With the No. 3 overall pick in this summer’s NBA Draft, the New York Knicks selected the dynamic RJ Barrett out of Duke. The guard/forward will be looking to be the future of the team and lead them back to stardom, a place the organization hasn’t been to in a long while.
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was in this position last year. The Hawks selected Young with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft out of Oklahoma University. Therefore, Young has experience with the situation that Barrett is currently in.