After games like Friday’s, it seems clear that Quickley should start over at Payton.
But whether Quickley starts or not, one thing is already clear: With just 20 games in his young NBA career, Quickley has already earned Thibodeau’s trust, which is not easy.
“You always want to have confidence between a player and a manager,” Quickley said. “If a coach trusts you, it means that you have put to work and worked hard, and I feel I have and will continue to do it, work hard and stay in the gym and keep improving, be it movies or weightlifting. .
“Anything I can do to keep fighting to improve, to keep earning the trust of the coaches, not only [Thibodeau] but the entire coaching staff and my teammates, I will continue to do so.”