Knicks Draft Review

The Knicks did what they said they'd do at the end of the season when they added Kentucky Wing Wonder Kevin Knox at pick number 9. They had a choice of a few different wings but Knox is the one who has kept on working and improving - and showing up - in this predraft process.  The only other wing available in Knox's talent univers was Michael Porter Jr. and he couldn't work out.  Already having had one back surgery in HS it keeps cropping up. That's a huge red flag, and made it easy for the Knicks to pass on the young man. I hope he reads Dr. Sarno's book, and follows the easy instructions. In Knox, the Knicks get a gifted shooter/scorer with great hands and improving handles. He is athletic enough to become a good defender and looked like he was on his way before the year at Kentucky. I know a lot of people are comparting him to Paul George, and that would be a great path to model, I think he'll be more like the KAT of 3's. That is, a kid who played on an all-start team in Kentucky, then will show a more gifted player without it. We could still end up with Paul George 2, and that would be great.  Fizdale told him he was a "mismatch."

In the second, the Knicks may have found their defensive ringer. Mitchell Robinson is sort of the anti-Enes Kanter and blocked 6 shots a game in HS. His offense is sort of primitive but effiicient.  He was 7 for 9 in the McDonald's All America game, back before he became a dropout and spent the year working on his own with a pro-trainer and his Godfather, Shammond Williams, whom you might remember played for Dean Smith. Dean Smith was the best man most of the guys he played for, and perhaps most of the people he met, ever met.  So, Williams, who left an assistant coaching job at WK when Mitchell left, probable had some good lessons for the kid. Having missed a season, it wouldn't be shocking if he spent some time in the D League.  But let's see how he looks in Vegas, first.

Right after the draft, the Knicks signed Arizona Junior G Alonzo Trier to a two way deal. Trier is a physical scoring guy and Dotson will have his hands full on the depth chart. Savvy signing.

Given their lack of picks and position, I think the Knicks did a really good job last night.