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New York Knicks: Top 10 2018 NBA Draft targets as of March 1

By Maxwell Ogden

EAST LANSING, MI - FEBRUARY 20: Miles Bridges #22 carries the Big Ten regular-season championship trophy after the Spartan defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini at Breslin Center on February 20, 2018 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI - FEBRUARY 20: Miles Bridges #22 carries the Big Ten regular-season championship trophy after the Spartan defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini at Breslin Center on February 20, 2018 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /
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TUSCALOOSA, AL – JANUARY 27: Collin Sexton #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide during their game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Coleman Coliseum on January 27, 2018 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL – JANUARY 27: Collin Sexton #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide during their game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Coleman Coliseum on January 27, 2018 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) /

Projection: Top 10
Age: 19 (1/4/1999)
Height, Weight, Wingspan: 6’2″, 190 pounds, 6’7″
Slash Line: .432/.314/.770
Season Averages: 29.1 MPG, 18.1 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 3.5 APG, 0.9 SPG, 1.2 3PM

Trey Burke and Emmanuel Mudiay have recently breathed life into the New York Knicks, but any assumption that the point guard position is set would be premature. Both players have thrived within a limited sample size, and neither is locked in as the franchise player.

With Frank Ntilikina proving that he can work without the ball, that makes the top point guard prospects in the 2018 NBA Draft viable options.

One of the players whom the organization is all but guaranteed to be intrigued by is Alabama Crimson Tide point guard Collin Sexton. Sexton has been more of a scorer than a facilitator in 2017-18, but he’s a downhill player who can get into the heart of a defense and finish in traffic.

That may sound like a description of Mudiay, but one could argue that Sexton is equally as far in his development on offense at a younger age.

Sexton has an unreal first step that enables him to get by just about anyone who steps out to defend him. He’s still somewhat raw, but he’s a solid enough shooter to keep an opponent honest. He’s also an aggressive slasher in off-ball situations.

With a ranking of No. 10 in the country in fouls drawn per 40 minutes, one can see how much trouble opposing defenses are having with Sexton in a rugged SEC.

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