David Fizdale on whether he sees Frank Ntilikina as a point guard

By Dionysis Aravantinos / info@eurohoops.net

Frank Ntilikina is coming off his first year in the NBA where he averaged 5.9 points and 3.2 assists per game.

The 20-year old second-year man from France will play in this year’s NBA Las Vegas Summer League alongside other point-guards. Last season, Ntilikina played as a point guard in the NBA, but according to Mike Vorkunov of ‘The Athletic’, David Fizdale is looking to utilize him as a guard off the ball at times.

New York’s head coach is starting to teach him, how a coach approaches the game of basketball. Ntilikina is expected to play on Saturday’s Summer League opener against Trae Young’s Atlanta Hawks.

Here’s David Fizdale talking to Mike Vorkunov about Frank Ntilikina.

LAS VEGAS — Frank Ntilikina watched yesterday’s practice over breakfast in David Fizdale’s hotel room with the coach as Fizdale starts teaching Ntilikina how he sees the game. Here’s Fizdale talking about whether he sees Ntilikina as a point guard.

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