Sam Vecenie of The Athletic released the first mock draft post-early-entry-deadline on June 5, projecting all first and second-round picks.
Unsurprisingly—even more considering the Knicks have two back-to-back picks at the end of the first round—Vecenie penciled in a guard and a big getting drafted by New York in late June—assuming they still have those picks and have not traded them.
After HoopsHype’s Aggregated Mock Draft featured the same type of players landing with New York at the end of May, but with different names for the No. 24 (Kel’el Ware) and No.