According to a source, the Pelicans have interest in both of the Knicks’ 2018 draft picks, Kevin Knox, their lottery pick, and second-rounder Mitchell Robinson, who happens to reside 15 minutes outside of New Orleans, in Chalmette, La. The Pelicans were one of the teams who came away impressed by Knox’s potential after his summer league, though he suffered through a roller-coaster rookie year.
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Position: F
Born: 08/11/99
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight:210 lbs. / 95.3 kg.
Salary: $3,744,840
Born: 08/11/99
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight:210 lbs. / 95.3 kg.
Salary: $3,744,840
Pelicans gathering intel on Kevin Knox
Who New Orleans would want in a Davis package is unclear, of course. But you can be sure that the Pelicans would ask for first-round pick(s) in return for Davis. Would Kevin Knox be a player New Orleans asks about? Some people in the Pelicans organization were quietly gathering some intel on Knox recently, sources told SNY. Now, it’s common for teams to gather information on players. That’s part of the job of the front office/scouting department. But the uncertainty surrounding Davis’ future in New Orleans makes their information-gathering on Knox (which was happening before Griffin took over) intriguing.
Worth noting: there is no consensus in the organization about trading its 2019 first-round pick, per sources. That’s for Davis or anyone else. New York has seven first-round picks in the next five years, so they could offer future picks in a Davis package as well.
The Knicks plan to send their assistants on the road to work with first-year players Allonzo Trier, Mitchell Robinson and young guard Dennis Smith Jr. in the coming days, SNY sources say. Kevin Knox has been working with head coach David Fizdale and assistant Caleb Kanales. There are plans for the young Knicks to convene as a group with coaches in a locale outside of New York for more workouts, sources say.
08 Apr
08 Apr
Steve Popper: Dennis Smith is going to play. Knox is starting. Smith off the bench.
