While Knicks fans spent the weekend grooving to the mellow stylings of guards like Malik Monk, Lonzo Ball and De’Aaron Fox, the Knicks brain trust may have also been paying attention to Kansas forward Josh Jackson. I hope you’re sitting down, folks, because this kid Jackson is — gasp — not a point guard.
If the tanking Knicks wind up with a top-six pick, as the odds now suggest, they haven’t ruled out passing on a point guard to take Josh Jackson, a Kansas combo forward known best for his defense and passing.
Indeed, the Knicks have a yen for the 6-foot-8 Kansas freshman, whom they have identified as a player with a triangle skill set because of that passing ability.