Knicks Trade Rumors: Pros and Cons of potentially dealing for Brandon Knight

Con: Injury History

When Brandon Knight is healthy, he looks the part of an above-average player who can create offense at a high enough level to be a full-time starter. The hurdle in Knight’s brief stint with the Phoenix Suns, however, has been his inability to remain healthy.

Knight was generally healthy before the past three seasons, but an extended stretch of health issues is one to take serious note of.

Knight missed 19 games in 2014-15 due to multiple ankle injuries, including a final ailment that required season-ending surgery. In 2015-16, he missed 30 games due to multiple abductor strains that later required sports hernia surgery.

Knight also missed 28 games in 2016-17, but that was more a result of his falling out of favor with head coach Earl Watson.

Due to the fact that he struggled to stay healthy in back-to-back seasons in 2014-15 and 2015-16, it’s fair to question if he can play a full 82-game season. A handful of games missed can be accepted, but when the number consistently enters double-digits, a line is crossed.

Knight would benefit from playing in a role with job security, but he’d also need to prove capable of physically handling the workload of a full-time starter.