2024-25’s season-opening showdown may eventually be remembered through the lens of the record-tying 29 3-pointers put forth by the defending-champion Boston Celtics. Though, before the evening’s curtain could officially close, Tyler Kolek found time to introduce a similarly-utilized trait that made him a celebrated bucket-getter as a Golden Eagle on the college basketball circuit. Unselfish in his plan of attack during his NBA career’s first live regular-season action, 2024’s No. 34 pick swings the rock to a fellow southpaw sniper, only to receive it back after the Celtics’ defense overcommits. Taking one in-rhythm, skip-like step before his pure elevation, Kolek finds the net’s bottom on a 26-footer, stamping his name through the box score just a minute after checking in. The New York Knicks humbly fell to their Atlantic Division foes on October 22, 2024, though Kolek authored a memorable evening, testing the professional game’s limits with three points, one 3-pointer, and a +7 plus-minus in five minutes. · Oct 22, 2024