Knicks coach David Fizdale has so many point guards on the roster he's playing musical chairs with them.

On Wednesday, in the Knicks first game of the season, he started 2013 lottery pick (9) Trey Burke at point and 2017 lottery pick (7) Frank Ntilikina over 2018 lottery pick (8) Kevin Knox at the small forward position. I was personally hoping to see Knox and/or undrafted rookie Allonzo Trier in the line-up but since they were playing the Atlanta Hawks, I knew they would get minutes.

Trier ended up playing 26 minutes, which was enough time to put up 15 PTS (matching Trey Burke) on 5-of-9 shooting, 4 boards, 2 blocks and the highlight of the game: a nasty dunk between three Hawks after blowing by 2018 NBA lottery pick (3) Trae Young.

If you watched the Knicks preseason games, you know ISO Zo had the highlight of the game in almost every game and averaged 15.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists on 54.1 percent shooting and 37.5 percent on threes. I'm not saying Zo should be named a starter in his next game because of his preseason and impressive NBA debut, but I am saying Burke, Ntilikina, Emmanuel Mudiay and Ron Baker are going to have to play well if they don't want to lose any minutes to him.

??️ Smile, @ISO_ZO ?️? pic.twitter.com/okz7QFxmyp

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) October 18, 2018

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— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) October 18, 2018

#SoleWatch: Knicks OG @nate_robinson in Off-White x Air Jordan 1s & rookie @ISO_ZO in the “East LA” Nike Kobe 6.
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2015 Ballislife All-American Game

The 5th Annual Ballislife All-American Game presented by U.S. Army in Long Beach, Calif., will feature many of the nation’s top high school boys basketball players. The national high school all-star game is set to take place May 2 at Long Beach City College’s Hall of Champions Gymnasium (3931 Faculty Ave. Long Beach, Calif. 90808).

The 2015 BIL A-A Game begins at 8:00 pm EST and will be televised live on CBS Sports.  It will be preceded by the The BIL Slam Dunk Contest presented by Eastbay beginning at 5:15 pm EST.

The 2015 edition of the BIL All-American Game figures to be its best collection of talent yet. Scheduled to make his only national all-star game appearance at the event is 7-foot Thon Maker, one of the most viral talents in recent high school basketball lore. After reclassifying to the Class of 2015 during the high school season, Maker is already projected as a top prospect for the 2016 NBA Draft.

At least 16 players who will earn All-American acclaim this season from reputable organizations are scheduled to participate. Eleven were named McDonald's or Jordan Brand All-Americans.

The game will also feature eight local Southern California products along with nine Pac-12 recruits. The locals include USC recruits Benny Boatwright (Village Christian, Sun Valley, Calif.) and Chimezie Metu (Lawndale, Calif.), Arizona-bound Chance Comanche (Beverly Hills, Calif.), San Diego St.-bound Jeremy Hemsley (Damien, La Verne, Calif.), Notre Dame-bound Rex Pflueger (Mater Dei, Santa Ana, Calif.), Oregon St.-bound Stevie Thompson Jr. (Bishop Montgomery, Torrance, Calif.) and Oregon-bound Tyler Dorsey (Maranatha, Pasadena, Calif.). The BIL A-A game will also mark the return of Arizona-bound Justin Simon, who previously prepped at Temecula Valley (Temecula, Calif.) and explosive point guard Marcus Lovett Jr., who attended San Gabriel (Calif.) Academy before playing his senior year in Chicago.

Ballislife All-American Alumni

Past participants in the Ballislife All-American Game include Nick Johnson (Arizona/Rockets), Jahii Carson (Arizona St/Overseas), Jordan Adams (UCLA/Memphis Grizzlies), Aquille Carr (Overseas/Streetball phenomenon), Jabari Brown (Missouri/Los Angeles Lakers), early NBA Draft entry candidates Stanley Johnson (Arizona), Kevon Looney (UCLA), Glenn Robinson III (Michigan/76ers) and Zach LaVine (UCLA/Minnesota Timberwolves).

In 2013, Lavine won the Ballislife Slam Dunk Contest with one of the best high school dunking exhibitions in recent memory which also served as a prelude to him capturing the 2015 NBA All-Star Game dunk contest title.

2015 Ballislife All-American Tickets

The BIL Slam Dunk Contest presented by Eastbay begins at 3:15 pm PT and the 2015 game begins at 5:00 pm PT.

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2015 Ballislife All-American Game Rosters

Team Future
Paris Austin, Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 6-0 PG (Boise St.) 
Dwayne Bacon, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 6-6 SG (Florida State)
Bennie Boatwright, Village Christian (Sun Valley, Calif.) 6-9 PF (USC)
Isaiah Briscoe, Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) 6-3 PG (Kentucky)
Tyler Dorsey, Maranatha (Pasadena, Calif.) 6-5 SG (Oregon)
Jeremy Hemsley, Damien (La Verne, Calif.) 6-4 SG (SDSU)
Derrick Jones, Archbishop Carrol (Radnor, Pa.) 6-7 SF (UNLV)
Skal Labissierre, Reach Your Dreams (Memphis, Tenn.) 6-10 C (Kentucky)
Dejounte Murray, Rainier Beach (Seattle, Wash.) 6-5 SG (Washington)
Horace Spencer, Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) 6-8 PF (Auburn)
Stevie Thompson Jr., Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.) 6-2 SG (Oregon St.)
Stephen Zimmerman, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 6-11 C (UNLV)

Team Elite
Jalen Adams, Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) 6-2 PG (UConn) 
Malik Beasley, St. Francis (Alpharetta, Ga.) 6-4 SG (Florida State)
Marquese Chriss, Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove, Calif.) 6-8 PF (Washington)
Chance Comanche, Beverly Hills (Calif.) 6-11 C (Arizona)
Brandon Ingram, Kinston (N.C.) 6-8 SF (Undecided)
Corey Sanders, Faith Baptist Christian Academy (Lakeland, Fla.) 6-2 PG (Rutgers)
Thon Maker, Orangeville Prep (Mono, Ontario, Can.) 7-0 C (Undecided)
Chimezie Metu, Lawndale (Calif.) 6-9 PF (USC)
Donovan Mitchell, Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) 6-2 SG (Louisville)
Rex Pflueger, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 6-5 SG (Notre Dame)
Justin Simon, Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) 6-4 SG (Arizona)
Kendall Small, Mayfair High School (Anaheim, CA) 6-0 SG (Oregon)

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MVP Cheick Diallo, an undecided 6-foot-9 forward from Mali and Our Savior New American School on Long Island led the game with 18 points (8-14) and 10 rebounds as the EAST defeated the WEST 111-91 in the 38th annual McDonald's All American Game at Chicago's United Center. Other stars for the East included Diamond Stone (Maryland commit) who scored 14 points (7-9) and Antonio Blakeney (LSU) who scored 14 points.

Uncommitted 6'8 forward Brandon Ingram from North carolina was impressive as he paced the West, scoring 13 of his 15pts in the first half. His teammate Allonzo Trier (Arizona) finished with 17 points.

The lone representative of the host state Illinois was Villanova-bound Jalen Brunson. Son of former McDonald's All American Rick Brunson, Jalen added 6 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists off the bench for the West.

Perhaps the most memorable play of the night featured 7ft Stephen Zimmerman dunking on his defender quickly followed by his teammate Carlton Bragg (Kansas) throwing down a windmill, electrifying his teammates and the crowd.

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