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No. 7 New York Knicks: SG Malik Monk
School: Kentucky
Position: Shooting Guard
Size: 6'3"/200 pounds
Class: Freshman
2016-17 Stats: 19.8 ppg, 2.3 apg, 2.5 rpg, 0.9 spg, .450 FG%, .397 3P%
Outlook: While Fox has garnered much of the attention for his play to end the season, Monk showed good spurts during the tournament as to why he is a top NBA prospect. What catches your eye the most about Monk in person is his ability to shoot when he is in the zone. Monk has a quick release and a beautiful jump shot. The downside is there are stretches of the game where he disappears, and it is hard to distinguish whether it has to do with the Kentucky roster/system. We have seen players like Monk flourish when they leave college and the NBA team that drafts Monk will hope for similar results. Despite a rough game against North Carolina in the Elite Eight, Monk would have had one of the shots of the tournament were it not for UNC's Luke Maye doing him one better by hitting the game-winning shot to advance to the Final Four. (Getty)
