New York Knicks: 5 Reasons To Love The Damien Inglis Signing

5. Physical Gifts

It’s hard to define the value of a player who can impact a game by merely stepping onto the court. Said players often have elite physical gifts that enable them to provide a quality presence on either end by merely putting those measurements to use.

Damien Inglis is the type of player who, from a physical perspective, has everything that a team looks for in a starting-caliber player.

Inglis stands at 6’8.5″ and 246 pounds with a massive 7’3″ wingspan and plus athleticism. He runs the floor well, moves fluidly in the half court, and shuffles his feet well on the defensive end of the floor.

Inglis’ first step could be quicker, but that may just be a matter of shedding excess weight—a manageable task at this point of his career.

A product of Inglis’ physical gifts is the occasional brilliance with which he passes. He maintains his balance in the post and has a high point of view at the top of the key, which enables him to make crafty dishes to players cutting to the rim.

If Inglis can shed roughly 10 pounds, he could play small forward on a full-time basis. If not, then he can still play the 4.