Might it be too on-the-nose to say Andre Drummond is the rebound from Mitchell Robinson?

Replacing the once-longest-tenured member of the New York Knicks will be a tall order, and it's clear there's a talent gap between the two—their respective paydays heading into this season being one indicator of that—but Drummond got off to a great start in his debut, garnering chants from the Garden faithful right off the bat in the first quarter.

You have to give it to Drummond, too, because even though he may never fill Robinson's shoes, his first impression was electric . In his first 11 minutes, Drummond had a double-double and finished the night with 12 points in 24 minutes. He also had 14 rebounds, four assists, a steal, and two blocks.

The issue with Drummond is that he probably overextended himself and looked gassed as the game wore on. That showed up in his inability to complete a dunk any time he tried to drive to the basket in the latter minutes of his night.…