As the Knicks and the rest of the NBA enter the All-Star break, it’s time to look at one of the two things that matter — the other is player development — for the Knicks in the second half of the season: where they sit in the draft lottery.
The tank is on. Whenever Kristaps Porzinigis returns from his ACL tear, he will need young, skilled and talented players to join him on the floor. While the Knicks expect to have significant cap space in the summer of 2019, the best way to get those types of players is in the draft.