Former Michigan guard Trey Burke is back in the NBA, this time with the New York Knicks where he’s playing with Tim Hardaway Jr.
Burke scored five points in an MLK Day win over Brooklyn, but that didn’t tell the story, the New York Post wrote.
“The numbers don’t tell the story of Burke’s outing. He made his first shot, notched five points in eight minutes with two assists. But he penetrated in all the nooks and crannies, pushed the pace and had the offense humming when he oversaw the Knicks’ lead climb from three to 11 points in a matter of three minutes.”
“Trey is a very good player,’’ rookie guard Frank Ntilikina said. “We have three different [type] point guards now. [He] makes the team step up every day and bring something else to the team and every day in practice.”
“I felt pretty good, picking and choosing my spots, trying to get a rhythm,’’ Burke said. “My first shot helped me out — the two shots I missed looked good. That’s what the team needs from me. Penetration, being aggressive, staying in attack mode and energy on defense.”
Updates on Burke and the rest of U-M’s NBA contingent from the past few weeks:
Trey Burke, PG, New York Knicks: Signed from the G-League on Jan. 14 … Scored five points in eight minutes of his only action to date for the 20-25 Knicks … Added two assists.
Jamal Crawford, SF, Minnesota Timberwolves: Averaging 9.7 points, 2.3 assists and 1.1 rebounds per game for 29-17 Minnesota, shooting 41.5 percent and 34.1 from long range in 18.7 minutes per game … Has scored 10 points in three of his last five games; a 127-99 win over Cleveland Jan. 8, a 118-108 victory over New York Jan. 12 and a 120-103 win over Portland Jan. 14 … Added four assists in the win over the Knicks.
Tim Hardaway Jr., SF, New York Knicks: Averaging 18 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists for 20-25 New York, shooting 42.6 percent from the floor and 31.6 percent from three-point range … Had been out since Dec. 3 with a stress injury in his lower left leg but returned Jan. 12 and scored 16 points, making 4-of-8 triples, in a 118-108 loss at Minnesota … Put up 25 points in a 123-118 loss to New Orleans Jan. 14 … Scored 16 more in a 105-99 loss at Memphis Jan. 17, adding four rebounds.
Caris LeVert, SG, Brooklyn Nets: Averaging 12.1 points, 4.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game for the 16-29 Nets, shooting 42.8 percent from the floor and 35.1 percent from three-point range in 43 games … He’s also averaging 1.2 steals per game … LeVert has scored in double figures in four of his last five games … He notched 12 points, five rebounds and three assists in a 114-80 loss to Detroit Jan. 10 … Scored 20 points on 8-of-20 shooting and added seven rebounds in a 119-104 loss to New York Jan. 15 … Put up 13 points in 22 minutes of a 100-95 loss to San Antonio Jan. 17.
Glenn Robinson III, SF, Indiana Pacers: Has missed every game for 24-20 Indiana after having ankle surgery stemming from an injury suffered during a preseason scrimmage and returned to practice Jan. 7 … Will probably miss several more games and ease back into the lineup.
Nik Stauskas, SG, Brooklyn Nets: Traded from Philadelphia Dec. 6 … Was out Nov. 7 for several weeks with an ankle injury … Has had a rough year, playing sparingly between Philadelphia and Brooklyn (now 16-29), but is starting to play more in Brooklyn … Averaging 4.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game in 12.2 minutes per contest (22 games), shooting 40.3 percent from the floor but 46.2 percent from long range … Has scored eight points in the last seven games.
Derrick Walton Jr., PG, Miami Heat: Has played in 12 games, signed to a two-way contract, for the 22-17 Heat … Has been back and forth with Sioux Falls of the G League … Averaging 1.8 points and 1.1 assists per game in 8.8 minutes per contest … Shooting 33.3 percent from the floor and 45.5 percent from long range … Has not played in the last seven games for Miami, but the Heat settled on him for one of their two allowed two-way contracts for the remainder of the season … Was recalled Jan. 17 from Sioux Falls, where he’s averaged 16.1 points in 11 games played.
D.J. Wilson, PF, Milwaukee Bucks: Has played in 14 games in his rookie year for the 23-21 Bucks … Played only five minutes since Dec. 23, assigned to the G-League Dec. 20 and spending most of his time there, but was recalled Jan. 7 … Has played in five G-League games with the Wisconsin Herd and averaged 15 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.
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