New York Knicks: Don’t Forget About Dennis Smith In 2017 NBA Draft

The New York Knicks are reportedly interested in selecting a point guard in the 2017 NBA Draft. Phil Jackson shouldn’t forget about Dennis Smith.

The New York Knicks need a point guard. Whether that player is found through free agency or the 2017 NBA Draft, it appears to be readily accepted that the Knicks won’t make the leap until they improve at the primary position of need.

As New York weighs its options and determines which player would be best to invest in, the front office shouldn’t forget about Dennis Smith.

Smith is one of the more enigmatic prospects in the 2017 NBA Draft. In what can only be described as a point-guard-heavy draft class, Smith has fallen to the bottom range of the Top 10 due to a combination of debatable factors.

Some cite the knee injury he suffered in high school, while others are of the belief that his lack of team success in college should be held against him.

Fair as those criticisms may be, Smith has as much upside as any prospect in this draft class. He’d typically be a player who stays for another season in college, but in the modern NBA, those scenarios rarely play out.

For the Knicks, drafting Smith would mean investing in a prospect who has the potential to be one of the best players to emerge from this draft class.