NBA Mock Draft Pick #24 -- Allen Crabbe, Guard, California
SB Nation's Knicks blog Posting & Toasting explains the pick:
The Knicks could use either a shooting, two-way wing or a useful big man with the 24th pick. P&T was unmoved by the remaining big men (including Steven Adams, but mainly because he's considered a bit of a project and the Knicks don't have time for that. Mike Woodson would punt that guy.), so we turned to the wings. Reggie Bullock was the target, but the Pacers did us yet another disservice by stealing him, so Crabbe it is. He's a terrific outside shooter, which is something the Knicks need, and could benefit mightily on offense from less responsibility/usage in a system where he's not the best scorer. Crabbe also seems like a guy with the savvy and size to become a decent NBA defender, and the Knicks could always use more perimeter D.
But mostly we drafted him because we like his ears. Also, tons of nickname/pun potential.
Updated 2013 NBA Mock Draft Board:
1. Cleveland Cavaliers: NERLENS NOEL2. Orlando Magic BEN MCLEMORE3. Washington Wizards OTTO PORTER4. Charlotte Hornets ALEX LEN5. Phoenix Suns VICTOR OLADIPO6. New Orleans Pelicans TREY BURKE7. Sacramento Kings ANTHONY BENNETT (for Philly)8. Detroit Pistons C.J. MCCOLLUM9. Minnesota Timberwolves KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE10. Portland Trail Blazers RUDY GOBERT (For Phoenix) 11. Philadelphia 76ers MICHAEL CARTER-WILLIAMS (For Sacramento) 12. Oklahoma City Thunder CODY ZELLER13. Dallas Mavericks SHABAZZ MUHAMMAD14. Utah Jazz DENNIS SCHROEDER15. Milwaukee Bucks SHANE LARKIN16. Boston Celtics GORGUI DIENG17. Atlanta Hawks GIANNIS ADETOKUNBO18. Atlanta Hawks MASON PLUMLEE 19. Cleveland Cavaliers SERGEY KARASEV20. Chicago Bulls (for Phoenix) JAMAAL FRANKLIN21. Utah Jazz KELLY OLYNYK22. Brooklyn Nets (for Orlando) ERICK GREEN23. Indiana Pacers REGGIE BULLOCK24. New York Knicks ALLEN CRABBE25. Los Angeles Clippers 26. Minnesota Timberwolves 27. Denver Nuggets 28. San Antonio Spurs 29. Oklahoma City Thunder30. Phoenix Suns