The New York Knicks guard won't walk away with an award this season.
DiVincenzo is one of the primary reasons why the New York Knicks were able to build upon last year's 47-win season and playoff series win, setting career-highs in scoring and three-point success rate .
The signer of a four-year, $46 million contract last summer, DiVincenzo became one of the busiest players in the NBA upon usurpsing Quentin Grimes as the Knicks' primary shooting guard: since the switch became permanent on Dec. 8, DiVincenzo has played 1,955 minutes, 10th-most in the Eastern Conference in the span. Of note, DiVincenzoa 120-119 overtime win over the Chicago Bulls that locked up the second seed on the Eastern Conference playoff bracket.
But DiVincenzo's muted presence in the early going ... averaging just over 20 minutes over his first 20 games in New York ... were just enough to remove him from consideration for the award. Utah's Lauri Markkanen beat out DiVincenzo's teammate Jalen Brunson for the title last season, two years after their fellow Knicks Julius Randle earned it.
To his credit, DiVincenzo took the mathematical rejection in stride as the Knicks prepared for their upcoming playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, who, ironically enough, boast the potential MIP favorite in Tyrese Maxey. The shooter jokingly expressed hope that he could become a trailblazer of sorts if the NBA opts to revisit the eligibility requirements, but his focus remains on the Knicks' showdown with the Sixers, which tips off on Saturday evening .
“I think the league will probably look at the rule going forward, but it’s not something where if I got the nine seconds, I’m a shoo-in to win the award,”“It’s not that situation. So, for me, I don’t really care about it. I think going forward, you look at the rule. You adjust it accordingly and you just go from there and that’s pretty much the only thinking.”
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