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New York Knicks: Pros and cons of trading for Victor Oladipo

By Maxwell Ogden

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 21: Victor Oladipo #4 of the Indiana Pacers looks on during the first half against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on February 21, 2020 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 21: Victor Oladipo #4 of the Indiana Pacers looks on during the first half against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on February 21, 2020 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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New York Knicks rival Victor Oladipo #4 of the Indiana Pacers on the sidelines in the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on December 15, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /

Con: What’s Left In The Tank?

As previously alluded to, Victor Oladipo’s second All-Star season came to a tragic end when he suffered a severe right leg injury. Unfortunately for Oladipo, it was the type of injury that leads many to speculate as to whether or not he can come back from it.

Those questions ring even louder when one evaluates Oladipo’s quality of play in 2019-20—and thus, makes one wonder if a trade would be wise after all.

Oladipo appeared in just 13 games during the 2019-20 season, averaging 13.8 points on a slash line of .391/.304/.780. This comes after a 2017-18 campaign during which his shooting percentages dropped across the board from .477/.371/.799 to .423/.343/.730.

Injuries played a factor in both of those statements, but it’s not as simple as stating that it takes time for a player to get back to the level they’d reached when healthy.

Oladipo suffered what was pegged early as a career-altering, if not career-threatening, injury. He suffered a ruptured right quadriceps tendon. The quad tendon essentially connects the quadriceps muscle to the kneecap and the patellar tendon.

It’s entirely possible that Oladipo will return to All-Star form, but the Knicks will need to do serious homework on both his injury and his road back from it.

This can’t be another Antonio McDyess situation.

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