Versatile combo forwards with the size to defend 1-4 are all the rage nowadays. These are players equally capable of defending the league’s top end wing scorers and switching onto the premier guards the NBA has to offer when called upon. It’s not an easy or enviable task, but in order to compete at the highest levels, finding individuals able to fill this role is necessary.
The Knicks are desperately in need of such players. The closest thing the Knicks have is Lance Thomas, which is to say there’s nobody on the roster with the requisite talent or ability to carry out such duties effectively.