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New York Knicks: A way too early 2018 NBA Mock Draft

By Maxwell Ogden

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MAY 18: Luka Doncic, #7 of Real Madrid during the 2017 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four Real Madrid Practice at Sinan Erdem Dome on May 18, 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Luca Sgamellotti/EB via Getty Images)
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MAY 18: Luka Doncic, #7 of Real Madrid during the 2017 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four Real Madrid Practice at Sinan Erdem Dome on May 18, 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Luca Sgamellotti/EB via Getty Images) /
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GREENVILLE, SC – MARCH 19: Grayson Allen #3 of the Duke Blue Devils dribbles in the first half against the South Carolina Gamecocks during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on March 19, 2017 in Greenville, South Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
GREENVILLE, SC – MARCH 19: Grayson Allen #3 of the Duke Blue Devils dribbles in the first half against the South Carolina Gamecocks during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on March 19, 2017 in Greenville, South Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Easily the most polarizing player in college basketball is Duke Blue Devils shooting guard Grayson Allen. He has the type of game that would fit wonderfully in the modern NBA, but the attitude and maturity of a player who won’t receive the chance to do so.

If Allen manages to put forth a stellar senior season, it’s undeniably possible that he could work his way back into the first-round discussion—even if the New York Knicks don’t consider him.

On talent alone, Allen has the tools to become one of the better players to emerge from this draft class. He’s an outstanding 3-point shooter who can work without the ball, pull up off the bounce, and get to the rim with enough consistency to keep the opposition honest.

Size could be an issue for him, but Allen is a capable enough distributor to excel as a sixth man in a combo guard type of role.

The issues with Allen is that he can’t seem to keep his head on a swivel in the heat of the moment. Between his issue with tripping opposing players and the severe step backwards that he took in 2016-17, there are reasons to believe he isn’t cut out for the NBA.

At this stage, one simply can’t overlook the talent that could result in Allen persuading a team to take a chance on him at the end of the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft.

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