<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Q: Can you talk about the draft? Isiah Thomas: I would say it’s a very interesting draft because we really don’t have a great feel with what’s happening before us. A lot of teams are talking trades but really haven’t settled on the directions they want to go. But sitting on 20 and 29, you think you are trying to catch what’s falling to you. I would still like to get more athletic and have players that can really cover what’s going on in the game. When you look at the way teams are playing and shooting the three ball, you really have to extend your defense. You really have to cover the three point line. You have to be quicker to get out there to cover the paint. The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball Q: Are you looking for needs? Isiah Thomas: Where we sit now, I don’t think we have the luxury of the 20 teams before us. I think we are going after the best players we can get on the board. Q: Do you want both picks? Isiah Thomas: If it fills a need, if it fills a rebuilding situation. And my goal is to fill and rebuild and I am not going to be shortsighted. So there is pressure on me to do big things here. I won’t shortchange the Knicks organization. I like our young players. I’ve been in this situation before in Indiana where they were rebuilding and the first year they were in transition and a .500 team, and the second year that was when we really started the rebuilding phase and got a little younger and we ended up going to the playoffs all three years. So I am confident and very secure in working with young players and helping them develop and helping them move along the path. </div> Knicks.com
