Immanuel Quickley of the Knicks eager to learn from Kemba Walker

LAS VEGAS – Immanuel Quickley is eager to learn from Bronx point guard Kemba Walker.

Quickley said he spoke to various NBA playmakers to get their idea of ​​the game. And now he will have a four-time All-Star in his locker room – even as Walker, 31, is getting older and older. is potentially unable to play a full 82-game season due to arthritis in his left knee.

“The off-season moves have been terrific,” Quickley said after starting point guard Monday and dropping 32 points and eight assists with just one turnover in a Summer League victory over Indiana. “We added a guy, Kemba Walker, who can do it all, someone I can learn from, compete with to expand my game. I want to be where he is someday. So no better guy than Kemba Walker to come in – just like I learned from Derrick Rose, I can learn from someone else. And Evan Fournier, competitor, shooter – so we added shooting and defense. I think we’ve made some big moves this offseason. ”

The Knicks have not announced Walker’s signing. A report has surfaced that Walker’s buyout with Oklahoma City saw him give up about $ 20.5 million of the $ 74 million remaining on his contract to agree to terms with the Knicks.