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New York Knicks: Five reasons to love the Scott Perry hiring

By Maxwell Ogden

SECAUCUS, NJ - MAY 18: Scott Perry, VP of Basketball Operations of the Detroit Pistons looks on during the 2010 NBA Draft Lottery at the Studios at NBA Entertainment on May 18, 2010 in Secaucus, New Jersey. Copyright 2010 NBAE (Photo by Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images)
SECAUCUS, NJ - MAY 18: Scott Perry, VP of Basketball Operations of the Detroit Pistons looks on during the 2010 NBA Draft Lottery at the Studios at NBA Entertainment on May 18, 2010 in Secaucus, New Jersey. Copyright 2010 NBAE (Photo by Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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BROOKLYN, NY – JUNE 22: Frank Ntilikina shakes hands with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected number eight overall by the New York Knicks during the 2017 NBA Draft on June 22, 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler /NBAE via Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, NY – JUNE 22: Frank Ntilikina shakes hands with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected number eight overall by the New York Knicks during the 2017 NBA Draft on June 22, 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler /NBAE via Getty Images) /

3. Valuing The NBA Draft

The New York Knicks have turned disregarding the value of the NBA Draft into an art form. Between 2010 and 2016, the Knicks were without a first-round draft pick on four separate occasions—and two of the four selections are no longer on the roster.

Thankfully, new general manager Scott Perry has a well-documented history of valuing and utilizing the NBA Draft in the cultivation of quality teams.

During his lone season with the Seattle SuperSonics, Perry was one of the driving forces behind the campaign for Kevin Durant. He was also a part of the Detroit Pistons front office that drafted Tayshaun Prince in 2002, and Mehmet Okur in 2001.

In Orlando, he helped acquire Aaron Gordon, Victor Oladipo, and Elfrid Payton over the course of two historically underwhelming NBA Draft cycles.

It’s worth noting that Perry was an assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines between 1993 and 1997, including the 1994 run to the Elite Eight. He was also the head coach for Eastern Kentucky from 1997 to 2000, thus creating unique perspective on the value of the NBA Draft.

New York may already have a core of four promising young players, but the NBA Draft is vital to helping teams find quality talent on team-friendly contracts.

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