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Three Young Point Guards?
posted Apr 24, 2018, 6:02 PM by Peter Max [ updated Apr 24, 2018, 6:02
PM ]
The New York Knicks have not found stability in the point guard
position since Charlie Ward manned the spot in the late 1990s. So
when the team drafted the 19-year-old French playmaker Frank
Ntilikina with the 8th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, some
thought that the Knicks finally found their point guard of the future.
And it seemed that way during the first few months of the season.
Though they did not give him the starting job, New York’s coaching
staff planned to bring the young gunner up to speed by having him
back up veterans Ramon Session and Jarrett Jack. As the year
progressed and the team continued to lose ground in the playoff
race, Ntilikina started to earn more playing time.
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He was already showing flashes of his playmaking and defensive
potential when in a surprise move, New York traded for Emmanuel
Mudiay, the 7th overall pick in 2015, who had been a bust, so far.
Acquiring prospects would have been a praiseworthy move, but the
problems are that Mudiay is in the same position as Ntilikina, and
they have similar playing styles.
To make things more complicated, another young point guard in the
roster, Trey Burke, who was a lottery selection himself in the 2013
Draft, began playing so well that he overtook both Ntilikina and
Mudiay in the team depth chart.
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Now, the Knicks have three promising point guards in the fold. They
have an entire offseason to decide on whether to let go one or two of
them to avoid a logjam in the position or experiment with a three-
point-guard lineup.
Peter Max here, a sports management student who aspires to be a
renowned sports agent in the future. I support the New York Knicks,
which you can read more about by following me on Twitter.
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