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2018 NBA Mock Draft: Impact of the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs

The 2018 NBA Playoffs are in full swing, but not every team has the luxury of enjoying that process. Instead, said franchises are tasked with figuring out how to build for the future and achieve the success that they’re witnessing from home.

That unfortunately includes the New York Knicks, which are on the outside looking in of the NBA Playoffs for a fifth consecutive season.

The good news for the Knicks is that they’re on pace to have a first-round draft pick on an even year for the first time since 2008. That 10-year drought is inexcusable, as New York has routinely stripped itself of the opportunity to acquire a developable and cost-controlled talent.