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

By Maxwell Ogden

OMAHA, NE - MARCH 23: Wendell Carter, Jr. #34 of the Duke Blue Devils looks on prior to their game against the Syracuse Orange during the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional at CenturyLink Center on March 23, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE - MARCH 23: Wendell Carter, Jr. #34 of the Duke Blue Devils looks on prior to their game against the Syracuse Orange during the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional at CenturyLink Center on March 23, 2018 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /
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BOISE, ID – MARCH 15: Kevin Knox #5 of the Kentucky Wildcats reacts in the second half against the Davidson Wildcats during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Taco Bell Arena on March 15, 2018 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
BOISE, ID – MARCH 15: Kevin Knox #5 of the Kentucky Wildcats reacts in the second half against the Davidson Wildcats during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Taco Bell Arena on March 15, 2018 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Age: 18 (8/11/1999)
Height, Weight, Wingspan: 6’9″, 213 pounds, 6’11.75″
Slash Line: .445/.341/.774
Season Averages: 32.4 MPG, 15.6 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.8 SPG, 1.5 3PM

The New York Knicks desperately need to add length and athleticism on the defensive end of the floor. There are players who could help in that regard, but few are quite as intriguing as Kentucky Wildcats hybrid forward Kevin Knox.

Knox is an admittedly polarizing prospect, but he fits what the Knicks are looking for on both ends of the floor while potentially filling a positional need.

Knox is a 6’9″ forward with a 7’0″ wingspan and a 9’0″ standing reach. He can play and defend both the 3 and the 4 spots, which should appeal to a Knicks team that can utilize Kristaps Porzingis at both the 4 and the 5.

Knox can utilize his length and athleticism to help defend the three perimeter positions and pick up stretch bigs to help keep Porzingis closer to the paint.

Offensively, Knox is the complete package as far as basic skills are concerned. He’ll need to polish the skills he has in place, but he can shoot with three-point range, attack a closeout, drive against a set defense, and finish with both power and finesse.

There are players who may be more NBA-ready than Knox, but his ceiling is that of a perennial All-Star who provides significant value on both ends of the floor.

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