“I think something that really helped me, I played baseball when I was a kid and I played outfield, so pop flies, you gotta try to judge it to see where it’s going, see where the ball’s going and make reactions to that. “I think it’s something I’ve always had,” Hart said. He is averaging 8.2 boards overall this season in 51 games with Portland and one with the Knicks, second only to Dallas superstar Luka Doncic (8.9) among all NBA guards. The 6-foot-5 Hart, who Tom Thibodeau has called “the best rebounding guard in the league,” grabbed four offensive rebounds and seven overall in the Knicks’ win over Utah at the Garden. “I probably could’ve been in MLB if I pursued it, man.” “I was amazing,” Josh Hart said of his diamond skills after his Knicks debut Saturday night. Jeff Van Gundy sees ’99 Knicks similarities with NBA Finals-bound HeatĪs pitchers and catchers get set to report to spring training this week, the newest Knick credits his days as a baseball outfielder growing up in Maryland - and his connection to a Yankees legend - for his ability to read and track rebounds. Knicks parting ways with their GM after 6 seasons Jalen Brunson tells Knicks teammate to delete his number after TMI Twitter exchange Why the Knicks’ front-office shuffle isn’t likely to change their offseason plans - or who’s making them
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