He provided some courtside inspiration.
Knicks guard Tyler Kolek thinks having Celebrity Row mainstay Timothée Chalamet play him on the big screen would be a slam dunk.
“That would be amazing,” he told The Post from the ESPYs red carpet at the Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center on Wednesday. “We’ll see if he agrees to that.”
Tyler Kolek told The Post it would be “amazing” to have Timothée Chalamet play him on-screen. NBAE via Getty Images
During Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Kolek drained a clutch three-pointer during the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ historic win over the San Antonio Spurs — and Chalamet went viral for jumping out of his Madison Square Garden courtside seat and shouting, “White boys!”
Knicks fans online quickly began pointing out the uncanny resemblance between the two.
So when Kolek posted a photo of himself holding the championship trophy on Instagram, a follower said, “Timmy gon play you in the Knicks documentary.”
“And he’ll play Timmy,” another joked.
Kolek has been having a ball since the team took home their first NBA title in 53 years.
“It’s been amazing. I mean, the city has been on fire,” the former Marquette star said.
“I got out of the city a little bit, just to kind of get some grounding, get back to reality, take a little deep breath.
“But coming to the ESPYs, going to Fanatics Fest this week, the World Cup Final, it’ll be good to be back.”
The Rhode Island native, who signed with the Knicks in 2024, also revealed why he believes the team won the title.
Kolek spoke to The Post from the red carpet at the ESPYs, where the Knicks took home the Best Team award. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for W+P
“I think it’s the way that we play together, the way we care for each other. That’s the most important thing. You see a lot of people worried about their individual stats,” he said.
“And I feel like our team just came together as one and accomplished the goal that we set our minds to.”
Kolek, whose girlfriend, Alexi Sousa, was by his side at the ticker-tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes, said he is planning to keep his championship merch for his future children.
“I gotta keep it … maybe frame a jersey. I got a ball from the Finals too,” he said.
“Just keep that stuff for my kids, you know, for me later in life.”
The 6′ 2” reserve guard, who boasts 265,000 Instagram followers, said one of the most iconic moments during the Finals run was watching the videos of people cheering outside of Madison Square Garden.
“All the videos outside that I saw of people rioting in the streets, going crazy,” he said, “those have definitely been my favorite.”