Despite the New York Knicks getting dominated by the Washington Wizards on Monday, it wasn’t all bad for the Knicks’ reserves.

Knicks’ Tyler Kolek has a strong preseason outing

Backup guard Tyler Kolek, who has been floated around in trade rumors recently, had a strong performance Monday. He scored 20 points, which led the team in scoring, and also dished out six assists and snagged four rebounds.

Kolek was clearly the team’s best player on Monday, and the performance comes as the team prepares to make its final roster decisions. The expectation is that they will keep two of the veterans they signed to non-guaranteed deals, which means that someone will have to be moved to create enough room.

The second-year guard was asked after the game if the roster situation motivated him on Monday

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