4. Kevin Knox (New York Knicks):
Kevin Knox was booed, as every Knicks draft pick is when they picked him up in the 2018 draft. The summer league was his stage to show his critics what he has. He’s looked like a rookie at points, but he’s blown everyone’s doors off at others. The game against the Lakers is the perfect example: He started 0-of-6 from the floor and finished the night with 7 turnovers. However, he finished that Lakers game with 22 points and was 5-of-7 from beyond the arc.
He was averaging 21.3 PPG, 6.5 RPG in the summer league, he was routinely throwing down powerhouse dunks, and he used simple but effective dribble-drive moves to get into the heart of the defense.His athleticism was off the charts, and he looks like the prototypical positionless forward in today's NBA. The Knicks have managed to grab a potentially great player at #9 and he is only 18.
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