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New York Knicks: Five options at center in 2020 NBA Draft

By Maxwell Ogden

Potential New York Knicks target James Wiseman #32 of the Memphis Tigers walks up court during the first half of the game against the Oregon Ducks between the Oregon Ducks and Memphis Grizzlies at Moda Center on November 12, 2019 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
Potential New York Knicks target James Wiseman #32 of the Memphis Tigers walks up court during the first half of the game against the Oregon Ducks between the Oregon Ducks and Memphis Grizzlies at Moda Center on November 12, 2019 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /
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Potential New York Knicks target Isaiah Stewart #33 of the Washington Huskies reacts in the first half against the Stanford Cardinal during their game at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on February 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

Isaiah Stewart, Washington Huskies

Isaiah Stewart is a high-reward type of prospect, albeit with some risk involved with his upside. He’s an undersized center who struggles to score against length and doesn’t do the best job of defending the perimeter, which could scare general managers away.

Stewart is also a powerful player in both build and strength, however, with an expanding offensive game and clear value as an interior defender.

Stewart benefits from entering an NBA that isn’t exactly overrun by 7’0″ centers, and has the interior prowess to thrive regardless. He won’t be bullied in the post by bigger scorers, and does an excellent job of contesting shots by taller scorers.

Stewart is also a productive shot-blocker at 2.1 per game, which suggests he could help maintain an interior presence on defense when Robinson is off the floor.

Offensively, Stewart converted 77.4 percent of his 6.2 free throw attempts per game. He’s also expanding his range to beyond the three-point line on his jump shot, which would go a long way towards helping him carve out an offensive role as an undersized 5.

If Stewart can become a sharpshooting big who can defend the post and block shots, it’d be easy for the New York Knicks to plug him in as a key rotational piece.

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