The New York Knicks struggled shooting the basketball from three-point land during the 2019-20 NBA Season. The point-guard position must be able to stretch the floor in today’s NBA game unless that particular non-shooting guard is spectacular in all other aspects of his game. Lamar Peters, who currently plays point guard for the Westchester Knicks, has become a deadly three-point shooting force. Could we all be looking at a younger version of Fred Van Vleet?
If the Knicks sign Fred Van Vleet in the offseason, bringing up Lamar Peters from the G-League wouldn’t be a bad idea. Both are similarly aggressive on offense, along with identical size. Peters could learn and hone his game alongside Van Vleet. Frank Ntilikina would benefit starting alongside Fred Van Vleet at shooting/combo guard. This kind of lineup tweak could allow Fred Van Vleet to continue playing his aggressive offensive style while Ntilikina picks up the slack defensively and be a secondary playmaker on offense.
Lamar Peters on the Knicks bench would make sense, especially if the Knicks also bring up Kenny Wooten as the backup center. The 6’9″ lob catching, shot-blocking, and rim-protecting terrorizer is a shorter version of Mitchell Robinson. However, Wooten’s insane vertical leaping ability makes him a target for Lamar Peters in a pick and roll situation. Lamar Peters is playing with a point guard’s dream, a rim runner capable of finishing strong no matter where the lob pass is thrown.
Overall, Lamar Peters would be a fun fit on the Knicks bench. If the Knicks go out in free agency and sign Fred Van Vleet, the two would be a respectable one-two punch at the point guard position due to the fact that they’re both deadly three-point shooters who can also get others involved and make the game easier for everybody playing alongside them.