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Kevin Knox’s draft stock rises with Knicks, 76ers intrigued

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CAMDEN, N.J. — Kentucky freshman forward Kevin Knox believes he showed the Knicks staff plenty of reasons to draft him ninth Thursday night during his workout 10 days ago in Tarrytown.

But Knox is taking no chances, and visited the 76ers’ new training headquarters Tuesday for a second get-together. The Sixers have the No. 10 pick.

In his first comments about the Knicks, Knox confirmed he got loads of positive feedback from the coaches after going against lottery candidate, Miles Bridges, and others. One source familiar with the workout said the 6-foot-9 Knox “kicked (Bridges) around.