Knicks News: Chances of first-round lottery draft pick, division rival future
The NBA Draft Lottery is finally here, and for the first time since 2016, the New York Knicks are at risk of not having a pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. The last hope that New York has is being awarded either the No. 11 or No. 12 pick in the draft lottery, but the odds of either scenario happening aren’t high.
Because the Mavericks finished with the 10th-worst record in the regular season, Dallas has a 65.9% chance of having the No. 10 pick in this year’s draft. Per Tankathon, there’s a 19% chance that the pick will fall to No. 11 and a 1.2% chance that the pick will fall to No. 12. If that happens, New York will have a 2023 draft pick. The draft lottery hasn’t been kind to the Knicks in years past, but perhaps that will change on Tuesday.
In other news, now that the Sixers’ season has come to an end, the James Harden-Rockets speculation has grown stronger. On Monday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that if Houston is awarded the No. 1 pick via the draft lottery, that won’t affect Harden reuniting with the Rockets. Woj added that he thinks that Harden is “very serious” about returning to Houston.
More Knicks news
- After the Knicks lost Game 6 on Friday, Evan Fournier was honest about his future in New York.
- The Knicks are once again not inviting the media to their exit interviews. The media also won’t have access to Leon Rose, Tom Thibodeau, or the players.
- Former Knicks guard Mark Jackson will interview for the Bucks’ head coaching vacancy, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. It’s been nearly 10 years since Jackson was fired by the Warriors.
NBA news
- ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said that he thinks Ja Morant is facing “a lengthy, a significant suspension to start next season” after he appeared to flash a gun on Instagram Live.
- Jayson Tatum set a Game 7 record after dropping 51 points in Boston’s 112-88 win over Philadelphia to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
- Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Nuggets and Lakers will be on Tuesday in Denver. The tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ESPN. Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Celtics and Heat will be on Wednesday in Boston. The tip-off is slated for 8:30 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on TNT.
- Victor Wembanyama isn’t present at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago this week because the projected No. 1 pick chose to continue to compete for Metropolitans 92 in France.
