to summer league [in July], start bringing in that jump shot.’’

No doubt he's one of the better shot-blockers of his class (averaged 2.4 in his rookie season) but he couldn't exactly match up to the expectations of being compared to Tyson Chandler and DeAndre Jordan.