Knicks acquire 34th pick from Trail Blazers, select Tyler Kolek
Tyler Kolek.
The Trail Blazers are trading the No. 34 pick in the draft for three future second-rounders, Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports tweets. The Knicks used the pick to select Marquette point guard Tyler Kolek, Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium tweets.
Kolek is one of most established floor leaders coming out of the college ranks and provides depth behind star point man Jalen Brunson. Kolek led the nation in assists per game this past season at 7.7. He’s led the Big East in assists per game for three straight seasons.
In his senior season, he averaged 15.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals. He’s valued as a passer with excellent footwork and finishing ability. He also improved his three-point shooting in his last two college seasons, averaging 39.8% and 38.8%.
According to The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor, there was a “ton of noise” that the Knicks would use one of their late first-rounders on Kolek. As it turned out, he was still available early in the second round.
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