The Phoenix Suns will face a daunting leap of faith with point guard Brandon Knight this offseason, and they only have themselves to blame.
Knight, acquired in a trade-deadline deal this past February, is likely out for the year after playing just 11 games for the Suns. "It's a tough situation," Knight told reporters. "If it feels better, we'll see what happens, but I'm in no rush to come back and make it any worse. You can't just keep pounding on a bruise and have it get better."
If Knight's season is finished, the Suns will have no choice but to make a difficult decision with very limited information on the restricted free agent.
While we can't blame Phoenix for the bad injury luck that created this dilemma, the organization wouldn't even be in this situation if not for some shaky moves this past offseason.
Where the Suns are now is tied directly to where they were—and what they did—last summer.
They signed Isaiah Thomas at a time when they weren't sure then-RFA Eric Bledsoe was part of their future. It was an insurance play that made some sense at the time. Phoenix had succe ...
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