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So the Knicks are one win away from their first NBA Finals in 27 years. They’ve also matched the Nets mark of 10 straight post-season wins, set in 2003. Good for them.
Moving on.
We are in a bit of a news lull right now, between the Lottery and the Draft, to be followed by the Nets two summer leagues and free agency, During the news lull, a lot of the hard work on the Draft gets done. There’s the workouts and interviews; results from the NBA Combine; medical data; interviews with everyone the prospects have ever come in contact with: high school, AAU and college coaches, community leaders etc; as well as video clips, media, social media offerings, and if applicable, police reports. All of it gets pumped into the scouting database to be mulled by the front office as they make their decisions.
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Again, part of the lull is due to the Nets historic unwillingness to share much about the process, particularly who’s been in for workouts. Hoopshype keeps a list of who’s been in around the league and as of this week, the list has only one Nets entry: Keba Keita a 6’8” 22-year-old big who played with both Egor Demin and A.J. Dybantsa at BYU.
As a senior last season, Keita averaged 6.2 points and led the team in rebounds (7.2) and blocks (1.8), a complementary piece for Brigham Young.’s stars. He’s on nobody’s Big Board of top 100 prospects but workouts aren’t just about the Draft. The Nets are looking at players for their two Summer League rosters, training camp and finally, the Long Island Nets. There could be other motivations as well. Did Demin recommend him? The native of Mali in west Africa does have a great story.
If you’re looking for hints as to who might have been in, the Hoopshype list includes 19 prospects who’ve been seen by the Knicks at their Greenburgh, N.Y. facility. Agents will schedule visits to give their clients as little travel time and as much rest as they can … and the Nets and Knicks facilities are about an hour apart.
So who’s been in for the Knicks, who hold the 24th, 31st and 55th picks? The big names New York has looked at, per Hoopshype, include Morez Johnson,…
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Publish date : 2026-05-25 03:33:00
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