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New York Knicks: 2018 NBA Draft prospects to watch in Final Four

By Maxwell Ogden

BOSTON, MA - MARCH 23: Mikal Bridges #25 of the Villanova Wildcats watches his three point shot during the first half against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament East Regional at TD Garden on March 23, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - MARCH 23: Mikal Bridges #25 of the Villanova Wildcats watches his three point shot during the first half against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament East Regional at TD Garden on March 23, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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OMAHA, NE – MARCH 25: Lagerald Vick #2 and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk #10 of the Kansas Jayhawks celebrate near the end of their game against the Duke Blue Devils during the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional Final at CenturyLink Center on March 25, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE – MARCH 25: Lagerald Vick #2 and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk #10 of the Kansas Jayhawks celebrate near the end of their game against the Duke Blue Devils during the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional Final at CenturyLink Center on March 25, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

Projection: Second Round
Age: 20 (6/10/1997)
Height, Weight, Wingspan: 6’8″, 205 pounds, 6’5″
Slash Line: .438/.447/.800
Season Averages: 34.7 MPG, 14.7 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.2 SPG, 3.0 3PM

Kansas Jayhawks shooting guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk has been on the NBA Draft radar since his freshman season. He hasn’t quite lived up to the hype, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that he can’t be a quality player at the next level.

A 6’8″ sharpshooter with the ability to create for his teammates, Mykhailiuk has the skill level to be a quality contributor to the New York Knicks.

Mykhailiuk’s primary appeal to the Knicks is the fact that his greatest strength is the team’s greatest weakness. He’s an outstanding three-point shooter who has converted 114 shots from beyond the arc on 44.7 percent shooting in 2017-18.

It’s the third consecutive season during which Mykhailiuk has shot at least 40 percent from three-point range, which establishes the legitimacy of his shot.

Beyond his jumper, Mykhailiuk has an underrated ability to thrive as a distributor on offense, He won’t drive the lane at will, but he has excellent court vision for an off guard and should be able to set his teammates up in the NBA.

A 6’5″ wingspan makes him one of the more physically surprising players on the board, but he has a pair of legitimate NBA skills in his shot and his vision.

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