I like it that way because then I can’t get satisfied.” There’s always going to be a chip on my shoulder. “There’s nothing that will ever un-motivate me. “It might be but that’s only going to make me work harder,” Acy said. He knows finding minutes will be just as tough and maybe even tougher this year. It was an up-and-down season so I guess that probably prepared me to just keep my head straight and work hard not matter what and never be complacent.”Īs a rookie Acy spent some time in the D-League and plenty of time on the end of the bench watching. By the end of the Big 12 I wasn’t even seeing the floor. “By the time the Big 12 came around I started a couple of games. “My first year (at Baylor) I got minutes right off the bat,” Acy said. He’s always had to work for his minutes and doesn’t see that changing soon. It’s what got him to the NBA and what he expects will keep him here. They’re going to be expecting more so I got to come out with an even bigger chip on my shoulder.”Īcy was been playing basketball, and even football, with a chip on his shoulder since he day he began taking the games seriously. Now there’s probably more pressure (against Minnesota Saturday night) because I played like that. I was the only person on the roster that hadn’t seen the floor yet so I felt I had something to prove. “I was actually upset when I got in the game,” Acy said. One night doesn’t make a career but a guy coming in like that really shows that he’s still into it, he’s still viable and still trying to make a place for himself in the rotation.”Īcy always looks like he’s ready for battle when he takes the floor but admitted he was a little more amped than usual on Friday. “He took advantage of the opportunity he had. “It confuses because it’s about opportunity and I told him that,” Casey said. Toronto turned the ball over 26 times continuing a worrisome trend despite their winning ways.Ĭasey was asked what Friday’s performance did for him. It was only six minutes but it’s what Quincy Acy did with those six minutes that counted.Īcy, the last man on a pre-season roster of 17 to get any run came out determined to make a statement Friday night.Ĭaught in a glut of big men on the Raptors roster, Acy had one of those don’t-forget-about-me performances, basically putting the other four Raptors reserves on his back and bettering the Knicks on the floor to finish the game and assure the Raptors of a win.Īcy’s six minutes Friday turned into 16 on Saturday and while the crazy offensive numbers weren’t there, Acy did fininsh with a respectable five points and four rebounds in just over a quarter of work.Īcy and the bench carried the Raps to a 104-97 win last night in another turnover-filled, not to mention foul-filled match. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.In 2016-, Acy had his stints with the same Texas Legends in G League. Acy holds NBA career averages of 4.9 points and 3.5 rebounds over 337 matches. He has also played for the Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets, and Phoenix Suns in the NBA. The 2.01-meter American big man played six years in the NBA before signing a deal in China in 2019.Īcy started his professional career with the Toronto Raptors in 2012, who drafted him with the 37th overall pick. Throughout the 2019-20 campaign, Acy represented Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. It was his second season in the EuroLeague. Acy averaged 4.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 4.4 PIR in four EuroLeague games (10 minutes) last season. The 32-year-old Acy last played for Olympiacos Piraeus. God has truly blessed me beyond my craziest dreams and I'm excited about this next chapter! To everyone who has poured into me along the way, words can't express how grateful I am, and just know that I will continue to pay it forward with the same passion and love that was shown to me! I'm thankful for this opportunity! And to my wife, kids, and my entire village, you make me who I am, thank you for the endless love, sacrifice, and support," Acy wrote on his Instagram account. This game has taken me around the world! I've experienced some of the most beautiful cultures, played with and against some of the greatest talents the game has to offer, built relationships, and shared real emotions with so many amazing souls at every stop.
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