Knicks select Daniel Oturu with No. 33 pick, ship him to Clippers

The Knicks selected University of Minnesota center Daniel Oturu with the No. 33 pick but will ship him to the Clippers for a 2023 second-rounder, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst.

That future second-rounder will be a pick that the Pistons owe the Clippers, Windhorst adds.

After selecting Dayton forward Obi Toppin with their lottery pick at No. 9, New York has been bouncing up and down the first and second rounds.

The Knicks acquired the No. 23 overall selection from the Jazz for the No. 27 and 38 picks, then shipped that pick to the Timberwolves for the No. 25 and 33 picks. They used the No. 25 pick on Kentucky point guard Immanuel Quickley, the SEC Player of the Year.

Oturu averaged 20.1 points and 11.3 rebounds in 33.9 minutes as a sophomore last season. He’ll give the Clippers another big body who new coach Tyronn Lue can try to mold into a rotation piece.