RJ Barrett is trading in his flashy pink draft-night suit for the orange and blue.
Barrett got his wish Thursday and fulfilled his late grandfather Noel’s prediction that one day he would be a Knick. The Knicks, as expected, took the Duke star with the No. 3 pick in the NBA draft at Barclays Center.
It could make the 17-65 tanked season worth it if Barrett turns into the All-Star some expect. But this looks like another rebuilding year, even if the Knicks land their pie-in-the-sky tandem of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Durant will miss next season with an Achilles rupture.