Jalen Bluntson wrote:Luv those Knicks wrote:VirginiaKnickFan wrote:Knicks suck at lottery luck, and I'm expecting this pick won't convey and Washington will tank as planned.
I'm just speculating, but I wonder how much influence Dolan has had with the picks. Leon seems to know his stuff and get good value with draft day trades. He got good value for the #11 pick (Ousmane Dieng) in 2022. The #13 went to Detroit in an overpay, but they needed the cap space and used it to sign Brunson, so that was a forgivable overpay.
Not a lottory pick, but Leon good good value for the #19 pick (Kai Jones) in 2021
and he did draft Obi in 2020, but that feels like it could have been Dolan influenced pick. I'm just guessing.
2019 and before is before Leon, so different management. Most teams would have taken Barrett with the #3 pick in 2019. He was the consensus #3.
I'm not sure what to say about Knox (2018) or Frank (2017), both of those were before Leon though. Porzingas was a solid pick and if you don't like what he was traded for, that trade was done before Leon as well.
. . In Leon I trust. A Wizards first round in 2026 feels like a long shot, but I think he'd use it well if he gets it.
Obi was Leon. His son is obi's agent.
Oh well. That's a blemish on his otherwise mostly solid record of accumulating value.
