During the French League semifinal between Strasbourg and Lyon-Villeurbonne earlier this month, Olivier Mazet, the French agent for Frank Ntilikina, arranged for a postgame dinner.
He invited his client, Ntilikina, of Strasbourg; Charles Kahudi, who plays for Lyon; and Ntilikina’s mother, Jacqueline.
Lyon led 2-0 in the best-of-five series, and Mazet was relieved. He soon would be on an plane to New York with Ntilikina and New York-based agent Rich Felder to start NBA draft workouts.
Nevertheless, Ntilikina — the 18-year-old, 6-foot-5 point guard the Knicks are considering with their No. 8 pick — was miserable and didn’t want to do dinner with an opponent he still was trying to beat.