Killian Hayes said on Monday that he was interviewed by the Knicks, who are expected to select eighth place again in the COVID-delayed 2020 NBA Draft on November 18.
19-year-old Hayes will also enjoy playing with his friend Frank Ntilikina, who has struggled to establish himself in the NBA since Phil Jackson beat him in the Knicks lottery outside France in 2017.
“That would be great,” Hayes said Monday in a phone call to Zoom when asked to partner with 22-year-old Ntilikina in New York. “He’s not really a real point guard. It can play 1 or 2, so I think it would make a good duo. “
Hayes is currently screened in the latest draft to be selected for a later pick by the Washington Wizards, who are waiting for five-time All-Star John Wall to recover from a broken Achilles.