Round 1 - Pick 3
May 31, 2016 15:32:20 GMT
Post by Jestor on May 31, 2016 15:32:20 GMT
After being notified they had the third pick in the draft, the New York Knicks didn't even bother to scout. Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo, the only two franchise players in the draft, were locks to go 1 and 2, and so the Knicks, who have fallen far from their glory days, complained bitterly about their misfortune and the huge fall in quality. Then they shrugged, knowing full well who their pick would be. Although a position replete with players, the team felt they needed to inject some swagger into a soft squad, and sent the card in silently.
PF Christian Laettner - Duke
"We needed someone everyone hates," Knicks GM Jestor joked. "But on a serious note, he had a strong college career, and we think he's someone who will be a solid all-around player for us while giving us flexibility to trade some of the talent we already have on the roster for upgrades at other positions. Armen "The Hammer" Gilliam will just have to try to keep from getting into fights with him, because both those guys are part of our long-term future. As for everyone else, who knows?"
OOC Note
As I've mentioned before, I was a *huge* Duke fan back then, and watching Laettner's clutch free throws against UNLV was one of the best sporting moments of my childhood. Ironically, my mom was a UNLV fan after the Wisconsin schools, and it ended up being even more ironic that I eventually ended up going to UNLV for grad school. No idea on how he looks ratings-wise, but once I knew Zo and Mutombo were out of the picture, I said hell with it, I'll draft the guy I loved watching play when I was younger. Laettner was my favorite of those early '90s Duke players.
PF Christian Laettner - Duke
"We needed someone everyone hates," Knicks GM Jestor joked. "But on a serious note, he had a strong college career, and we think he's someone who will be a solid all-around player for us while giving us flexibility to trade some of the talent we already have on the roster for upgrades at other positions. Armen "The Hammer" Gilliam will just have to try to keep from getting into fights with him, because both those guys are part of our long-term future. As for everyone else, who knows?"
OOC Note
As I've mentioned before, I was a *huge* Duke fan back then, and watching Laettner's clutch free throws against UNLV was one of the best sporting moments of my childhood. Ironically, my mom was a UNLV fan after the Wisconsin schools, and it ended up being even more ironic that I eventually ended up going to UNLV for grad school. No idea on how he looks ratings-wise, but once I knew Zo and Mutombo were out of the picture, I said hell with it, I'll draft the guy I loved watching play when I was younger. Laettner was my favorite of those early '90s Duke players.