The Knicks have been watching Lyles closely and may take Lyles early or trade down to get the most of their current draft position.
Even with Karl Anthony-Towns expected to be the first overall pick in next month’s NBA Draft, the Knicks may stick with the philosophy of taking the best Kentucky big man available.
While Towns and Willie Cauley-Stein have garnered the most attention, the Knicks for months have been enamored with Trey Lyles, according to a team source. Lyles is a 6-foot-10 forward out of Indianapolis who Phil Jackson sees as a good fit for the triangle offense.
Would the Knicks select Lyles with the fourth overall pick? Crazier things have happened and if Jackson truly believes Lyles, the 2014 Indiana Mr. Basketball who was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and has played internationally for the U.S. and Canada, is worth it, perhaps he’ll make the move. A more plausible scenario would be for the Knicks to trade down, since most draft experts don’t see him as a top 10 pick.
Read the entire article on the NY Daily News website:
If you watched UK closely last season, this shouldn’t be a surprise to you. If it wasn’t for Towns dominating everyone inside, Lyles would have easily stood out as the best all around player on the floor. In fact, most of the time he did (IMO).
