Sorry, that was a typo, I meant Aflac Boinks

One of the better variations I have seen yet. If Dink Pate and Luka Scuka can exist, why not Aflac Boinks

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“League sources indicating Ben Simmons is a long shot for the Knicks”
– Newsday’s @StevePopper

Cross Benjamin off the list

But if I were Leon/Brown and had him in the pecking order for a role other than end-of-bench emergency player, I’d have a plan B for that role.

I won’t pass final judgment on him until I see him in the pre-season, and then in regular season non-garbage minutes. I had a long leash with Deuce than some prominent posters here who had completely written him off, and will do that with Kolek as well…so long as there is a plan B that’s better than, say, “hey, let’s try Alec Burks as PG!”

It’s kind of easy to predict: regardless of age, if a player struggles as a rookie then gets statistically worse in his second season he is going to be a bust.

In a remarkable coincidence, I found one player who struggled as a rookie, got statistically worse in his second season, and eventually became good:

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/y/yabusgu01.html

And he’s also French!

So keep the faith, Strat. Your time is gonna come.

Knicks draft Kenny Walker at #5 with Ron Harper, Arvydas Sabonis, Mark Price, Nate McMillan, Jeff Hornacek, Drazen Petrovich and Dennis Rodman all still on the board. Now we’re talking!

There are 3 active players who’ve played 5000+ minutes with a -4 BPM or worse. Two of them are Frank and Knox.

To the Knicks credit, at least they didn’t draft Dennis Fortney too.