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Tyler Nickel
SG · Vanderbilt · 6'7" · age 22 · Developmental
2026 DRAFT PROSPECTA big movement shooter off screens
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New York Knicks
Drafted No. 47 · proj. 51-31 (▲+3.4)
A big-bodied sharpshooter who races off screens and relocates for threes. A specialist floor-spacer if he can hold up defensively.
Proj. pick #46Range 44–58Comp Doug McDermott
Strengths
- Movement shooting off screens
- Good size for a shooter
- Quick, repeatable release
Top concern
Limited defense and self-creation
Draft grade — a pre-NBA scouting projection from the curated Big Board, graded against the draft class. It is not an NBA rating; an NBA rating appears once he plays a qualifying NBA season.
2026-27 off-season
1 move- Jun 24
OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.