Knicks · Honest question to forumers, Do you think u will ever see Knicks select #1 draft pick again in your lifetime? (page 1)

Anyhow do you honestly ever think the NY Knicks whether thru a lucky deal in future or some other means will ever put themselves in position to snatch a lotto pick #1 and will you witness that in your current life ?

I cant answer that for myself!
Sure would be nice

After watching this NBA-Tv 1996 NBA draft (aka #1 A.Iverson) the Marbury draft, R.Allen draft and yes the Kobe draft, where bunch of teams talked big on Kobe but he fell to #13 Charlotte Hornets.

You know the rest is history. At least the often critiqued Iverson made run to 1 NBA final appearance with team whom drafted.

Another fact there isn't too many teams in past decade that has won NBA titles championship where a top 1-10 or 1-20 draft pick was selected or involved being a part of champion built team.

Even the mid-2000s Champion Pistons teams did not have BIG time superstar but Sheed Wallace was picked #4 (1995)

Folks will say here on board Both Knicks Stars Amare and Melo were top (1-10) picks, drafted elsewhere but I think Drafts are
vital and important. Knicks don't have too many picks at all over next few yrs.

To listen to trade rumors to trade pieces (Landry Fields, Douglass) I dont mind but I am not sure Knicks wont get their needs
unless they get picks and draft like crazy to go along with the skimpy free agent signings which some teams wont be able to afford.
Especially after the new CBA after looming NBA strike

As for right now, I haven't really felt that every draft has had a player anywhere near Ewing. You have some guys that are just OK taking the #1 slot. This year may be another case of that.

BasketballJones wrote:Our best chance at a high pick was during the Isiah Thomas period, but he traded them away. I don't see us picking #1 anytime soon because now the team is halfway decent. Honestly, I'm less concerned with picking high than with picking well. Kobe at 13? $&#@! Why don't we ever have that kind of draft?

Starphuch teams don't wait for players to develop. Kobe still needed 3-4 years to get awesome. Thats like 20 in dog, er, I mean knick years.

By 21 years old, we had chandler and Gallo hitting the ceiling.

1995 draft was the draft Marbury drafted to Milw and swapped to Timberwolves for R.Allen same day
Marbury was crying like a baby full of joy & lifetime dream. He could not even talk

Its funny when I saw Marbury weeping I only think of him not as a ex-knick but as
this:
LOL!

Bonn1997 wrote:I see us picking around #17 for several consecutive years

Naah. That assumes that our record hovers around 42-40 again. I'm looking for a few 50 win seasons. Expect the draft choices to be in the mid 20's. The only way we get into the lottery is trading assets(?) that swap players and give us an unprotected 1st rounder in a later year.

i don't think a #1 overall pick on your team is key to winning it all. having lotto picks like melo, amar'e and chauncey is definitely something most champs have - but not always via the draft.

i'd be happy to win a championship before picking #1 again.

how many rings does michael olowokandi have? greg oden? andrew bogut? kwame brown? andreas bargnani? kenyon martin? elton brand? yao ming? that's 8 out of the last 13 #1 overall picks who aren't really remotely contenders anymore.

Dolan/IT would trade it for conflict of interest waiver from the league anyway...

jrodmc wrote:Never, unless they go back to the one card in the barrel method...

Dolan/IT would trade it for conflict of interest waiver from the league anyway...

quick, someone pass the frozen envelop!

Did that settle in yet? "IN CLEVELAND"........

If you can make it in Cleveland, you can make it anywhere.

Rubio if he plays well will still be big in Europe.

Superfriends in Miami was huge. Miami is bad sports town but they were big anyway.

To answer the question of KNicks getting a No. 1 pick? Nope.

CrushAlot wrote:I think a Knicks pick could be #1 but I don't think they would have the rights to it because of a trade.

Hahaha. This is so true.

crzymdups wrote:i'd be happy to win a championship before picking #1 again.

This could stand to be repeated. A #1 pick is fun for a few weeks in the summer if you don't mind wasting an 82 game season. I'll much rather hang my hopes on a championship in my lifetime.

crzymdups wrote:when was the last time the lakers, mavericks or heat picked #1 overall? how about the OKC thunder?

Well Kevin Durrant #2 pick, 1st Round close!

But very ! Good question you asked & will receive

I didnt even recall !
Thus Knicks beat Heat in this category, Since Pat Ewing #1 pick (1985)
lol

Seems Miami Heat was only team cited in your 3 which never had a Rnd1-#1 Pick
they had few notable picks within top 10 Rnd1. Few below very good & stars known.

Mia Heat draft history Rnd1-#9 Pick dj Rony Seikaly(1988)
Rnd1-#4 Pick Glen Rice (1989)
Rnd1-#9 Pick Willie Burton (1990)
Rnd1-#5 Pick Steve Smith (1991)
Rnd1-#10 Pick Kurt Thomas (1995)
Rnd1-#10 Pick Caron Butler (2002)
Rnd1-#5 Pick Dwyane Wade (2003)
Rnd1-#2 Pick Michael Beasley(2008)
Rnd1-#10 Pick Kurt Thomas (1995)

LA Lakers draft history Rnd1-#1 Pick James Worthy (1982)

Rnd1-#1 Pick Magic Johnson (1979)

Rnd1-#1 Pick Elgin Baylor (1958)

Dal Mavs draft history Rnd1-#1 Pick Mark Acguirre (1981)
sole #1 pick; Other stars were
in top 10 such as J.Kidd (Rnd1-#2 pick 1994)
J.Mashburn (Rnd1-#4 pick 1993)
J.Jackson (Rnd1-#4 pick 1992)
S.Perkins (Rnd1-#4 pick 1984)

http://ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.as...

Instead of Patrick Ew & Pippen it became Batman (MJordan) & Robin (SPippen) 6 rings!
Shoots!

DJMUSIC wrote:

crzymdups wrote:when was the last time the lakers, mavericks or heat picked #1 overall? how about the OKC thunder?

Well Kevin Durrant #2 pick, 1st Round close!

But very ! Good question you asked & will receive

I didnt even recall !
Thus Knicks beat Heat in this category, Since Pat Ewing #1 pick (1985)
lol

Seems Miami Heat was only team cited in your 3 which never had a Rnd1-#1 Pick
they had few notable picks within top 10 Rnd1. Few below very good & stars known.

Mia Heat draft history Rnd1-#9 Pick dj Rony Seikaly(1988)
Rnd1-#4 Pick Glen Rice (1989)
Rnd1-#9 Pick Willie Burton (1990)
Rnd1-#5 Pick Steve Smith (1991)
Rnd1-#10 Pick Kurt Thomas (1995)
Rnd1-#10 Pick Caron Butler (2002)
Rnd1-#5 Pick Dwyane Wade (2003)
Rnd1-#2 Pick Michael Beasley(2008)
Rnd1-#10 Pick Kurt Thomas (1995)

LA Lakers draft history Rnd1-#1 Pick James Worthy (1982)

Rnd1-#1 Pick Magic Johnson (1979)

Rnd1-#1 Pick Elgin Baylor (1958)

Dal Mavs draft history Rnd1-#1 Pick Mark Acguirre (1981)
sole #1 pick; Other stars were
in top 10 such as J.Kidd (Rnd1-#2 pick 1994)
J.Mashburn (Rnd1-#4 pick 1993)
J.Jackson (Rnd1-#4 pick 1992)
S.Perkins (Rnd1-#4 pick 1984)

Wow, they picked Kurt Thomas twice?