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From RealGM:
Wilcox workout wows Knicks
Chris Wilcox sealed the deal on Saturday. Marc Berman of the New York Post writes that the dynamic, athletic 6-10 power forward from Maryland was very impressive during his 90-minute workout for lottery teams.
If he is still available when the New York picks at #7, he will be a Knick. Before 10 teams and the media, Wilcox, wearing Sprewellian braids, brought his high-powered, high-energy, hard-dunking game to the Garden - an element the Knicks lack. It's why Wilcox, 19, has now become a perfect fit for Don Chaney's high tempo style.
Knicks GM Scott Layden was more impressed with yesterday’s workout than when Wilcox worked out in Chicago last Wednesday. What left Layden drooling yesterday was Wilcox's polished low-post moves. Though he has no range beyond 14 feet and shoots free throws poorly, he showed a nifty low-post game, one time rolling past Fresno's Melvin Ely along the left baseline for a pretty reverse.
"He's very high-energy, energetic, unbelievable amount of explosiveness and quickness to the ball," said Chaney, who has watched tons of film on Wilcox. "What I really like, you put that guy in the open court with that size, he'll beat most guys down the floor. He should have great opportunities in the open court."
Now that the Knicks want him, where will he be picked? If Mike Dunleavy withdraws, there's no chance Wilcox falls to seven. At that point, the Knicks either trade up or probably settle for Stanford center Curtis Borchardt. If Dunleavy stays in the draft and Wilcox is still picked ahead of them, the Knicks will likely have the choice between, as Layden calls it "a big and a small we like." That's likely Dajuan Wagner and Borchardt.
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6/16/2002 1:00 PM