The New York Knicks have been active members of the draft lottery for these past few years, making both good and bad choices for the franchise.
Where to begin, right? The New York Knicks have had a mixed bag of results in both the draft lottery and the draft itself for over a decade now.
Excluding RJ Barrett, for whom it is still incredibly early to tell, one could say that the Knicks haven’t made the correct draft choice since David Lee in 2005. I mean, yeah they went ahead to trade him away for basically scraps, but still, GO KNICKS!
Interestingly enough, one would have to go way back to find New York’s last 10 first-round draft selections. 15 years to be exact. Given that each team gets one first-round selection per year, a team that has been trying to find its identity like the Knicks should have definitely been more cautious.
Imagine being an organization so inept, you trade an athletic, pure shooting, 7’3 defensive monster on his rookie deal, in exchange for cap space. Let that one sink in. @nyknicks #Knicks
— Max Kellerman (@maxkellerman) January 31, 2019
Even though the jury is still out regarding some of the more recent selections, we basically know what type of talent each of these players already is. Most of them are still in the league, some are still developing their game.
Fun fact: Out of the ten players mentioned below, only three of those are now playing for the Knicks. The remaining seven were all traded away from the team.