Why T.J. Saint’s Knicks summer league coaching stint may a gateway to a bigger role

Most fans don’t put much stock into summer league, for good reason.

But Knicks fans should take a moment to get to know T.J. Saint, an assistant who will be the team’s summer league coach.

Jordan Brink did the job last year. And anyone who listened to coach Mike Brown speak this past season knows how important Brink was. He was in charge of the team’s challenges, a category in which the Knicks were elite. Brown constantly raved about Brink’s success rate, particularly with a key challenge in Game 2 of the Finals.

Could Saint be the next Knicks assistant to grow in prominence?