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New York Knicks: Top 5 2019 NBA Draft backcourt prospects as of March 2

As of Mar. 2, the New York Knicks sit second in the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery odds. The worst three records share an even 14-percent chance at the first overall pick, but whoever owns the worst record can only fall to fifth in the final order.

So there is a chance the Knicks land second, third, fourth, fifth or as low as sixth as currently projected. If so, that potentially removes them from the Zion Williamson sweepstakes.

However, New York will have a backcourt need entering the draft. They have points guards in Dennis Smith Jr.