The Knicks’ NBA draft debate heats up after the introduction of Kate Cunningham

When ESPN Analyst Fran Fraschilla leaves the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas on Wednesday night after the Oklahoma State Point Guard Gate
He was a Cunningham college acquaintance who knew he would have seen the future NBA All-Star. Still not sure if Frashilla saw the No. 1 pick in the draft.

The 2021 NBA draft is so brilliantly designed and should be the focus of Nix fans. Nix executives changed plans and showed patience, eventually triggering the 2020 free agency, plunging them into the No. 1 lottery seed controversy.

“You know how much I love the draft,” Frashilla told the Post over the phone after calling the game. “All of them are making fake drafts. Honestly, they have no idea what they are doing. If you are an NBA GM, this is the most in-depth draft above. Seven to 10 kids, late in the college basketball season, we will discuss who will pick League No. 1. ”

6-8 Newcomer Cunningham advanced to a double-double in his nationally aired debut on Wednesday, after which Frasilla called him “Maserati”.

Frasilla finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds and three assists, compared to an old-school point guard at Cunningham, but had five turning points in Oklahoma State’s 75-68 win over Texas-Arlington. ESPN cameras isolated in 18-year-old broadcast.

At one point, Cunningham rushed from beach to beach with amazing grace, but dragged the ball into the alley. Frashilla shouted in the air, “Here comes Maserati … he smashes it!”

Cunningham No. 1 is one of the earliest duplicates. Two athletes straight behind will never play a college game – 6-5 shooting guard Jalan Green and 6-7 forward Jonathan Cummings.

Greene and Cumminga selected the GG League Select Group, created for high school stars who prefer a paid NBA internship rather than one and done college experience. The NBA excludes some forms of the GB League season, but this may not be standardized by the Govit-19 epidemic.

Meanwhile, Florida State forward Rich Barnes is at Frozilla’s top spot, as well as super-athletic 7-foot center Evan Mobley (USC) and 6-7 little forward Brandon Boston playing for Kentucky, meaning the Nix will be very Intel.

Michael Vandegard, a Sixers College Scout who recently set up a new NBA-themed high school scout service for 18 years, can’t say for sure if Cunningham is number one.

“2021 loaded,” said Vandeco. “Loaded.”

Cunningham, Green, Cummings and Mobley said last week that high school students would definitely be the No. 1 choice if they qualified for the 2020 NBA Draft.

“Can (CAT) be the No. 1 choice?” Said former St. John’s and Manhattan coach Frashilla.

“Of course. He’s going to be a good pro. Does he do things beyond his years? Absolutely. What he will be is a triple double guy in the NBA in a 48 minute game. But after watching a college game I didn’t want to say, ‘Yeah, it’s over. He is number 1. ‘”

Vondecord is actually leaning towards the green.

“Some of these 2021 kids are just playful athletes,” Vandegard said. “Jolen is listed at 6-5, which means he’s 6-4. He lives above the edge. He does NBA slam-dunk championship dunks in sports – between the legs, around the back.”

Frashilla loves Green on both ends, calling him Auburn’s “Isaac Okoro an offensive game.”

However, there will be no exposure to the Greens and Cummings in the restructured G-League campaign. NBA Commissioner Adam Silvergreen and another outstanding athlete are adamant about revealing Cummins. In one scene the G League selected team plays against random pickup teams with the first -100 G League players in a bubble.

Cunningham, Mobley and Barnes will attract big attention.

“He won everywhere,” Frashilla said of Cunningham. “Winning basketball is a valued trait. The best thing about him apart from his size and body tools is that he is a winner, making everyone around him better. Even if he draws the top-5 or 1, he will look good when you put good pieces around him. His strength is that he increases the strength of others. ”

Frasilla said the five turning points were a function of blocking the path with five players from Texas-Arlington. In the NBA, Cunningham will have more of a path to the bucket.

However, Cunningham hung 11 of the final 22 points for a close victory over the Cowboys in a close match.

Due to COVID-19, only five NBA teams were allowed to watch as the crowd was limited to 750 in the 7,000-seat arena. Cunningham missed his first four shots before finishing 7 out of 16 (2 out of 5 from 3-point range).

“He’s like an old school point guard because he plays with the pace of Walt Frasier,” Frashilla said.

Frashilla attended Oklahoma state training two weeks ago and witnessed Cunningham’s abominations. (NBA scouts cannot currently attend college practices, which is a major disadvantage.)

“He has a lot of emotional intelligence with his teammates,” Frashilla said. “You can say they love him because he has the best team awareness. When he was losing everyone early (Wednesday) he said” we’ll be fine “.