It’s going to be a different kind of draft night for the New York Knicks this year. For the first time since 2016, they won’t have a lottery pick to make.
However, that doesn’t mean they will be completely quiet in the first round. New York owns the 19th and 21st picks in the draft, which might be enough compensation to move up for their guy.
So who do the experts think the Knicks are going to take in the first round? Let’s take a look.
ESPN — Jonathan Givony
#19 — Jared Butler, PG, Baylor
Excerpt: “One of the deeper teams in the NBA, the Knicks could look to bolster their backcourt with Butler, who can play on or off the ball and whose readiness could be very attractive at this stage of the draft.