Immanuel Quickley, born on June 17, 1999), is an American professional basketball player and a guard in his hometown in Carden, Maryland.
Location: G (No. 5)
Height: 1.91 meters / 6 feet 3
Weight: 85 kg/188 lbs
Birthday: 1999-06-17
Team: New York Knicks
School: Kentucky
Draft: 25th pick in the first round of 2020
Salary this season: $2.11 million
Studied at John Carroll School in high school, averaged 20.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 3.7 steals per game during his senior year, and led the team to the championship. In college, he averaged 5.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in his freshman season. After the season, he was named the SEC Player of the Year and the SEC First Team; he averaged 16.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in his sophomore season. Selected by the Thunder with the 25th overall pick in the first round of the 2020 NBA Draft, he was then traded to the Knicks and officially became a professional basketball player.
Emmanuel Quickley is an excellent shooter who can find open spots in the defense. Can also use the threat of off-ball running and outside shooting to create offensive opportunities for himself. Excellent athletic ability, able to defend from the 1st position to the 3rd position on the defensive end, but the disadvantage is that the scoring efficiency is not high as a shooting guard.