If the Knicks somehow get lucky enough to get a pick in the top 4, that in itself would be incredible, especially since the organization’s last top 4 pick was RJ Barrett, who was the No. 3 overall pick in 2019.
New York’s gotten the short end of the stick multiple times in recent years when it comes to the draft, but for now, let’s focus on the scenarios that fans should be rooting for to happen.
The Orlando Magic (52.1%), Detroit Pistons (52.1%), Indiana Pacers (52.1%), and the Washington Wizards (13.9%) all have better odds than the Knicks at a top-4 selection. Both Orlando and Detroit have a 14% chance to get the No. 1 overall pick, along with the Houston Rockets, who obviously aren’t part of the Eastern Conference.
Based on those odds, New York’s chances of having the best draft pick might be very slim, but that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible. Although the Knicks might not have the best pick in the East, they’ll have the best pick in the Atlantic Division.
But if New York’s 2% odds of getting the top selection in the draft ends up paying off, every other team in the league will be below the Knicks. If that were to happen, and we all know that’s a long shot, Leon Rose would have a prime opportunity to maybe get more than zero votes for next year’s NBA Executive of the Year honor.
New York Knicks</a> are hours away from learning where they’ll be picking in June. New York <a href=https://dailyknicks.com/2022/05/17/2022-nba-draft-lottery-3-results-new-york-knicks-rooting/"https://dailyknicks.com/2022/05/13/everything-knicks-fans-need-know-2022-nba-draft-lottery/">has the 11th-best lottery odds entering the evening</a> so any pick above that would be considered a win.</p>
<p>The Knicks have <a href=https://dailyknicks.com/2022/05/17/2022-nba-draft-lottery-3-results-new-york-knicks-rooting/"https://www.tankathon.com/pick_odds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a 2% chance</a> to get the No. 1 overall pick, which is something that hasn’t happened for New York since 1985. Not that fans need the reminder, but yes, it’s been <em>that</em> long.</p>
<p>If the Knicks somehow get lucky enough to get a pick in the top 4, that in itself would be incredible, especially since the organization’s last top 4 pick was RJ Barrett, who was the No. 3 overall pick in 2019.</p>
<p>New York’s gotten the short end of the stick multiple times in recent years when it comes to the draft, but for now, let’s focus on the scenarios that fans should be rooting for to happen.</p>
<h2>3 2022 NBA Draft Lottery results that’d benefit the New York Knicks</h2>
<h3>3: Higher pick than any other Eastern Conference team</h3>
<p>The Orlando Magic (52.1%), Detroit Pistons (52.1%), Indiana Pacers (52.1%), and the Washington Wizards (13.9%) all have better odds than the Knicks at a top-4 selection. Both Orlando and Detroit have a 14% chance to get the No. 1 overall pick, along with the Houston Rockets, who obviously aren’t part of the Eastern Conference.</p>
<p>Based on those odds, New York’s chances of having the best draft pick might be very slim, but that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible. Although the Knicks might not have the best pick in the East, they’ll have the best pick in the Atlantic Division.</p>
<p>But if New York’s 2% odds of getting the top selection in the draft ends up paying off, every other team in the league will be below the Knicks. If that were to happen, and we all know that’s a long shot, Leon Rose would have a prime opportunity to maybe get more than zero votes for next year’s NBA Executive of the Year honor.</p>
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<h3>2: A pick that could result in a starter for 2022-23</h3>
<p>Out of New York’s picks dating back to 2018, only two players are starters. Those two players are Barrett and Mitchell Robinson (a 2018 second-round pick), who could sign with a new team this summer as an unrestricted free agent if he and the organization don’t agree to an extension.</p>
<p>But when it comes to the Knicks’ picks in the top-10 over the past six years, Barrett’s the only one who’s a starter. Kristaps Porzingis (No. 4 pick in 2015), Frank Ntilikina (No. 8 pick in 2017), and Kevin Knox (No. 9 pick in 2018) have all been traded from New York in recent years.</p>
<p>The goal of the front office should be to draft a player who can be a consistent starter in 2022-23. With Tom Thibodeau as the head coach, that’s going to be difficult, but the higher the draft pick, the higher the likelihood that this will happen. Or theoretically, that should be the case, at least.</p>
<p>Let’s look at Obi Toppin, for example. He was the No. 8 overall pick in the 2020 draft and due to situations out of his control, such as Julius Randle having a breakout 2020-21 season, he’s started in a combined 10 games over the past two years.</p>
<p>And all of those starts came from this past season, <a href=https://dailyknicks.com/2022/05/17/2022-nba-draft-lottery-3-results-new-york-knicks-rooting/"https://dailyknicks.com/2022/03/25/obi-toppin-final-stretch-determine-julius-randle-future-new-york-knicks/">mostly from the end of the year when Randle was injured</a>.</p>
<p>Of course, development is crucial, but the Knicks’ first pick of the draft shouldn’t spend the majority of next year watching from the sidelines. If New York were to draft a player like guard Jaden Ivey, who could become the team’s point guard, one would assume that he’d be in the starting rotation sooner rather than later.</p>
<p>If the Knicks draft someone like Jabari Smith Jr. or Paolo Banchero, and both could end up going No. 1 overall, it’d be hard to see Thibodeau opting for one of the two over Randle. And then there’s also Toppin.</p>
<p>New York has many things that need to be sorted out this summer, such as the Randle/Toppin dilemma, but the first-round pick that the Knicks draft in June shouldn’t be held back by veterans who don’t deserve the increased playing time.</p>
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it could end up drafting Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren</a>. That’s a scenario that New York should be hoping for if it’s in the top 4 because that’d mean that the team would have a higher chance to draft players like Smith, Ivey, or Banchero.</p>
<p>The Knicks have had two top 4 picks since the start of the decade (Porzingis and Barrett), so landing a pick this high would be more than celebration-worthy. And it’d be a silver lining to finishing 11th in the conference and missing the playoffs.</p>
<p>Fans need to hope that William Wesley’s presence as <a href=https://dailyknicks.com/2022/05/17/2022-nba-draft-lottery-3-results-new-york-knicks-rooting/"https://nypost.com/2022/05/15/william-wesley-representing-knicks-at-2022-nba-draft-lottery/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York’s representative at the lottery</a> will help to shift the odds in the Knicks’ favor. No pressure World Wide Wes. All that fans are asking for is a selection inside of the top 4. Go work your magic.</p>
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