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New York Knicks: Top 5 combo guards in 2018 NBA Draft

By Maxwell Ogden

PITTSBURGH, PA - FEBRUARY 13: Jerome Robinson #1 of the Boston College Eagles reacts after a basket in the second half during the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Petersen Events Center on February 13, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - FEBRUARY 13: Jerome Robinson #1 of the Boston College Eagles reacts after a basket in the second half during the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Petersen Events Center on February 13, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) /
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – APRIL 02: Donte DiVincenzo #10 of the Villanova Wildcats celebrates with a piece of the net after the 2018 NCAA Men’s Final Four National Championship game against the Michigan Wolverines at the Alamodome on April 2, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO, TX – APRIL 02: Donte DiVincenzo #10 of the Villanova Wildcats celebrates with a piece of the net after the 2018 NCAA Men’s Final Four National Championship game against the Michigan Wolverines at the Alamodome on April 2, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) /

Age: 21 (1/31/1997)
Height, Weight, Wingspan: 6’4.5″, 201 pounds, 6’6″
Slash Line: .481/.401/.710
Season Averages: 29.3 MPG, 13.4 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 3.5 APG, 1.1 SPG, 2.1 3PM

Over the course of the past two-and-a-half months, Donte DiVincenzo has experienced a meteoric rise up draft boards. Absent from even the most respected of analysts’ draft boards before the Final Four, DiVincenzo is now a projected first-round draft pick.

In the event that DiVincenzo falls to the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks should give serious consideration to adding him to the mix.

DiVincenzo buried 88 three-point field goals on 40.1 percent shooting from beyond the arc during his redshirt sophomore season. He struggled at the charity stripe, but his jump shot has been a strength from distance throughout his collegiate career.

For a Knicks team that ranked near the bottom of the league in three-point shooting, it’s safe to assume that DiVincenzo’s shooting touch would be a welcome addition.

DiVincenzo’s athletic gifts add to his appeal, as he boasts a 42.0″ vertical and borderline elite agility. That should enable him to defend at a high level, which is an ability he displayed to some extent at Villanova—albeit while flanked by Mikal Bridges.

DiVincenzo has lackluster length for the 2-spot and more of a tweener game than NBA-caliber court vision, but that can be spun as versatility in a positionless system.

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