Knicks owner James Dolan had a brainstorm in late March, and it turned into Patrick Ewing being on the lottery dais in Chicago representing the franchise on May 14.
According to Knicks president Steve Mills, Dolan gave him a random phone call a few weeks ago that could turn into the good-luck charm that brings Zion Williamson to New York City.
“Actually Jim Dolan called me up and asked, ‘Who’s attending the lottery?'” Mills told The Post. “I said Scott [Perry] and I haven’t talked about it that much. He said, ‘I’m just making a suggestion.