New York Knicks: Five reasons to love the Frank Ntilikina selection

4. Fitting The System

The New York Knicks didn’t get a chance to work Frank Ntilikina out, but he may fit the triangle offense better than any other point guard in this draft class. That may not appeal to all, but if this is the system New York is going to run, then it needs players who fit it.

Thankfully for the Knicks, Ntilikina’s offensive game is tailor made for a system that’s run in the manner the triangle is executed.

Ntilikina is a skilled ball-handler who specializes in the pick and roll, which should implore the Knicks to add that element to the system. He’s also a skilled shooter who knows how to work off of hand-offs and off-ball screens to find openings.

Perhaps most importantly: While Derrick Rose may have struggled without the ball, Ntilikina has the shooting range to work the corner to perfection.

While many point guards have explosive athleticism, few have polished skill sets at this stage of their development. Ntilikina is close enough to being polished that he can be included in a system that will require him to play both with and without the ball.

That’s a difficult transition for any player at a ball-dominant position to make, but Ntilikina has been prepared by the European basketball system.