If the basketball gods show New York hoops fans any justice, “The Next Stephen Curry’’ will fall — this time — to the Knicks at No. 9 in the June 21 NBA Draft.
Trae Young is the biggest celebrity if not the most electric player in the draft. Yet it’s the grimy late-season details of Oklahoma’s freshman point guard that make this orange-and-blue talk possible.
Young shot 22.8 percent (28-of-123) in his final 11 games. He missed 21 straight 3-pointers during a three-game span. The Sooners lost nine of their last 11, including first-round exits in the Big 12 and NCAA Tournaments.