The Knicks Fall To No. 8 In The NBA Draft Lottery And The Internet Has A Good Laugh

So much for Leon being lucky.

With new team president Leon Rose on the virtual dais and sporting a good luck charm in the form of a lucky bracelet, the Knicks fell to No. 8 in the NBA Draft Lottery and the Internet quickly had a good laugh.

The Knicks entered the day with a 9 percent chance at landing the No. 1 overall pick — which ultimately went to Minnesota, with Golden State at No. 2 and Charlotte at No. 3 — and a 62.8 percent chance at picking 6-10.

Per Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic, the Knicks have had 10 lottery picks since they won the 1985 NBA draft lottery with Patrick Ewing. They haven’t moved up above their draft slot once in those 35 years.

Because there is no clear-cut No. 1 in this draft, falling in it isn’t as devastating as last season when the Knicks missed out on the Zion Williamson Sweepstakes.

Keep in mind that Donovan Mitchell went No. 13 in 2017 (when the Knicks bypassed him for Frank Ntilikina at No. 8.)

Still, so much for landing LaMelo Ball, whom sources said the Knicks had at the top of their board, or Anthony Edwards.

ESPN has the Knicks taking Auburn wing Isaac Okoro at No. 8, while The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie has them selecting international guard Killian Hayes.

“It’s interesting, this draft, a couple of guys stand out, and after that, there’s a lot of equality,’’ Rose said in June. “I think there’s a lot of guys that are close with different skill sets, different positives, different negatives. It’s funny, each scout, there’s varying opinions. A lot more varying opinions than in past years.”

One option could be North Carolina guard Cole Anthony, the son of former Knicks point guard Greg Anthony. The former Archbishop Molloy star is familiar with New York. He had a subpar year at North Carolina, but projects to be a better NBA player than college player.

Cole is projected No. 15 to the Magic, per ESPN.com, but his father has made it clear his son would like to play for the point guard-starved Knicks.

“Would it be awesome if he goes to New York? He’s from there, he’s raised there, he lives there. He would embrace it and love it,” Greg told Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News. “But if he’s somewhere else, he’d feel the same way. He’s just about basketball. He just wants to play and be a great player.”


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