The following article was written by guest contributor Colin Connors.
With Kristaps Porzingis’ timetable still up in the air and the front office poised to make a splash next off-season, the theme for the upcoming Knicks’ season has shifted to one of youth and development. However, with only a few young prospects on the current roster, the front office entered this offseason poised with the task of collecting more youngsters while also keeping their books clean going forward. Unfortunately, (as every front office knows all too well) young prospects generally aren’t available under those circumstances unless there’s serious baggage involved — this meant the only way for New York to acquire young talent would be the annual “second draft sweepstakes.