All things being equal, I could still see the Knicks going all in for Okoro. He is regarded as one of the most NBA ready players in the draft, in terms of his competitive nature, physical maturity, defense, finishing skills, and passing. A classic 3&D wing, BoD.
With only one wing. Thus far he's got the D.
He still needs to add the
Bo, uh, I mean the 3.
For every Bowen or Crowder who successfully added a 3-ball, you have talented defenders such as MKG or Stan Johnson who just couldn't shoot.
Even Crowder is a cautionary tale, as his offense was so dismal there were doubts about his usefulness. It wasn't until his 2nd team and second contract and 5th season where he developed 3-ballism. And Crowder was a 35% 3-point shooter in college. Okoro 29% (though I haven't found his totals/shots per game).
Btw, I wanted to get Crowder when he was scrapping around on DAL before his BOS breakout. Tough, competitive, physical defender. Thing is if the O doesn't come around, then you can get such limited-O defenders at firesale prices. Right now, I'd add StanJohn at $4M (he has a $3.8M player opt-in with TOR, but he doesn't get minutes there). StanJohn shot 37% on college 3's as an 18 year old frosh. Just 24 right now. MKG was bought out by CHA and finished the year on the vet min with DAL. He'll be a cheap pickup. 27. But looks like limited possibility of 3's. Only made 28 in 8 years. And with RJB I don't see MKG as a fit for NYK. I didn't realize MKG was just 6'6" -- I thought he was 6'8". I think that's part of the issue, his skill set fits more at combo F then combo wing.
Knix are already a poor shooting team. And since the only draft pick we hit on in the past decade plays for DAL, we can't afford a decent role player, who might add an offensive game in a few years. Still waiting on Francophone for that. And for Knox to settle down and compete better on at least one end. Okoro could be a terrific fit on some other teams (MIni comes to mind), just not hereabouts.
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