It’s fitting Frank Ntilikina’s final days as a Knick may be spent holed up in Dallas, where he could have started his NBA career.
With Thursday’s draft night approaching, Ntilikina could still be on the move as the Knicks are extremely open to trading him for another draft pick – either a late first-rounder or second-rounder.
Part of the reason the Knicks are listening is Ntilikina, as the eighth pick in the 2017 draft, will make $5 million next season. The jury still is out if he’s a starting NBA guard after two underachieving seasons.
The Magic and Suns have expressed interest in the past in Ntilikina but that was before he played just 43 games last season with a recurring groin strain.