The Knicks did not win the draft lottery, or even make it to the top 3 (which proves to Master Bates that it's not fixed) which is fine with me. I would have loved Derrick Rose, but I have major reservations about Michael Beasley.
Despite all his off-court stuff I would love to see the Knicks get O.J. Mayo.
A more likely possibility is Jerryd Bayless, a point guard whom I loved during his one season at Arizona.
But espn.com presents this frightening possibility:
"There will be growing speculation that the Knicks may turn their attention to Italian forward Danilo Gallinari. D'Antoni played with Gallinari's father in Italy for eight years. He's watched Danilo play over the years in Europe, and he knows how tough the Italian league is. D'Antoni loves versatile forwards like Gallinari. His basketball IQ and facilitation skills would be a great fit in a D'Antoni offense."
Now I know there are great European players in the NBA and I know nothing about Gallinari but given the Frederic Weis mess I don't want to see the Knicks draft another foreign player, ever. Also I think the Knicks need a point guard, and someone fans can embrace as the face of the franchise, Gallinari doesn't fit either of those roles.
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i have a feeling Mayo and Bayless might be gone by 6
The knicks suck and will continues to suck for quite some time.
Mayo and Bayless will definitely be gone. We need to either trade up, or if that's not going to work, trade down and get some more players and draft D.J. Augistin or someone like that
Beasley, Rose and Lopez will definitely be in the top 5, which means the only way neither Bayless or Mayo will be available is if nothing changes between now and then...and something always does.
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