In numerous Knicks forum discussions I pointed out that the Knicks were no longer in an initial rebuild process. I think many pundits like to assume that because the FO had a wholesale turnover that the Knicks were yet again starting from scratch.
That simply isn't true. The rebuild started with Phil Jackson as one of two concurrent attempts to upright the franchise (the other being Melogate).
Coming into this season, the Knicks were well down the road from those initial rebuild attempts. And in looking at a likely second act, I (and others) noted that it would come as no surprise that the new regime might draft more mature talent in this draft.
And that's what they did. Obi Toppin is a plug-and-play future star.
Immanuel Quickly is almost assuredly an off-the-bench rotation option.
Time will tell but the Knicks drafted well.
I do regret that Devin Vassell could not somehow have been acquired - he being my personal choice at 8.
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Thursday, November 19, 2020
Post-2020 Draft Analysis
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