http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/knicks/post/_/id/21355/grunwald-no-potential-rotation-player-at-48
http://www.newsday.com/sports/baske...-likely-to-win-lin-novak-cases-1.3812585?qr=1
Combining both articles, these are the main reasons why Grunwald chose Kostas Papanikolaou......
"Given where we are with our team, it was unlikely anyone at 48 could step in and contribute," Grunwald said. "We felt this player can grow overseas. ? He plays hard. He's a good athlete. He needs to improve his shooting. We've watched him over the course of the year and he's improved dramatically over this year. We see him as a guy who's going to work and improve.''
"We think he?s a good player and think he?s going to get better. It?s an investment in our future," he said. "He got better over the season and wound up being the MVP of the Euroleague Final Four. We ranked him pretty high."
"Free agency is important to us this year," Grunwald said. "We'll hopefully make some strides in that area. With the 48th pick, if you look at the history of the success rate, it's not that great. We're happy with the pick we made and think ultimately he can contribute."
http://www.newsday.com/sports/baske...-likely-to-win-lin-novak-cases-1.3812585?qr=1
Combining both articles, these are the main reasons why Grunwald chose Kostas Papanikolaou......
"Given where we are with our team, it was unlikely anyone at 48 could step in and contribute," Grunwald said. "We felt this player can grow overseas. ? He plays hard. He's a good athlete. He needs to improve his shooting. We've watched him over the course of the year and he's improved dramatically over this year. We see him as a guy who's going to work and improve.''
"We think he?s a good player and think he?s going to get better. It?s an investment in our future," he said. "He got better over the season and wound up being the MVP of the Euroleague Final Four. We ranked him pretty high."
"Free agency is important to us this year," Grunwald said. "We'll hopefully make some strides in that area. With the 48th pick, if you look at the history of the success rate, it's not that great. We're happy with the pick we made and think ultimately he can contribute."