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Before a single pick was made Wednesday night and mock drafts were thrown by the wayside, there was a clear winner at the start of the first round of the NBA Draft.
Just a day after pulling off a blockbuster deal to send a package of picks to the Nets for guard/forward Mikal Bridges, the Knicks were at it again as the draft was beginning, setting up a five-year, $212.5 million contract extension for swingman OG Anunoby.
The rest of the Eastern Conference took notice — and so did Las Vegas, which boosted the Knicks’ championship odds for next season to just behind those of the defending champion Celtics.