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Ranking the Knicks’ needs in the 2022 NBA Draft

By Nathan Smith

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - JANUARY 14: Jaden Ivey #23 of the Purdue Boilermakers is seen during the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Mackey Arena on January 14, 2022 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - JANUARY 14: Jaden Ivey #23 of the Purdue Boilermakers is seen during the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Mackey Arena on January 14, 2022 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona Wildcats. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) – New York Knicks /

3. The Knicks may certainly look to add another young wing in the draft

While the Knicks have stockpiled an impressive group of young wings, led by Barrett, Grimes, and Reddish, you can never have too many in today’s NBA, and with such a surplus in this year’s draft, New York will certainly be looking in that direction.

Bennedict Mathurin, Johnny Davis, AJ Griffin, and Ochai Agbaji are all names to keep an eye on, and with the flexibility that the likes of Quickley would give this starting lineup, this would allow the Knicks to truly unlock a lineup full of young studs ready to make a name at the NBA level.

This may not be New York’s biggest need in the upcoming draft, but it’s certainly the position that the team fills the most often in mock drafts leading up to June 23, and if the team truly believes in Quickley as the point guard of the future, then finding an athletic wing that can score on all three levels may help this team become a genuine threat in the Eastern Conference once again.

At this point, the Knicks could go into the season by having Barrett, Grimes, Reddish, Alec Burks, and Evan Fournier rotate through the 2-3 spots in the lineup, but if there’s a way to get out of either Burks/Fournier’s contracts and get younger to fit in with New York’s patient timeline, then draft night is the perfect time to do that, and it’s a move Knicks fans should keep an eye on.

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