LAS VEGAS — When rookie 6-foot-9 combo forward Kevin Knox debuts for the Knicks on Saturday in the Las Vegas Summer League, their lottery pick gets the first chance to dispel his reputation as a low-energy defender who occasionally lacked a revved-up motor while playing one season at Kentucky.
Knox, 18, has taken all the criticisms to heart. He entered the draft process as a project expected to go in the 15-range until a glorious three-on-three workout propelled his stock and convinced Knicks coach David Fizdale he was the one to take over Mikal Bridges and Miles Bridges with the ninth-overall pick.