CHICAGO _ The Knicks' front office contingent had already completed their interviews with the top prospects for their No. 3 pick as they arrived at the NBA draftcCombine Thursday afternoon, talking with 10 players to get a feel for what the measurements and games would not show.
And it might have seemed that what really stood between now and the June 20 NBA draft was to wait for the two teams ahead of them to make their selections and see who was left among what most consider a draft that falls off after the trio of Zion Williamson, Ja Morant and RJ Barrett.
But the real question may hinge on whether the third pick will belong to the Knicks by draft night or if it will be a chip in a deal to try to pry Anthony Davis from the Pelicans. New Orleans jumped to the top of the draft Tuesday, securing the top pick and the chance to pick Williamson, but there are still plenty of questions whether that will be enough to create a peaceful and long-term existence with Davis, who asked for a trade last season and ended his season walking out of the arena with a T-shirt that read, "That's all Folks."
