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Post Lottery Mock Draft: The New Orleans Pelicans Get Big Wing at 13

By Aaron Kellerstrass

Who should the New Orleans Pelicans target with a top 10 pick. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Who should the New Orleans Pelicans target with a top 10 pick. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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New Orleans Pelicans, Onyeka Okongwu
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 27: Onyeka Okongwu #21 of the USC Trojans : New Orleans Pelicans Mock Draft (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

2020 NBA Mock Draft: New York Knicks

Scouting Report. Onyeka Okongwu. 8. 27. Pick Analysis. Power Forward/ USC. New York Knicks. player

When the Knicks got the 8th pick we knew someone else had moved up and you could almost hear the collective groan rising out of the Big Apple.

Like the Pistons, the Knicks were hoping to move up in the draft, not down, as both are desperate for any type of talent.

Also like the Pistons, the Knicks could end up getting a guy they like anyway, though they will almost certainly inquire about what it would take to move up to the number one spot and choose LaMelo Ball.

Okongwu is one of the most talented players on the board, and also one of the most likely to contribute right away in an NBA rotation.

He can defend the rim, run the floor and has a decent shooting stroke for his size, which makes him a candidate to be a stretch-five in the future.

The Knicks could go a lot of ways with this pick, as they could use a point guard and Cole Anthony might have the type of swagger they like.

But in the end Okongwu is a potential top-five talent in this draft, and if he falls this far, the Knicks can’t pass him up.