DLeethal wrote:Who are the best reserve big man and backup combo guard prospects in our range? I was always impressed with Isaiah Evans watching him in a few games last year.

I like Henri Veesar at 24. He’s a PF or stretch 5. Body still needs to fill out because he’s 6’11. Can shoot and block shots.

PatCummings wrote:

DLeethal wrote:Who are the best reserve big man and backup combo guard prospects in our range? I was always impressed with Isaiah Evans watching him in a few games last year.

The combo guards like Evans, Thomas and the kid from Spain are all very young and may not be ready physically. Kevin McCullar is 6’6”, 210, 6’9” wingspan, plays defense and had a great year in westchester last year playing point forward (7 assists per game) and shot 38% on catch and shoot 3’s which was always his biggest weakness

I don’t see us drafting any combo guards at 24 or the second round that will be better than McCullar in 2026/2027

I don’t like any if the wing players being mocked to us at 24. I want wing players that can shoot. Wing players that can’t shoot — been there done that got the tshirt

This year mitch stayed healty ad Huk played his role. Going forward he and his agent will want an opportunity.

Knixkik wrote:Here’s where I stand as far as what I think will happen with less than a week until the draft:
Knicks will only draft 1 player of significance and move either pick 24 or 31 for future second round picks, but not both.
Knicks will draft a player with one of those picks and that player will be either Meelek Thomas, Zuby Ejiofor or Sergio De Larrea.
Knicks have connections to all 3 players. Thomas is a Coach Cal guy and Knicks have always favored them due to that relationship. De Larrea is a CAA client and Knicks will have special access to him. And lastly, Ejiofor is a St John’s guy, had a workout with the team, and generally fits the bill from a cultural and positional standpoint. So I do believe one of those 3 players ends up on the team.

This is a deep draft and we need cheap young talent. My gut says we stay in the draft and might even try and trade up if the right player is there.

Rookie wrote:

Knixkik wrote:Here’s where I stand as far as what I think will happen with less than a week until the draft:
Knicks will only draft 1 player of significance and move either pick 24 or 31 for future second round picks, but not both.
Knicks will draft a player with one of those picks and that player will be either Meelek Thomas, Zuby Ejiofor or Sergio De Larrea.
Knicks have connections to all 3 players. Thomas is a Coach Cal guy and Knicks have always favored them due to that relationship. De Larrea is a CAA client and Knicks will have special access to him. And lastly, Ejiofor is a St John’s guy, had a workout with the team, and generally fits the bill from a cultural and positional standpoint. So I do believe one of those 3 players ends up on the team.

Zuby looks a lot like Josh Hart to me when I watched his highlight film

He’s cut from the same cloth for sure. He’s an undersized center in the way that Hart is an undersized wing. He makes up for it with toughness, physicality, rebounding, switchable defense, passing, and the intangibles. You can actually see lineups where you take Hart out and replace with Ejiofor alongside the other starters and play to the same strengths. I just think Zuby is a winner and fits a winning team. He won’t be a star of course. But early in his career he might fill that utility role that Achiuwa played last year. Similar player but more strength and shooting upside. We really missed that type of player this year. Luckily it didn’t matter but it would be nice to have it back.

Knixkik wrote:

Rookie wrote:

Knixkik wrote:Here’s where I stand as far as what I think will happen with less than a week until the draft:
Knicks will only draft 1 player of significance and move either pick 24 or 31 for future second round picks, but not both.
Knicks will draft a player with one of those picks and that player will be either Meelek Thomas, Zuby Ejiofor or Sergio De Larrea.
Knicks have connections to all 3 players. Thomas is a Coach Cal guy and Knicks have always favored them due to that relationship. De Larrea is a CAA client and Knicks will have special access to him. And lastly, Ejiofor is a St John’s guy, had a workout with the team, and generally fits the bill from a cultural and positional standpoint. So I do believe one of those 3 players ends up on the team.

Zuby looks a lot like Josh Hart to me when I watched his highlight film

He’s cut from the same cloth for sure. He’s an undersized center in the way that Hart is an undersized wing. He makes up for it with toughness, physicality, rebounding, switchable defense, passing, and the intangibles. You can actually see lineups where you take Hart out and replace with Ejiofor alongside the other starters and play to the same strengths. I just think Zuby is a winner and fits a winning team. He won’t be a star of course. But early in his career he might fill that utility role that Achiuwa played last year. Similar player but more strength and shooting upside. We really missed that type of player this year. Luckily it didn’t matter but it would be nice to have it back.

If Zuby is drafted and Diawara resigns, we can have rotations with insane length. Watching the finals, spurs had crazy length but their wings have dinosaur arms compared to what we could role out

Towns (7’3” wingspan)
Zuby (7’2” wingspan)
Diawara (7’4” wingspan)
OG (7’2” wingspan)
PG

Nalod wrote:Vessar is 22 and I saw enough of him to not be overly impressed. Sure the highlight taps looks good but look at those plays and think of them in the NBA? Does he get the same looks? HE looks thin, but not really strong.
WE drafting a 22 becuase of his upside or ready to step in and at least compete for a role?
If we looking to develope a prospect? if so, I can see that. Big guys need more time. . We looking for a Huk replacement? Someone to step in?
Curious what knicks really think of Huk? He had more offenseive freedom last year under Thibs who I think did a pretty unthibian thing buy playing him. This year his fundamental defense did improve a bit but I think he was told if he even looked at the rim he'd get pulled! Now IM not predicting he does a full Patrick Ewing via John Thompson and unleash a barrage of offensive moves not seen before, but a floater and some asemblance of what he did last year is no t unreasonable.

This year mitch stayed healty ad Huk played his role. Going forward he and his agent will want an opportunity.

Hubie was running an nba style system, so check on that. Veesaar though looks more like a forward in the nba. Lots of movement, good passing vision, can shoot with confidence, hook shot, middy, 3 pt shot but can’t impose his will physically. He looks like he can get mentally lost at times to. On the plus side, you can’t not guard him