Kentucky standout Malik Monk had all the stars aligned prior to his draft night, thinking he was headed for the Big Apple after shooting the lights out during his pre-draft workout.

Monk aced all the triangle basics he was asked to go through and even got a great feel from his agent, Jeff Schwartz, one of the most powerful in the business.

“Me, my agent, everybody in my agency, my family — we thought we were going to New York,” Monk told Stefan Bundy of the New York Daily News last week after a posing for his Panini trading card. “It was here, my agent is here (based in New York), a great agent, everybody thought it was going to be here. Went to dinner with (Phil Jackson), had a great workout, everything was positive.”

Yet the cards can something else in line for the 6-foot-5 shooting guard, as the New York Knicks selected French international Frank Ntilikina. Monk dropped to the 11th spot and was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets, an opportunity he's sure to cherish.

Monk has taken a Draymond Green-like approach, choosing to let the teams that passed on his talent know just what a mistake they made.

“Of course (it's motivation to show-up a team that passed on me in the draft),” Monk said. “You know you want to go No. 1 pick anyway. So whoever don't pick you, you're going to remember that. I mean, they're going to see.”

Monk was absent from the Summer League due to injury, but is anxious to show his mettle once the regular season tips off.

“Time will tell,” Monk said. “They just got to see.”