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Ja Morant may have a commitment from Memphis, meaning RJ Barrett could be the Knicks’ guy

With the Knicks now comfortably nestled into the third pick of the draft and visions of Zion Williamson snuffed out completely, the focus over the last couple of days has switched to who the Knicks will take when their time comes on draft night: Ja Morant or RJ Barrett?

A lot of that obviously hinges on what No. 2 Memphis decides to do, and some clarification might already be surfacing from the scuttlebutt at the draft combine (per ESPN’s Jonathan Givony):

The Memphis Grizzlies have told interested parties in Chicago, where the NBA draft combine is underway, that they intend to select Murray State guard Ja Morant with the No.