The New York Knicks are one of the most intriguing teams in the league as the 2021 NBA Draft approaches. New York doesn’t have a lottery pick, but they have three selections in the top 32 this year.
Could the Knicks try and consolidate those picks and move up in the draft? Is it possible they trade those picks away for a veteran player? Anything can happen on Thursday night.
Let’s take a look at who the experts have the Knicks taking in the first round of the NBA Draft.
ESPN — Jonathan Givony
#19 — Usman Garuba, PF/C, Real Madrid
Excerpt: “It remains to be seen how much of an appetite the Knicks will have for adding two first-round picks to their already crowded rotation — many expect them to either look to package Nos.