Knicks Fan Reveals Shocking Stat to Compare Malachi Flynn, Alec Burks

Malachi Flynn's big night for the Detroit Pistons causes frustration for New York Knicks fans.

Mar 21, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; New York Knicks guard Alec Burks (18) dribbles the ball up / Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

At the trade deadline, the Detroit Pistons sent two of their most prominent veterans packing to join the New York Knicks.

Alec Burks and Bojan Bogdanovic were viewed as home-run candidates for the Knicks, who are hoping to make a deep run in the Eastern Conference playoffs this season. Meanwhile, the Pistons picked up Evan Fournier, Quentin Grimes, Malachi Flynn, and the now-waived Ryan Arcidiacono.

Burks was no stranger to New York, considering he was a member of the Knicks before landing with the Pistons in 2022. Considering Burks was a steady contributor for the Knicks during his two-year run over there, the New York fan base was excited to get him back.

So far, Burks’ second stint with the Knicks has faced more criticism than anything.

When he left the Pistons following a 43-game run this season, Burks was averaging 13 points while shooting 40 percent from three on nearly six attempts per game.

Since joining the Knicks, Burks’ playing time has been cut down to 14 minutes per game, resulting in a drop in production. In 20 games, Burks averaged seven points on 30 percent shooting from three and just 31 percent shooting from the field.

To put his performance with the Knicks into perspective, a Knicks-centric X account revealed a statistic that surely won’t sit right with the fan base.

Malachi Flynn has 50 points tonight

Alec Burks has 50 points the last 10 games combined pic.twitter.com/YCdrS58yWu

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) April 4, 2024

On Wednesday night, the Detroit Pistons received an unlikely 50-point performance from the mid-season trade acquisition, Malachi Flynn.

Considering Flynn never averaged more than nine points with the Toronto Raptors, Knicks, or the Pistons, a sudden 50-point performance certainly wasn’t expected.

And while the one-game is an outlier for the former Knicks guard, Flynn’s career-night against the Hawks matched Burks’ point total over the last ten games. For Knicks fans all over, that doesn’t sit right.

In 20 games with the Knicks, Burks scored 144 points in 283 minutes. As for Flynn, he scored four more points, playing two fewer games. At the end of the day, one of these players will be playing meaningful basketball in a few weeks while the other heads into an early offseason, but the Knicks-Pistons trade from February definitely doesn’t look as lopsided in hindsight.