New York?

I was crazy.

That was one of the reasons why I was crying.

Because, you know, we used to watch the Knicks going up, and he'd always tell me that I was gonna be a neck.

And, you know, I said that he can't be here to see it, but I'm just very happy, man.

Brian Wynne horse joins us now been covering the Knicks angle here, and they're working out guards Bryant until the 11th hour.

But when did they know the R.

J.

Barrow was the guy they take third.

Let's see, what day was the lottery someday in May?

Um, they've known for weeks, and, you know, they did their due diligence.

They were a little bit worried, Scott, that somebody would make a deal with Memphis and jump up ahead to get Barrett.

So they worked out some guards when they came here.

Darius Garland and Kobe White.

When they came here in New York for the draft, they were here.

It was about home court advantage.

Bring him up here to their facility and take a look at him.

They are thrilled with this pick.

Um, and all this chaos that reigned throughout the top 10 the dozens of trades and everything that got moved around the phones were quiet hear all day.

They rejected all offers over the last couple of weeks for that number three pick.

They think R.

J.

Barrett is going to be a star player.

Maybe they're right.

Maybe they're wrong, but for right now, the New York Knicks are happy team.

Well, when free agency comes around, Brian, for months we've thought what could happen.

And there were all these grand plans and k d and maybe Kyrie a maybe Camba.

And now it looks like maybe none.

What's the Nick plan when we get to July 1?

Yeah.

Now you had to go up and bring him down.

He couldn't let the Knicks fans have one.

My job to ask decent questions, isn't it?

You know, um, look, this is what the Knicks are saying.

They're saying we always plan to build through the draft.

We didn't just want to do through free agency, but that's coated Scott.

Obviously, they had grand plans for this summer.

They cleared the cap space.

Jim Dolan went on Michael Kay Show and said they were hope to get free agents.

Right now, it looks a little shaky.

And to be honest with you, the Brooklyn Nets keep proceeding like they think they're getting not only Kyrie Irving, but a second MAX player.

They had made a little move earlier this week when they didn't give an offer sheet to Rondae Hollis Jefferson.

Tonight, they traded out of a first round pick that got him a little extra cap space there, right on the verge of getting that to Max slots.

And they're moving in that direction because they think they've got a chance of getting the double header Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant.

But the Knicks aren't giving up.

They think that they're going to get a meeting with Kawai.

Leonard.

They think they've got they're gonna make a pitch to Kevin Durant and they want to make a pitch to Kyrie Irving.

They're not giving up.

They still think that their position is OK.

But obviously the hopes that were shining bright a few months ago have dimmed a little bit on the free agent front.

Wow.

If the Nets make the playoffs and then get K D and Kyrie in the off season that the Knick fans that had all of these, you know what?

I'm gonna stop.

This is a night for them to be happy because they got R.

J.

Barrett.

I'll leave it at that.

Brian, thank you so much.

Focus on R.

J.

Barrett.

Thank you.

Great to talk.

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