The New York Knicks drafted RJ Barrett with the third overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, but they may have hit another homerun with second-round pick Ignas Brazdeikis.
Most analysts had the Michigan player as a first-round quality pick, but falling to the second allowed the Knicks to grab a player that can be influential for the future. He’s similar to Mitchell Robinson in the sense that he was overlooked and his talent wasn’t valued as high as it should’ve been.
Spending only one season with the Wolverines, Brazdeikis averaged 14.8 points and shot nearly 40% from beyond the arc.