Sangfroid wrote:All that glitters is not gold.... yet. Kira Lewis follow up.

Uptown wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

Sangfroid wrote:All that glitters is not gold.... yet. Kira Lewis follow up.

The decision-making is the biggest concern. He's still young tho and I expect the shot selection and efficiency to clean up. He did still manage to shoot about 37% from three.

Love Lewis's potential. He's not quite as good but he reminds me of Fox when he was @ Kentucky. If we don't land a pg with our first pick, I'm hopeful that Lewis is still available with the pick we got from the Clips.

I’m high on Lewis too. True there are areas of concern but that can be said for all draft prospects, particularly PG’s. I think he compares favourably to Maxey and Maldeon. Could be a real steal at his projected draft position.

BRIGGS wrote:This is us staying around 6-8 in draft w wiseman and ball gonzo.
The more I look at comparisons the more I’m starting to like Lewis Jr
His speed and body control is made for nba. It’s close between 2-3 of them// not really a cold Anthony guy but I’m shading towards lewis.
Caveat is I’d like to pick Payton Pritchard at 27 if he’s there no matter what. I’m all into drafting two Pgs if we’re not top 3

Why would you waste a 6-8 pick on a guy that can be had with your second pick?

BigDaddyG wrote:

Knickfury11 wrote:

Uptown wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

Sangfroid wrote:All that glitters is not gold.... yet. Kira Lewis follow up.

The decision-making is the biggest concern. He's still young tho and I expect the shot selection and efficiency to clean up. He did still manage to shoot about 37% from three.

Love Lewis's potential. He's not quite as good but he reminds me of Fox when he was @ Kentucky. If we don't land a pg with our first pick, I'm hopeful that Lewis is still available with the pick we got from the Clips.

I’m high on Lewis too. True there are areas of concern but that can be said for all draft prospects, particularly PG’s. I think he compares favourably to Maxey and Maldeon. Could be a real steal at his projected draft position.

Maledon is a tough one. Great physical tools, but he's like Frank. He needs time. Physically, I like Theo over Killian. But Killian's handle, passing and timing are superior right now. Lewis and Maxey are more combo guards at this point, but I'm real impressed with the way Lewis attacks. Almost like Sexton. Just needs to be harnessed.

Half the reason I like Haliburton the most for our pick is your starting to see the youth (Frank, Knox, Mitch, and RJ) begin to develop and would like to see that continue next year. Taking on a project freshmen is taking someone behind the curve, unless their talent/ceiling was undeniable. It feels like a step back, sort of like DSJ who I think can still develop, but he’s fallen behind the rest of the class. Guys like Haliburton, both Beys, (who are all sophmores). Are already showing strong signs they can produce and could hopefully come here and be up to snuff with the current youth and see playing time early.

I feel like if they get Ball, and then just get Mitch and everybody running...

TheGame wrote:Most people here are not really giving an opinion on who the best PG prospect is in this draft. I guess no one wants to be on the record. IMO Ball's handle and ability to create offense is superior to any other PG in this draft. Now you can argue that that his defense is suspect, and I will concede that point, but in my view, it is more a product of him being a skinny 18 year old more than a lack of ability. His brother is a decent defender. I would anticipate that Ball should be able to develop himself into at least an average defender too. But on offense, his upside is unbelievable. When Lonzo Ball got drafted, I was looking at highlights of LaMelo Ball in school and was thinking that he looked better than Lonzo. If we get the second or third pick, we have to take Ball. The other guy I like is Hayes because he is a solid looking shooter with good overall pg skills, but he looks like only a so-so athlete. I would only look at Hayes if we get picks 6-9. Haliburton also looks solid, but is he really going to be that much better than Frank will be in two years and he seems like he suffers from Frank's lack of creativity with the ball in the sense that I don't see Haliburton getting to the line alot. Anthony is solid but I am not sure if he is a PG. The reviews I have looked at say that he actually is a solid passer but his teammates were bad on the UNC team. ANthony certainly took alot of bad shots but that also might be due to the lack of talent around him. Other than Hayes, Anthony would be the other guy I would consider in the 6-9 range. If he can get his shot selection right, which should come with experience, he has upside on offense and he is a solid defender. Anthony looks like what we hoped DSJr would be.

I would rank them:

1. Lamelo Ball
2. Hayes/Anthony (toss up as to who is better)
3. Haliburton

I think Ball has the potential to be the piece that ties everything together, the whole youth movement. He will take a bit of time to work out kinks in his game, but I think he will. He has the ability to join all the young pieces, and all their specific talents, and add an identity that the Knicks can grow with. There is no other player in this draft who you can say that about. I would aggressively trade up to take LaMelo Ball.

wargames wrote:I have it

1) Ball(potential star)
2) Hayes/Haliburton (starter with room to grow)
3) Cole (project with room to grow)
4) Maledon (raw project)
5) Mannion/Lewis/Jones (PGs with known flaws)

All in all this is the best PG draft since 2009. Knicks on the low should consider coming away with one a top tier prospect and a lower tier prospect

I think we can get two Pgs at 27-38 and both can be good. We already have frank. We need other slots.

I would take Payton Pritchard at 27 if he’s there abd be thrilled. I think he’s the best team Pg in the draft. Many of these guys are skinny. Like van fleet Pritchard weighs 205 at 6-2. He’s got every many of the excellent characteristics u want in a pg.

martin wrote:I would love the idea of a starting lineup of Frank/Ball/RJ with Ball being your main facilitator, Frank being the lockdown guy and RJ the scorer. All 3 have very good passing abilities and all are ball movers.

Every one of them would need to up their 3point shooting.

With Mitch, all you would need is a Giannis type PF

3 point shooting?

BRIGGS wrote:

martin wrote:I would love the idea of a starting lineup of Frank/Ball/RJ with Ball being your main facilitator, Frank being the lockdown guy and RJ the scorer. All 3 have very good passing abilities and all are ball movers.

Every one of them would need to up their 3point shooting.

With Mitch, all you would need is a Giannis type PF

3 point shooting?

What about it? You get 3 points when you hit that shot