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Two guys who we didn't talk about last week are Kentucky's Kevin Knox, who's a 6'9" scoring machine, and might fit perfectly opposite Kristaps Porzingis. Another one is Miami shooting guard Lonnie Walker. That's something they should only do if they are moving Hardaway again. They're pretty much the same guy. Anyway, Knox would be nice and Knox to the Knicks would be fun to say.
In general, with all these high upside freshman, and the uncertainty of having KP next season, I think the Knicks should take a frosh instead of one of the Bridges. Might as well give them a season to learn before KP's return. While a junior entry player, even a guy who's just a high floor, they could win too much. Better to have toddlers.
Btw, Fansided is a very buggy site. And I just braved it to see what someone's revolutionary idea of the Knicks draft was. Hint, it involved trading KP and stuff for the #1 pick. The moron who wrote it didn't realize that KP would be the #1 pick in this and most drafts. And I braved all the bugs to read such idiocy. The articles about wanting Trae Young at 9 were more interesting.
posted by Kalel9 @ 1:42 PM
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I wish every front office of the teams I root for would SFTU. They should only leak interest in Young if they don’t want him.
The key for them is to see if they can move up to draft their top targets w/o moving core pieces, whatever they deem those to be, or 1s.
They need high end talent while preserving their ability to continue to add more young players in the future, over every time horizon.
I think only KP is true core, though Frank may be, too, since he's an elite defender at 19 with good shot mechanics if not results yet.
The Knicks are talking seriously with Lakers assistant Jud Buechler about joining new head coach David Fizdale's staff as an assistant, per ESPN sources. Buechler has coached as an assistant under Luke Walton with the Lakers, where he worked in player development. A 12-year veteran, Buechler won three titles as a Chicago Bull for teams coached by ex-Knicks president Phil Jackson. Memphis assistant Keith Smart is also expected to be a top assistant under Fizdale.
Ian Begley, ESPN Staff Writer
The Knicks are in advanced talks with Los Angeles Clippers assistant Pat Sullivan about an assistant role on David Fizdale's staff, per ESPN sources. Sullivan has coached with the Clippers for the past two seasons. Prior to that, he'd been an assistant in Washington, Detroit and with the then New Jersey Nets. Sullivan, a New Jersey native, coached in Detroit when Knicks GM Scott Perry was an executive with the club. As a player, he was a part of three Final Four teams at North Carolina. He also was an assistant coach for three Final Four teams at UNC. The Knicks are also in serious talks with Lakers assistant Jud Buechler, per sources, and are expected to add Memphis assistant Keith Smart as a top assistant to Fizdale.
Ian Begley, ESPN Staff Writer
Another sign that suggests the Knicks are high on 2017 first-round pick Frank Ntilikina: new head coach David Fizdale is traveling to Boston with Ntilikina to attend Game 5 of the Celtics-Cavs Eastern Conference Finals, a league source confirmed. Ntilikina, Emmanuel Mudiay, Trey Burke, Damyean Dotson, Isaiah Hicks and Troy Williams all worked out in front of Fizdale at the team facility earlier this week, which is fairly common for players staying in New York. Knicks management has been complimentary of Ntilikina in interviews recently. Ntilikina's presence will factor in to their decision to draft a point guard with the ninth overall pick. SNY.tv first reported Fizdale and Ntilikina's trip to Boston.
Ian Begley, ESPN Staff Writer
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