The Knicks' plan to give up their first round pick in this year's draft had a lot to do with how they perceived this season's potential draft class and even though many feel it is stronger than expected, with the emergence of a Tyrus Thomas, it is less than stellar.

"I would say, no, this draft is not as strong as last year, but that's just one man's opinion," Warriors general manager Rod Higgins said. "We're just getting into evaluating this draft. We're going to have a lot of meetings next week with all of our scouts, and workouts going on probably every day."