NBA Mock Draft 2017: 1st-Round Predictions, March Madness Edition

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8. New York Knicks Select Frank Ntilikina, PG, France

Year: Born July 28, 1998

With Derrick Rose likely on his way out in free agency and Ron Baker serving as the next point guard on the depth chart, it's pretty clear the Knicks will need to address the position. Both Ntilikina and De'Aaron Fox are options here, with the latter having an opportunity to further make his case the next few weeks, but the former has a lot of traits--heady floor general, strong in the pick-and-roll, good defender--that suggest he'll at least be able to serve as a role player right away. That gives him the edge for a team that believes it should be competing rather than rebuilding. (Getty)