When R.J. Hampton, the 6’6” hyperathletic wing, last spoke with the media on September 29, he said he had not spoken with the Nets but wouldn’t be shocked to talk to Brooklyn in the future.
Now, with 16 days till the Draft, Marc Berman of the Post reports the Nets are “extremely interested” in the five-star Texas high school recruit who took his game to New Zealand last season. The Knicks, who’ve interviewed Hampton and liked him, think he’s not a candidate at No. 8 where New York picks.
According to a source, the Knicks believe picking Hampton at No.