Knicks Dangling Frank for a Pick

As if we couldn't guess, rumors that the Knicks will look to trade former first round PG Frank Ntilikina for a late first or early second in June's draft, started circulating today.  Not only will this represent another draft/development failure, but it will pretty much erase Phil Jackson's executive tenure from Knicks History. I think Jackson was personally unstable when he needed to be stable, but this costly repudiation of all that he wrought is idiotic. If you want to assign real blame for the last 5 years, look at David Mills.  He's far greater screw-up than Jackson ever was. Jackson immaturely dangled KP on his his final Knick Draft Night, creating a rift that would eventually contribute to his and KP's ouster.  But Mills impecuniously re-signed Tim Hardaway Jr to a "market price" deal for a shooting guard. He did that on his own - before hiring Scott Perry. Perry hasn't done anything nearly as tumultuously idiotic as the Hardaway deal that directly wrought the KP deal. But other than the Mitchell Robinson pick, he hasn't flashed brilliance, either. We'll see how they handle this offseason, because as long as Mills is around there is every chance something stupid will happen - and we don't yet know if Perry or Perry and Fizdale - can keep him in check.

UPDATE: Frank is changing agents.