
RJ Barrett’s rise from Knicks draft doubts to budding All-Star
NY Post
As the Knicks’ brass debated whether to stay at No. 3 in the 2019 draft and take RJ Barrett or trade down to pick up another asset, general manager Scott Perry stuck to his instincts.
Legitimate offers were out there, including one from the Hawks, who wanted to send the eighth and 10th picks to the Knicks to move up to No. 3 for Barrett. Some members of the basketball operations staff thought that could be the route to take: They were unconvinced about Barrett’s athleticism and 3-point shooting and concerned by his inability to use his weak right hand on rumbles to the basket.More Related News

The Knicks won’t be raising a banner to the rafters at Madison Square Garden to commemorate their victory in the 2025 NBA Cup, and you can count your humble narrator among the faction that wishes they’d chosen differently. I’m not quite sure when it became mandatory to rinse as much fun out of sports as possible, but we’re sure trying.












