Last season, New York Knicks scoring machine Allonzo Trier averaged slightly north of 20-points per game every time he played over 30-minutes during 11-games. He also sported an impressive field goal percentage of .500, plus an average of 5.6-rebounds during that 11-game span. Now that he’s acclimated with familiar faces from last season and gained another offseason summer league under his belt, there’s definitely a chance for improvement from Allonzo Trier on both ends of the court.
According to David Fizdale, Trier is a cutthroat assassin on the offensive end. He can definitely score with the best of them, and as last season progressed, more teams around the league had Trier on their scouting report before games. The Chicago Bulls came to MSG one night and double-teamed Allonzo Trier in the first quarter! The former Wildcat still scored 21-points in that game. Allonzo Trier is legit and he definitely mastered the chase-down block technique on his opponent.
Allonzo Trier played efficiently on the offensive end last season shooting .803 from the free-throw line and .394 from the three-point line. It doesn’t hurt that Trier also began building chemistry with Mitchell Robinson and others as the season progressed. Trier and Barrett are also familiar with each other’s movements on the basketball court due to playing together and against each other prior to the NBA.
The main concern many scouts had about Trier before he went undrafted was his tunnel vision and selfishness. Shot selection is working progress and using his weak hand which is his left. Trier started going left more often late last season which is definitely a good sign in terms of development. Allonzo Trier is slowly becoming a complete player. The more talent is around Trier, the better he’ll perform.