• Kenny Payne brings unique Tyrese Maxey NBA Draft insight to Knicks

    Kenny Payne brings unique Tyrese Maxey NBA Draft insight to Knicks

    Kenny Payne, the Knicks’ new assistant coach, already will reunite with two former Kentucky studs in Kevin Knox and Julius Randle. From the sound of it, Payne, John Calipari’s longtime Kentucky assistant, wouldn’t mind taking on a third Kentucky scorer, whom he just coached last season in Lexington. In an interview conducted with The Post …
  • NBA Mock Draft 2.0: Knicks take Tyrese Haliburton after LaMelo Ball goes No. 1

    NBA Mock Draft 2.0: Knicks take Tyrese Haliburton after LaMelo Ball goes No. 1

    With the May 19 NBA draft lottery postponed, the draft order won’t be determined until June at the earliest. Following last year’s smoothing of the lottery odds, the amount of shuffling after the ping-pong balls roll is considerable. League sources are hearing about a late August/early September draft. Some agents are being told there could …
  • The point guard who could be Knicks’ safest NBA Draft option

    The point guard who could be Knicks’ safest NBA Draft option

    Five point-guard prospects have emerged as lottery options for the upcoming NBA Draft — whether it is held on June 25 or pushed back because of coronavirus. In what is considered a mediocre class, LaMelo Ball, Cole Anthony, Tyrese Maxey, Tyrese Haliburton and Killian Hayes have separated themselves. Knicks president Leon Rose has a giant …