Knicks Bulletin: ‘That’s going to help us, but that can also hurt us’

Here’s the second Bulletin covering Media Day with everything else that I couldn’t find yesterday.

Apologies in advance for any repeated quotes, but hey, y’all can’t have it all.

Here’s the latest before training camp gets going today, with the first preseason game less than a week away.

On playing through his left wrist injury during the playoffs:

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“It was painful. I played through it. I did what I had to do to make sure I was right. I didn’t think I needed surgery. If I had known, I maybe would have got it done sooner.”

On not being satisfied after winning the championship:

“Not being satisfied, I think, is the biggest takeaway moving forward. You still want to figure out how you can grow as a person and as a player. So I will use that experience. As a group, we figured out that we need each other to win, obviously. We need each other to be all on the same page.”

On his confidence in his teammates, with a joke about Josh Hart:

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“I have all the confidence in the world in my teammates. Not so sure about Josh Hart; we’ll see how he acts.”

On the confidence and danger that come with being defending champions:

“I think we have the confidence knowing that we did do it. That’s going to help us, but that can also hurt us. So it’s all about how we go into training camp and how we go into these first few weeks to see where we are as a team, and then we’ll be able to adjust or continue to grow.”

On the opening weeks revealing the new Knicks’ identity:

“The first couple of weeks or whatever of the season is going to show us who we are and where we are.”

On wanting to sign an extension with the Knicks:

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“I made it known I want to play here. I’ve been a fan since I was young. I would like to get one done, of course. Obviously I would like to get it done so I can feel as comfortable as possible.”

On what it will take for the Knicks to repeat as champions:

“To repeat is gonna take an even higher sense of discipline and execution. And we’re gonna have to be even better than what we showed in the playoffs. All of us are aware that we’re gonna have to bring a whole other level to the table if we expect to…

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