
Pro: Playmaking Ability
Shelvin Mack can play out of control when he’s given the playing time to consistently attack opposing defenses. He can also create in brief spurts, which is likely what he’d be asked to do with Frank Ntilikina on the roster.
With a structured offensive system that projects to favor guards, Mack could come into his own with the New York Knicks.
Mack possesses career averages of 13.0 points and 6.0 assists to 2.5 turnovers per 36 minutes. That includes the 15.2 points and 6.4 assists per 36 minutes that Mack averaged during his career-year in 2015-16.
With a career assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.39, Mack can be trusted to create for his teammates without committing a high number of assists—optimistically.
A negative note is that Mack’s 6.4 assists per 36 minutes in 2015-16 were balanced by an average of 3.2 turnovers per 36 minutes. That’s not an egregious mark—especially in the modern NBA—but it’s one that could be cut down.
Nevertheless, Mack is a fiercely competitive player who trusts his teammates and does a solid job of setting his teammates up offensively.