Leslie Could Be Knicks Next Jeremy Lin

He may not have the same cultural impact as the Taiwanese-American Harvard grad who reignited the Garden's flame in the lockout-shortened 2012 season, but the most recent Knicks summer league pickup, C.J. Leslie, could make teams that passed over him in last week's NBA Draft very sorry they missed him.

C.J. Leslie with averaged 15.1 points and 7.4 rebounds last season with N.C. State (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

At 6'9", Leslie is a remarkable athlete with a 7'3" wingspan. Though his game is still unpolished, he has developed a post game, making him a formidable opponent both on the inside and outside. His length and quickness for his size suggests that he could become a solid defender in the future. Leslie was heralded as a top 25 pick going into the draft, but his stock dropped, because teams felt that he lacked the assertiveness to become a contributor at the next level. Still, the former McDonald's All-American is a talented player that should have been drafted. The Knicks made a low-risk move by adding him to the summer league team, one which could pay great dividends if Leslie turns into the player that we thought he would be coming out of high school.

Full 2-Round Mock Draft

2013 NBA Mock Draft

1		Alex Len, C, Maryland Cleveland Cavaliers	31		Bojan Dubljevic, PF, Valencia Basket (Spain) Cleveland Cavaliers from Orlando Magic
2		Nerlens Noel, C, Kentucky Orlando Magic	32		Richard Howell, PF, North Carolina State Oklahoma City Thunder from Charlotte Bobcats via OKC, BOS and HOU
3		Otto Porter, SF, Georgetown Washington Wizards	33		Trevor Mbakwe, F, Minnesota Cleveland Cavaliers
4		Ben McLemore, SG, Kansas Charlotte Bobcats	34		Mike Muscala, FC, Bucknell Houston Rockets from Phoenix Suns
5		Anthony Bennett, PF, UNLV Phoenix Suns	35		Nemanja Nedovic, PG, Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) Philadelphia Sixers from New Orleans Hornets
6		Trey Burke, PG, Michigan New Orleans Pelicans	36		Brandon Paul, G, Illinois Sacramento Kings
7		Michael Carter-Williams, SG, Syracuse Sacramento Kings	37		Augusto Cesar Lima, PF, Unicaja Malaga (Spain) Washington Wizards
8		Victor Oladipo, G, Indiana Detroit Pistons	38		Nate Wolters, G, South Dakota State Detroit Pistons
9		C.J. McCollum, G, Lehigh Minnesota Timberwolves	39		Jackie Carmichael, F, Illinois State Portland Trail Blazers from Minnesota Timberwolves via CLE and BOS
10		Cody Zeller, PF, Indiana Portland Trail Blazers	40		Elijah Johnson, G, Kansas Portland Trail Blazers
11		Shabazz Muhammad, SF, UCLA Philadelphia Sixers	41		Deshaun Thomas, F, Ohio State Memphis Grizzlies from Toronto Raptors
12		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, SG, Georgia Oklahoma City Thunder from Toronto Raptors via Houston	42		Oleksandr Lypovyy, PG, BC Donetsk (Ukraine) Philadelphia Sixers
13		Dennis Schroeder, PG, New Yorker Phantoms (Germany) Dallas Mavericks	43		Rodney Williams, Jr., F, Minnesota Milwaukee Bucks
14		Sergey Karasev, SF, Triumph Lyubertsy (Russia) Utah Jazz	44		B.J. Young, PG, Arkansas Dallas Mavericks
15		Steven Adams, PF, Pittsburgh Milwaukee Bucks	45		Erick Green, G, Virginia Tech Portland Trail Blazers from Boston Celtics
16		Tony Mitchell, PF, North Texas Boston Celtics	46		Michael Snaer, SG, Florida State Utah Jazz
17		Rudy Gobert, C, Cholet Basket (France) Atlanta Hawks	47		Phil Pressey, PG, Missouri Atlanta Hawks
18		Jamaal Franklin, G, San Diego State Atlanta Hawks from Houston Rockets via Brooklyn	48		Myck Kabongo, PG, Texas Los Angeles Lakers
19		Archie Goodwin, SG, Kentucky Cleveland Cavaliers from L.A. Lakers	49		Tony Snell, G, New Mexico Chicago Bulls
20		Reggie Bullock, SG, North Carolina Chicago Bulls	50		Solomon Hill, SF, Arizona Atlanta Hawks from Houston Rockets
21		Shane Larkin, PG, Miami (FL) Utah Jazz from Golden State Warriors via Brooklyn	51		Isaiah Canaan, G, Murray State Orlando Magic from Golden State Warriors via NYK and DEN
22		Ricky Ledo, SG, Providence Brooklyn Nets	52		Lourn Abdoulaye, PF, STB Le Havre (France) Minnesota Timberwolves from Brooklyn Nets via MIN and NOH
23		Mason Plumlee, F, Duke Indiana Pacers	53		Jordan Aboudou, SF, Chalon-Sur-Saone (France) Indiana Pacers
24		Jeff Withey, C, Kansas New York Knicks	54		Dewayne Dedmon, PF, USC Washington Wizards from New York Knicks
25		Allen Crabbe, SG, California Los Angeles Clippers	55		Robert Covington, F, Tennessee State Memphis Grizzlies
26		Kelly Olynyk, F, Gonzaga Minnesota Timberwolves from Memphis Grizzlies via Houston	56		C.J. Aiken, F, Saint Joseph's Detroit Pistons from Los Angeles Clippers
27		Giannis Antetokounmpo, F, Filathlitikos Div II Greece (Greece) Denver Nuggets	57		Amath M'Baye, F, Oklahoma Phoenix Suns from Denver Nuggets via LAL
28		Alex Abrines, GF, FC Barcelona Regal (Spain) San Antonio Spurs	58		Livio Jean-Charles, SF, ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (France) San Antonio Spurs
29		Gorgui Dieng, C, Louisville Oklahoma City Thunder	59		Dejan Musli, C, KK Partizan (Serbia) Minnesota Timberwolves from Oklahoma City Thunder
30		C.J. Leslie, PF, North Carolina State Phoenix Suns from Miami Heat via L.A. Lakers & Cleveland	60		Arsalan Kazemi, F, Oregon