New York Knicks: Realistic Free Agent Targets At Each Position

Although they both average a similar 17 points and four assists, George Hill is what I like to call the anti-Derrick Rose. He’s a defensive-minded, pass-first player. He doesn’t have the court vision to average a ton of assists, but he doesn’t dominate the ball, either.

He does dominate on the defensive end, however. Remember when I talked about how the Knicks don’t need someone to hold a star to a low scoring total? Well, if anyone can do that, I’d bet it’d be George Hill.

He got to Utah and helped them become a legitimate Top 5 defense. New York has the necessary rim protection, but it needs a stronger first line of defense.

In other words: the guards need to step up and Hill would be a major upgrade over the current crop of players.

The only question is on the offensive end of the floor. Hill is a good shooter and is averaging 1.9 3-point field goals made per game on 39.3 percent shooting. That’s a career-high and a big reason why he’s having the best scoring season of his career.

The question is: can he keep this up even in a new setting? Maybe Utah’s system is just the perfect complement to his game.