The New York Knicks have four picks coming up in the 2021 NBA Draft. There’s virtually no chance the organization will have all four rooks on the regular-season roster next season, so it could make sense for the front office to target overseas players in the second round to draft-and-stash for a year or so.
Unfortunately, not all international players are interested in going the draft-and-stash route, so several intriguing youngsters pulled their names out of the draft before Monday’s deadline. ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reported on who is staying in and who is pulling out.