Knicks president Phil Jackson isn't ruling out any scenario involving the team's No. 4 pick in Thursday's NBA Draft. Ideally, Jackson would like to get a mature player, a person who can help the Knicks right away. That would seem to indicate the team could trade down for a veteran and a pick that they would use on a big man like Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky or Kentucky's Willie Cauley-Stein. "We're listening," Jackson said Tuesday afternoon at the Knicks' training facility. "We're not soliciting so much. But we're listening. "We're looking for mature kids that have a reasonable understanding of their skills and how they fit in and have had some successes in the past because of that." Jackson also cautioned passing on someone who becomes "a 10-year All-Star later on down the line." That was in response to how long he's willing to wait for a player such as Latvian 7-footer Kristaps Porzingis to develop. The Knicks have seen Porzingis, considered a top-five pick, three times during the pre-draft process, including Monday. Jackson said Monday's workout was cut short when Porzingis suffered cramping. But the Knicks are having internal discussions about who to take if they keep the pick and have talked to other teams about trade possibilities. Trades could shake up how the draft plays out, and there is always the unpredictable 76ers, who pick third and could choose Ohio State guard D'Angelo Russell or Porzingis. If Russell is available, the Knicks likely would take him. - See more at: http://www.newsday.com/sports/baske...raft-pick-trades-says-phil-jackson-1.10572266
