What Happened to Phenom Frank Ntilikina’s Potential?

[@stuntedgrowth]

Still remember the Knicks taking him over Dennis Smith Jr and to me that Stunted both their careers. Funny because Frank eventually went to Dallas and DSJ eventually played for the Knicks. But by then it was too late for both

[@ReddReigns08]

I feel like DSJ’s career would’ve panned out differently had NY took him originally in that draft.

[@QUAN81880]

Great parallel

[@lamontmoss1249]

​@@ReddReigns08Dennis just got a jumpsuit now. Dude was a highlight reel dunking on players but that was it.

[@ReddReigns08]

@@lamontmoss1249 he had upped his game from that his rookie season was actually nice look it up. Then Luka came the very next year, they took him off the ball and traded him halfway through the season. He didn’t get that 2-3 year growth period they usually give lottery picks especially top ten.

[@johndavis9321]

Man i still remember the first vid you did on bro when u said bro was a flop and everybody eas in the comments hatin on you sayin he is still young and give him some time fast forward some years and you turned out to be completely right

[@MrRapmaster19]

His developmental career was over the moment he was drafted by the Knicks. Those late 2010s Knicks were horrendous with player development, especially David Fizdale, whose idea of development was “here’s 35 minutes on the floor, knock yourself out”.

[@lamontmoss1249]

I disagree ass a Knicks fan here. Frank was always scared to shoot. He can be wide open and still hesitate and pass the ball. Crowd would yell SHOOT! SHOOT. Frank pass the ball and you can hear the crowd frustration.

[@johndavis9321]

​@@lamontmoss1249yeah im sorry i was never impressed by dude had he went somewhere it may have made a small difference but i just think bro's offensive ceiling was all that high

[@anthonybeal9026]

I remember those tuff days smh

[@kyvsthewrld]

They had pieces too trey Burke mudiay, ntilikina, dsj and hardaway but the lack of leadership messed it up and logjams

[@sandalf647]

I guess you could say his career "Fizdaled" out 😅

[@ScrubAsmr]

Do Denzel Valentine next!

[@fatherpeace6486]

Phil Jackson's parting gift

[@bdgamble7]

Frank Ain'tshitalikina! That's what i use to call him!

[@highlightboy23]

Can you do a double edition video for Mike Dunleavy Jr., the 3rd pick of the 2002 NBA Draft and also Nikoloz Tskitishvili, the 5th pick of the same class please?

[@Lyn.X-i5t]

Nikoloz was definitely a bust. I totally forgot about him

[@33greenleaf]

Dunleavy had a solid career

[@highlightboy23]

@@33greenleaf Yeah I know but he should have been better than he was based on his draft position. He should have been at least a star with the departure of Antawn Jamison in his sophomore season.

[@highlightboy23]

@@Lyn.X-i5t He could have been a Dirk Nowitzki type of player based on his height and mobility.

[@phamawa]

​@@highlightboy23nah, just because they drafted him high? He was always a shooter at best in the nba, and that's what he was. Always had a job, played 10 years(ish)?

[@aisosaobano7038]

I think he is the definition of drafted to the wrong team. You can tell he was used to playing in stability rather than figuring things out by himself. Which he had to do in New York. If he was drafted by a team that’s known to develop players well like the spurs for example would he be better? It’s hard to tell since that’s just a what if situation. It sucks though because he definitely had nba level defense and size.

[@theflash10500]

Can you do Matt Mclung next?

[@ogralphbeats4035]

i dont think anyone expected him to be a star. he was always a short shooting guard

[@johndavis9321]

​@@ogralphbeats4035facts undersized guards are a dime a dozen at this point if your an undersized off/combo guard and you aren't a one of one scorer your better of jus findin somethin else to do simple as that

[@gangsterofluv2990]

lol nothing to see on him! Too small and wasn’t getting points! People think cause you can dunk that makes you good! SMH the pros is a whole different level! Just cause you average 20 in college don’t mean you gonna do that in the NBA! He was cut by 3 teams! Only reason he was of mention cause he could dunk and was WTE! Next

[@YeeoitszTrey95]

Wholeheartedly feel like if him and DSJ swapped where they got drafted to their careers would’ve been drastically different , I know they both ended up on the other respective team down the line but where you get drafted to and your rookie define a lot of your career , Frank definitely could’ve been the complementary defensive peace to Luka the next year and could’ve developed better besides him while DSJ would’ve been the highlight guard NY needed at that time and who knows maybe they would’ve been more lenient in his development if they know they took him as opposed to him being traded there in the midst of NYs worst years , still believe they were drafted incorrectly and would’ve been in totally different situations then they are now

[@tony1876]

People in the comments only blame Knicks and make excuses for him. He put in no work to improve his offensive game. He couldn't shoot, pass, or finish at the rim. Wasted first round pick

[@AggravatedMan365]

The Knicks gave him numerous chances but he failed every time

[@Dakidpepe]

He should've never been drafted that high thoe or at all.

[@aldouscoroza]

Crazy how years after The Knicks Traded for Dennis Smith Jr. Ntilikina became a Knicks Fan Favorite, and Fans at MSG Chanted "We Want Frank" when DSJ Fell off

[@bjwalton9538]

Would’ve bet my house on dudes potential at one point, he’s still got a spot in my heart for what he could’ve been😢

[@ogralphbeats4035]

just goes to show you never know what a player will do at the next level until he actually gets there

[@tmelf11]

He and KP was the best two man combo on the team during his rookie season and they were a dynamic combo. Trading KP stunted him big time. They never gave him the full chance. The coaches literally gave ten other guards legit chances to start and take control of the offense, but never Frank. I was one of the last people on Ntilikina Isand. Was a shame the way it went.

[@Joe-wh6wj]

yo could u make a vid on Bryant Stith

[@VecchioElber]

Do you know the name of the background’s song?

[@InfiniteCoreXD]

He was all hype just like most international prospects.

[@charlescowart5229]

It's a damn shame that stunt number one and stunt number three could almost be copied and pasted for Ben Simmons word for word😢

[@gilfordmccormack8140]

As a Knicks Fan I thought he had a great chance to be a Two-Way. Til this day I believe that Frank & Kevin Knox were drafted to play along side Kristaps. When Kristaps went down with injury and then later traded there was no place for him or Kevin Knox. What plagued Frank's game was being extremely Raw & Injury prone.

[@Supreme36074]

Killed him too that the GM that drafted him, Phil Jackson, was fired soon after he was drafted. He wasn’t in the new GM’s plan despite having a contract .

[@cheddaman5169]

He gonna be nice on the national team in the next Olympics

[@mycabbages3538]

“People forget about Frank.” -Nico Harrison

[@donp9144]

as a knicks fan i will never let down how much all the fans and the podcasters glazed this dude like he was that dude. they even turned on emauel mudiay and trey burks because they were simply outplaying that BUM. Dude was absolute TRASH.

[@006ahenry]

Every year damn near I shake my head and say wtf on draft night. Like my Knicks never make the appropriate choice.

[@zacharyzwi2954]

Could you make a video on Rashad Vaughn and Justin Patton two lottery/borderline lottery picks that didn’t pan out

[@jacobmervin7810]

French Frank 💪🏾

[@blaxson10]

I always thought he was a wing in a guards body. Which is why I could never buy into him as a player.

[@premium7182]

He was not a pg... his handle was trash...

[@constablekennedy7705]

The Phenom fizzled out unfortunately 🏀

[@X02Overdose]

Brotha was great on defense he just couldn’t score if his life depended on it

[@brooklynknite]

Damn, is it like that.

[@CliffordPrioleau-en1sd]

As a Knick fan, the only thing im gonna rem about Frank is that we took him in that Draft with Donovan Mitchell still available 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@grandmasterzeref3904]

Derrick Williams. 2nd pick in the ‘11 draft

[@taheemfarrior7786]

Do Eric Montross

[@buzzerbeater3350]

This is 100% on the money. He was brought over from France by Phil Jackson to play in his Triangle Offense, but that never worked out due to poor coaches - really poor coaches!

[@thatguy4267]

Frank Ntilikina will always be one of my favorite players I’ve ever watched play 1 on 1 defense.

[@premium7182]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GQLounge1]

I was at the knicks draft party when they picked Frank. Everyone was clueless who he was and everyone was booing.... Needless to say his career was suspect and a terrible pick by the Knicks. Its hard to value talent when you don't have real tape of a guy. Teams still make bad decisions instead of picking prove guys. ( Most of these Gm's and upper management never hooped )

[@michaellott210]

Hyped waisted 1st round pick

[@YoungLegend89]

As a knicks fan i hated the pick from the jump. He sucked. Never was an NBA Caliber player. Donovan Mitchell was on the board and we took this scrub

[@realjcoop182]

He was too used to being a euro league guy. Ball movement and picking his spots vs creating his shots or for others. He never got comfortable on offense

[@ensabahnur8968]

He was a good player just Phill Jackson ruined him early.

[@johngittings4673]

Every time I hear about Ntilikina, I think about the dumbest comment I ever read. Someone on Facebook literally said Ntilikina doesn’t get minutes because he’s “too good.” No, I did not just make that up. I really wish I had a screenshot of it.

[@studadon1]

Yooo JCSG thank you for finally featuring this BUM! 😒🤣😂😭

[@mikeyjames]

Remember when Curry couldn’t pronounce his last name 😂😂😂

[@premium7182]

That boy is not a PG

[@cutthroatloki333]

If thibs would of had him he would of been a better player

[@scoobjones6007]

Frankie cigarettes iykyk

[@rogeliofelix13]

He was so overrated. I was so unimpressed

[@RonnyTheGamer]

Phil jackson drafted him then resigned a week later. He’s public enemy #1 to Knick fans worldwide

[@AggravatedMan365]

His ceiling was Dennis Schroder and he didn't even reach that. He was horrible

[@SuperMario-zt7fl]

I saw him at fiba u18 2015 European championship and he wasn't anything special,just an ordinary player

[@Elsiegosucio]

My boy Frank the tank🐐

[@willienicholson289]

Bust

[@Calgothits]

He was a bum 😂 damn near the whole 2017 knicks out the league right now they were that bad? Sheeh 😂

[@korielucious5837]

he just wasn’t that good especially offensively couldn’t really create for him nor for the others he belonged on the defensive end tho

[@big_duck14]

Can you do Jared Butler next?