It’s been a busy day on the rumor mill for the New York Knicks. After reports had the team discussing trading the 4th overall pick to the Phoenix Suns for Eric Bledsoe, there are also reports on the Knicks plan if they keep the pick.
Sorry New York fans, but it seems like the Knicks might have some… interesting plans in store when it comes time to make their selection at four. According to the SportingNews, New York is considering shocking the world and taking Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky 4th overall.
The Knicks had the Wisconsin big man in for dinner and a workout late last week and came away impressed. While there has been speculation that the Knicks would like to trade down in order to take Kaminsky, they haven’t found a willing partner for a deal.
Kaminsky would not have gone to New York unless the interest from the Knicks was real. And he was assured that it was, that the team would not waste his time or theirs unless there was a chance he would wind up with the Knicks.
That’s why one of the topics of discussion at the Knicks meeting was bucking conventional wisdom, passing on guards D’Angelo Russell and/or Emmanuel Mudiay and taking Kaminsky — whose versatility makes him a natural fit in the triangle offense — with the fourth overall pick, two league sources told Sporting News. If they do pass on the two guards expected to be on the board, the Knicks are also considering Willie Cauley-Stein and Justise Winslow with the No. 4 pick, though Cauley-Stein appears to be slipping.
Needless to say, a lot of Knick fans would be pretty upset if the team passed on Russell, Mudiay, Winslow and even Cauley-Stein to take Kaminsky.
