Little rest for Quentin Grimes and Jalen Brunson this offseason

 

Little rest for Quentin Grimes and Jalen Brunson this offseason



Earlier this summer, the New York Knick contacted JJ Redick on social media, asking if he was available to workout. Last month, the pair spent two days together in the Hamptons.

Per Begley, Grimes raved about Redick. “It was probably the best two days I’ve had all summer. A 15-year NBA veteran. Seen it all, done it all, played on multiple teams…. Played in the playoffs, played in big games. So just talking to him, at the gym, at his house. Going to dinner with him with his family. I couldn’t ask for a better two days, honestly.”

Beyond working out, Redick shared some tips of the trade, explained Quentin. “How he comes off pick and rolls, down screens, pin-downs, floppy action.”

Grimes is currently at the Team USA minicamp on the USA Select Team. The Team USA Select group features promising young NBA players and scrimmages against the main squad. The main team includes fellow Knickerbockers, Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson.

You, like coach Steve Kerr, might be surprised to know that the recently-wed Jalen Brunson forewent a honeymoon to join Team USA in the desert.

In fact, the original wedding date would have conflicted with Team USA’s schedule. So the happy couple moved the date back to facilitate Jalen’s participation. For Brunson, the invite to play for Team USA was too rare to pass up.

But...all the wedding details had already been planned and booked, invitations had been delivered. Jalen and Ali would have to reset everything within a tiny window of time.

According to Jalen, his bride was cool about it. “There was really no convincing.... I asked her. Shakingly, asked her. It was actually a very easy kind of transition. Everything worked out, actually easier than expected.” (apnews.com)

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