With loss to Suns, Knicks solidify NBA’s worst record in chase for Zion

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Devin Booker dropped 41 points on the Knicks Wednesday night and the Suns came away with a 106-97 victory, helping the Knicks solidify the NBA’s worst record.

New York is now 13-52 and has a 1 1/2 game lead over Phoenix for the NBA’s worst record. The bottom three teams all have a 14 percent chance at the No. 1 pick. The NBA Draft Lottery is May 14.

The Knicks solidified the NBA’s worst record and their fans can keep dreaming until the Draft Lottery on May 14. pic.twitter.com/6wTaEECfGK

— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) March 7, 2019

Zion Williamson, the 6-foot-7 Duke sensation, won’t play Saturday when Duke visits UNC, but is expected back for the ACC Tournament next week and then the NCAA Tournament.

The Knicks have officially been eliminated from playoff contention

But they’re in very much Zion contention with the worst record in the NBA pic.twitter.com/I3fYGPDrWE

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 5, 2019

“If they draft me, I would love to play for the Knicks,” the 6-foot-7 Williamson said after Duke beat Texas Tech last month at the Garden. “I don’t really care where I go, just the experience of being in the NBA. Whoever wants me and whoever sees the most in me, that’s where I want to be.”

Williamson also told me that it would be “dope” to play with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, two free-agent targets of the Knicks (and many other teams.)

Photo: Duke

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