Live Bar January 14, 2019 The Knicks and the Hawks made a deal today, and the Knicks sent Knox away in the deal. At this point, the curse of Charlie Ward, which has plagued the Knicks for more than 20 years, continues.
Charlie Ward was the Knicks' rookie in the 1994 first-round pick and the last to receive a second contract with the Knicks.
Here's a look back at the Knicks' first-round draft in 94 years (most of the players who were traded directly after the draft and whose draft picks were previously traded were not included):
1994 Charlie Ward (24th pick in the first round), Monty Williams (26th pick in the first round)
1996 Walter McCarty (19th pick in the first round), Dotal Jones (21th pick in the first round), John Wallace (18th pick in the first round)
1999 Frederick Weiss (15th pick in the first round)
2000 Donier Harvey (22nd pick in the first round to the Mavericks)
2002 Nene Hilario (7th pick in the first round, sent to the Nuggets)
2003 Mike Sweetney (9th overall pick in the first round)
2005 Channing Fry (8th pick in the first round), David Lee (30th pick in the first round)
2006 Marty Collins (29th pick in the first round), Reinaldo Balkman (20th pick in the first round)
2007 Wilson Chandler (23rd overall pick in the first round)
2008 Gallinari (6th pick in the first round)
2009 Jordan Hill (8th pick in the first round)
2011 Shumpert (11th overall in the first round)
2013 Tim Hardaway Jr. (24th pick in the first round)
2015 Porzingis (4th pick in the first round)
2017 Nilikina (8th pick in the first round)
2018 Knox (9th pick in the first round)
2019 Barrett (3th pick in the first round)
2020 Topping (8th pick in the first round)
(Best 15th Person)