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New York Knicks: RJ Barrett gives hope for future success

Let’s take everyone back to May 14, 2019, a night that probably broke a few hearts. The night of the draft lottery was a chaotic one, which did not result in the player New York Knicks fans hoped for.

After processing the whole ordeal and the notion of “tanking” for Zion Williamson, reality set in, and this class’s top three still stood above the pack.

Williamson obviously holds name value and anyone who’s even remotely interested in basketball has probably heard his name. Ja Morant broke out this past year for Murray State and the Russell Westbrook comparisons kept pouring in.