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Knicks fans, after Williamson and Barrett, NBA Draft gets risky

PHOENIX — The Knicks inherited the worst record in the NBA from the Suns after Monday’s loss to Sacramento.

The battle for the bottom will rage on Wednesday with the Knicks (13-51) in town to face the Suns (14-51).

If these squads remain the bottom two, they’re both assured a top-six pick in the lottery.

(The team that “wins’’ out for worst record can’t fall past the No. 5 pick.)

With Knicks fans ravenous about this lottery despite it not being a deep draft, here’s a look at the top six prospects. As one college scout cautions, “After the top two, it’s shaky and it will shake to a froth as it gets closer.