LAS VEGAS — “When is Kevin Knox going into the Hall of Fame?’’ one NBA scout asked a New York reporter Monday at Thomas & Mack Center.
The talent evaluator was jesting, but it’s evidence of the buzz created among NBA congnescenti by the 6-foot-9 Knicks lottery-pick forward at the Las Vegas summer league after just two outings.
The 18-year-old out of Kentucky is averaging 20.5 points, though he’s shooting just 37 percent. But it’s the way he is doing it that has wowed Vegas. His rim-rattling tomahawk dunks in the open court haven’t hurt.
“It’s a matter of development — it’s about when it happens,’’ an NBA assistant coach said of Knox rising into an All-Star caliber player.