The New York Knicks selected the most enigmatic prospect in the 2018 NBA Draft. It was a polarizing decision, but at No. 36 overall, New York took a chance on former Western Kentucky Hilltoppers commit Mitchell Robinson.
Robinson was garnering lottery-level hype entering the 2017-18 college basketball season, but after he opted to forego his freshman campaign, the narrative changed.
Prior to Summer League, Robinson hadn’t played a game of organized competitive basketball since he was in high school. He instead spent the past year working to prepare for the NBA—a decision that inevitably yielded a polarizing reception.