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

By Maxwell Ogden

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - DECEMBER 19: Brandon Knight #11 of the Phoenix Suns shoots a free throw against the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 19, 2016 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - DECEMBER 19: Brandon Knight #11 of the Phoenix Suns shoots a free throw against the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 19, 2016 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 9: Brandon Knight #11 of the Phoenix Suns shoots a lay up against the Los Angeles Lakers on December 9, 2016 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 9: Brandon Knight #11 of the Phoenix Suns shoots a lay up against the Los Angeles Lakers on December 9, 2016 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Pro: Team-Friendly Contract

The New York Knicks have at least two contracts that could be viewed as burdens. Tim Hardaway Jr. will make $71 million over the next four seasons, and Joakim Noah will enter the second year of a four-year deal worth $72 million in 2017-18.

As the Knicks look for a point guard who can contribute without consuming an overwhelming amount of cap space, Brandon Knight’s team-friendly deal fits the bill.

Knight has three years remaining on his contract, which keeps him under guaranteed contract through 2019-20. He’s due $43,893,750 over the course of those three seasons, including the $13,618,750 he’s owed in 2017-18.

Knight will also receive $14,361,250 in 2018-19, and $15,643,750 in 2019-20—the completion of three consecutive affordable seasons.

It could be argued that New York shouldn’t take on a contract with three seasons remaining on it. That case grows even stronger when one considers how many injuries Knight has succumbed to over the past three seasons.

If the Knicks are looking for a starting-caliber point guard who can operate both with and without the ball, however, few will be more affordable than Knight.

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