The New York Knicks have been known to be relatively conservative when it comes to the draft. Under the Leon Rose regime, they have mostly traded away their draft picks for more draft capital to use in trades.

The Knicks have not gotten a big enough impact from the young players

While that strategy worked fine in years past, it’s starting to come back to haunt them. The Knicks have four second-year players and one rookie at the end of the bench, and a lot of fans believe that they are deserving of playing time.

However, Saturday against the Orlando Magic revealed a devastating reality. None of the young players has developed well enough to be consistent rotation pieces, which is very alarming given the lack of depth the Knicks have in some areas of the roster.

Mohamed Diawara saw some

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