Quentin Grimes

Quentin Grimes

23-Year-Old GuardG
Detroit Pistons
GTD
Injury Knee
Est. Return 10/1/2024
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Tom Thibodeau is notorious for giving players he loves massive minutes, and that was certainly the case for Grimes last year. The rookie played just 29.9 minutes a night during the regular season but played 42 and 48 minutes in two of this team's final three playoff games. Seeing a sophomore play a full 48 minutes is absurd, but it's less surprising when you see his 37-minute average over the final three weeks of the regular season. That would usually have us ecstatic about his fantasy value in his third year, but the signing of Donte DiVincenzo is discouraging. These two play the same position, and it seems unlikely Grimes plays more than 30 minutes unless there are some injuries in this rotation. It's not like the fantasy profile is glowing either, averaging 11.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.7 steals and 2.2 threes on 46.8 percent from the field and 38.6 percent from three-point range. He's one of the better shooters in the NBA, but his role is going in the wrong direction. He wasn't even a significant part of this offense before, with Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle, Josh Hart and R.J. Barrett asked to do so much. All of that should have Grimes going undrafted in most fantasy formats. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a two-year, $4.45 million contract with the Knicks in August of 2021. Knicks exercised $2.39 million team option for 2023-24 in October of 2022. Knicks exercised $4.3 million team option for 2024-25 in October of 2023. Traded to the Pistons in February of 2024.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Quentin Marshall Grimes was born in May of 2000 in Houston. He is the son of Tonja Stelly and Marshall Grimes. Quentin has one brother, Tyler Myers, who plays in the National Hockey League (NHL). For prep school, Grimes attended The Woodlands College Park High School, where he earned a weighted 3.38 GPA. After his senior year, Grimes was named the All-Greater Houston Player of the Year, the Gatorade State Player of the Year, and a McDonald's All-American. The five-star recruit then committed to the University of Kansas, which he attended for one season. In the summer of 2019, Grimes transferred to the University of Houston. As a sophomore at Houston, the shooting guard averaged 12.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. During Grimes' junior season, he lead Houston to the NCAA Final Four and was also named AAC Player of the Year. Grimes then declared for the 2021 NBA Draft, where he was selected by the New York Knicks with the 25th overall pick. Fans can follow Grimes on Twitter @qdotgrimes.

Done for season
GDetroit Pistons
Knee
March 29, 2024
Grimes will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season to continue his rehab for lingering muscle soreness related to the right knee injury he suffered in late January, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Grimes hadn't played since March 13 and is set to miss his ninth straight game Friday in Washington with what the Pistons had listed as right knee contusion. According to Charania, Grimes won't require surgery on his knee to address the lingering soreness, and the bone bruise in his knee is also considered fully healed at this point. He'll finish the campaign with averages of 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.6 three-pointers and 1.3 assists in 20.1 minutes per game over his 51 outings, but he made just six of those appearances with Detroit after coming over in a Feb. 8 trade with New York.
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How does Quentin Grimes compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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  • Effective Field Goal %
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  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
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    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
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True Shooting %
54.3%
 
Effective Field Goal %
53.0%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
74.1%
 
Free Throw Rate
11.9%
 
Offensive Rebound %
1.7%
 
Defensive Rebound %
9.2%
 
Total Rebound %
5.4%
 
Assist %
7.8%
 
Steal %
1.5%
 
Block %
0.3%
 
Turnover %
5.6%
 
Usage %
20.0%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
13.1
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.6
 
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Praised by head coach
GDetroit Pistons
February 14, 2024
Grimes is expected to have a rotation role with the Pistons as soon as he recovers from a nagging knee sprain that will prevent him from making his Detroit debut until after the All-Star break, Mike Curtis of the Detroit News reports.
ANALYSIS
Head coach Monty Williams praised what Grimes might bring to the table once he's available. "I've always felt like he's one of those guys who's trying to find that consistent path, but he has a skill set and body type that fits the way we want to play," Williams said. "He can shoot the ball. He's got a big body, so defensively, he can switch and guard the way that we like to. I think there's a lot more in his game. We want to try to figure that out." Grimes was a regular presence off the bench for the Knicks before being shipped to Detroit, and he's expected to have that same role with the Pistons. His floor spacing and defensive intensity will be useful off the bench for Detroit, while Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey remain the starting backcourt duo. Grimes averaged 7.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game with New York before the trade.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
Despite having a sporadic role during his rookie season, there has been an element of hype surrounding Grimes heading into 2022-23. While a trade could have opened up more minutes, he should still feature heavily in the rotation despite the competition for minutes. Exactly Grimes will claim remains to be seen, making him more of a late-round flier at the moment. However, if he can expand his workload, he could be a sneaky source of points, threes and steals.
Grimes was selected by the Knicks with the 25th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. In his third collegiate season at Houston, the guard averaged 17.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals in 32.7 minutes. The 6-foot-5, 21-year-old shot an exceptional 40.3 percent from behind the three-point arc. He'll probably start as a 3-and-D player but has at least shown some upside to become a more dynamic player and possibly a secondary ballhandler. In Summer League, he averaged 15.3 points (3.7 3PM on 40.7%), 6.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 32.8 minutes. The rookie probably won't see consistent minutes unless the Knicks are dealing with a myriad of injuries.
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Will remain out Friday
GDetroit Pistons
Knee
March 28, 2024
Grimes (knee) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Wizards.
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Ruled out for Wednesday
GDetroit Pistons
Knee
March 26, 2024
Grimes (knee) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against Minnesota.
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Won't play Monday
GDetroit Pistons
Knee
March 25, 2024
Grimes (knee) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Knicks.
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Sitting out Sunday
GDetroit Pistons
Knee
March 23, 2024
Grimes (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday's matchup with the Pelicans.
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Won't play Friday
GDetroit Pistons
Knee
March 21, 2024
Grimes (knee) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Celtics.
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