For so long, it has looked like the New York Knicks made the wrong decision with the No. 34 pick of the 2024 NBA draft. Acquired from the Portland Trail Blazers, it was used on Tyler Kolek, instead of Ajay Mitchell, who has since turned into a key piece for the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
Gradually, surely, the Knicks are moving on from this mistake—not because time makes it easier to digest, but because the jury is still out on whether it’s a mistake at all.
Tyler Kolek is justifying the Knicks’ investment in him
Jalen Brunson has already said neither he nor the rest of the team is surprised by Kolek’s recent surge.