The New York Knicks have procured the No. 1 overall selection in the NBA Draft on just one occasion since Cazzie Russell was the pick in 1966. That instance, of course, was when the Knicks selected Hall of Fame center Patrick Ewing at No. 1 in 1985.
Unfortunately for players like Kevin Knox, that makes the ability to select a prospect in the Top 10 of an NBA Draft all the more significant for this once prominent franchise.
New York has only recently embraced the NBA Draft as a valid option for a potential return to prominence.