Knicks Rumors: Should New York Pass On Kevin Durant In 2016 Free Agency?

Kevin Durant's season-ending foot injury sent shockwaves through the NBA and his Oklahoma City Thunder team, but it could also affect just how a team like the New York Knicks approaches Durant in free agency next summer.

According to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News, the Knicks would be better served heeding past mistakes and looking elsewhere for a marquee free agent:

What the Knicks can ill afford to do is hand over a max contract to an All Star with a checkered medical history. Allan Houston became the franchise’s first $100 million man 14 years ago and right on cue his knees gave out. It took the Knicks nearly seven years to escape that abyss.

In 2010, the Knicks ignored the warning signs regarding Amar’e Stoudemire’s health and made him the club’s newest $100 million savior. By the third year of his contract, Stoudemire began breaking down just as the Phoenix Suns’ doctors told Steve Kerr he would.

While Durant's ceiling is higher than either of the two players mentioned by Isola, the Knicks will least have to be extremely cautious before even entertaining the thought of signing KD next summer.

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