Should NY Knicks Do the Unthinkable and Keep Andrea Bargnani Next Season?

March 13th, 2015 by Ciaran Gowan Leave a reply »

NBA fans expect the New York Knicks to revamp their roster this summer, but some of the answers may actually be in-house.

Prevailing knowledge suggests that New York will simply renounce its rights to every huge contract on its books—in fact, the Knicks have already traded away Tyson Chandler and bought out Amar'e Stoudemire.

But with Andrea Bargnani, it may not be so simple.

According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, the Knicks are considering re-signing Bargnani for the right price after his recent impressive outings.

Having missed the first 51 games of the season due to injury, Bargnani has excelled since returning to the lineup, averaging 17.6 points per game on 49 percent shooting from the field as a starter.

Over this same stretch, Bargnani has also been shooting a career-high 50 percent from downtown and has been far from the defensive liability we've come to know him as. Sure, he still doesn't defend the rim or bring down boards as well as a 7-footer should, but his one-on-one defending has been solid.

The standout game for Bargnani came in a rare victory over the Detr ...

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