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17 replies on “Knicks Morning News (2025.06.26)”
Who’s pumped to wait for the 50th pick?!?!
Or at least, who’s pumped to see what weird trades Brock Aller executes to move us up and down in the second round.
I am!!!
Just read the Chinese kid was supposed to go in the second round. Could end up being one of the worst picks in a long time and I find that exciting.
That New Orleans trade also seems really really terrible.
Hansen Yang is one of the more “I simply do not see it” picks in recent memory for me personally. I think he’s an NBA player, but I just see a backup center who plays for 10 teams. I’ll be rooting for him though!
I am still in utter shock that New Orleans, coming off a 21-61 season, traded an unprotected 2026 first to move up 10 spots in a middling draft. I don’t have the words for it. I’m not sure we ever did anything that insane under Isiah or Phil or Layden or anyone else.
Noble, with you on that. Was so confused by all the crazy (and seemingly terrible) decision-making last night that I gave up and have been trying to make sense of it all this morning. Much of it I can’t.
On the one hand it’s kind of sad, as it seems the bad teams are not getting better for the most part (and may be getting worse). On the other hand, if we do decide to try some trades later on, it does suggest some very weak-thinking front offices out there…
I will admit to enjoying Brock Allier’s draft day wheeling and dealing, fingers crossed he pulls some shenanigans to move up or get another pick.
I guess the boon of a two day draft is that we don’t have to wait all 50 pick just for Leon to trade out of the draft. I did miss Dylan Harper’s mom though.
Yang pick is weird. I guess you can’t teach big. Happy 20th birthday today, quite a present from Portland.
Maybe with Sorber on board for OKC, we can get iHart back given they now have one too many players.
Kidding, but a girl can dream…
agreed
Knicks 2025 says:
June 25, 2025 at 21:56
sorber will be pretty good let us get ihart back they do not need him anymore joke
The Athletic has a Mock Round Two up!
With the 50th pick in 2025 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks select Johni Broome from Auburn University.
Hey! Maybe Charles Barkley would ease up on us a little.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6450435/2025/06/26/nba-mock-draft-round-2-kam-jones-tyrese-proctor/
Athletic from previous link:
Broome is coming off a terrific fifth season where he was the runner-up for national player of the year because of his physicality and ability to establish position on the interior. He also has the potential to shoot it and is sharp positionally on defense. However, he’s a bit slow and is undersized in a way that concerns teams.
In the past I would’ve had very strong opinions as to who we should take at #50, but I’ve been burned too many times by trade outs and stashes and the like. So I’ll just say my favorite guys remaining are Thiero, Fleming, Martin, Markovic, and a Summit league guy I can’t quit by the name of Jacksen Moni.
It does seem likely we make a pick somewhere because if we want to avoid the second apron and/or be able to use the TPMLE, we have to really cheap out on some of the last roster spots and second round picks are the easiest way to do that.
Broome does seem more likely than most to be able to give you emergency NBA minutes in 2025-2026, but I don’t love the track record of guys who dominated their college team’s offense and then had to transition to a fraction of that role in the NBA.
Yeah TFNH basically summed up my feelings on Broome (and the draft as it pertains to the Knicks at this stage).
I only want shooters, so Lanier, Brea, Tonje, and Peavy all seem fine to me.
Re: the idiot Blazers, now that they have seven centers, maybe Hubie man-crush Duop Reath will finally shake loose?? Dare to dream…
Reath and Dink Pate also have me wondering what a Funny Name All-NBA team would be?
I don’t care who they pick and what position he plays, but he better be able able to play defense.
The various pundits are all beating up the Nets for 1)Using all five of their picks rather than trying to consolidate for a trade up, or flipping one or more for future assets, and 2)Taking three point guards. Reminds me a little of Minnesota taking Rubio and Johnny Flynn back to back, though it doesn’t seem like there’s a Steph Curry that the Nets passed on with any of their choices.
I feel like Maluach should have been an easy decision for them. They went in totally the opposite direction.
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