The Knicks hung out at the NBA draft combine Thursday

The tippy-top players of this draft class aren't at the NBA draft combine in Chicago, but the Knicks are! There is a chance they don't have a tippy-top pick after all. What follows is a collection of things said about/on behalf of the Knicks today:

First of all, here's something I didn't know about the process:

The Knicks get 18 interviews w the players at the combine. Doesn't mean that's who they're drafting. They'd be stupid not to use them all.

— Chris Herring (@HerringWSJ) May 14, 2015

Pretty much everyone but Dad was in the building today:

No sign of Phil Jackson at NBA Draft Combine. Mills, Houston, Fisher, Rambis, scouts representing Knicks.

— Peter Botte (@PeterBotte) May 14, 2015

Who knows where Phil was...

That means the Knicks can meet with pretty much everyone they'd consider drafting, or even trading down for, at one point or another. Nothing to read into. That said, as far as I can tell, New York's meetings today were with Frank Kaminsky, Jerian Grant, and Kelly Oubre. Plenty more to come (Christian Wood, for instance), and maybe more we didn't hear about.

Here are some totally generic things people said:

.@KELLYOUBREJR on meeting w/ the #Knicks: "Coach Phil is definitely a legend & it was an honor to sit in front of that group of people."

— NBA New York Knicks (@nyknicks) May 15, 2015

.@dekker on the #Knicks: "I could see myself going in & being a contributor for them." #KnicksDraft15 pic.twitter.com/qIxx2krXZj

— NBA New York Knicks (@nyknicks) May 14, 2015

.@FSKPart3: "I know they run the Triangle Offense & I think I could do well in that kind of system." #KnicksDraft15 pic.twitter.com/AOcFRLbasm

— NBA New York Knicks (@nyknicks) May 14, 2015

.@Original_Turner: "I want to show I’m more than a basketball player, I’m a student of the game.” #KnicksDraft15

— NBA New York Knicks (@nyknicks) May 14, 2015

"I would like to play for an organization like that -- has the type of leadership around it." -- @iAmSJ on #Knicks pic.twitter.com/Q69X4eMHzH

— NBA New York Knicks (@nyknicks) May 14, 2015

Jerian Grant knows hes likely not a top-five pick, and said as much when we spoke. But said he might be in play if Knicks move down. No harm

— Chris Herring (@HerringWSJ) May 14, 2015

ND guard Jerian Grant said he's scheduled to interview with the Knicks during the Draft combine. Really good playmaker at the college level.

— Chris Herring (@HerringWSJ) May 14, 2015

Apologies on the last tweet: Grant said he'd already interviewed with the Knicks. Said they asked him about his knowledge of the triangle.

— Chris Herring (@HerringWSJ) May 14, 2015

Frank Kaminsky said met with Phil Jackson today among his interviews. Said at 22 is treated like he's "65''.

— Marc Berman (@NYPost_Berman) May 14, 2015

.@Original_Turner on playing in New York: “Well, my dad is from New York…” #KnicksDraft15

— NBA New York Knicks (@nyknicks) May 14, 2015

Derek Fisher at the NBA draft combine - asked Knicks' biggest need: Love for competition, that’s our biggest need."

— Steve Popper (@StevePopper) May 14, 2015

Fisher at Combine sez fine not sitting on dais with Mills getting nod. "I'm the coach. It's not my call. It won't effect ping-pong balls."

— Marc Berman (@NYPost_Berman) May 14, 2015

Asked where he will be the night of the Lottery, Derek Fisher said, "That’s for me to know where I’ll be."

— Al Iannazzone (@Al_Iannazzone) May 14, 2015

Basically, people ask the players what they think of the Knicks, and the players say "I like them," and people ask the Knicks what they think of players and they say "we like them." There is not much learned in this process. Nothing to read into. It's just nice to see some life in May.

Five days until the lottery. I'm so nervous.