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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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ST LOUIS, MO – MARCH 09: Collin Sexton #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates in the 81-63 win over the Auburn Tigers during the quarterfinals round of the 2018 SEC Basketball Tournament at Scottrade Center on March 9, 2018 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MO – MARCH 09: Collin Sexton #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates in the 81-63 win over the Auburn Tigers during the quarterfinals round of the 2018 SEC Basketball Tournament at Scottrade Center on March 9, 2018 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Age: 19 (1/4/1999)
Height, Weight, Wingspan: 6’1.5″, 183 pounds, 6’7.25″
Slash Line: .447/.336/.778
Season Averages: 29.9 MPG, 19.2 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 3.6 APG, 0.8 SPG, 1.3 3PM

College basketball analyst and former NBA player Jay Williams recently appeared on ESPN’s Get Out. During his appearance, the 2002 National College Player of the Year award-winner publicly implored the New York Knicks to select Collin Sexton at No. 9 overall in the 2018 NBA Draft.

It was a bold proclamation, but as the Knicks enter the next stage of the talent acquisition phase, it’s impossible to overlook Sexton.

Sexton has been compared to the likes of Eric Bledsoe, Donovan Mitchell, and Russell Westbrook. Those are bold comparisons, but they’re based on Sexton’s powerful frame, long arms, explosive first step, and unique mentality.

Sexton solidified his status as a rising star during the SEC and NCAA Tournaments, and he did so by playing a style that was certainly comparable to those three players.

As a scorer, Sexton’s game is based on his ability to create penetration and read a defense’s reactions to him. That opens up the floor for him to be an attacking scorer, an aggressive distributor, and even a step-back threat with his improving jump shot.

Sexton was also coached well on the defensive end of the floor, which supports the belief that he could be the two-way point guard who helps Frank Ntilikina lead the Knicks’ backcourt.

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