In what is a precursor to how they will handle the regular season, the New York Knicks are already load-managing Mitchell Robinson. The plan is equal parts necessary, risky, and as it just so happens, great news for Ariel Hukporti.
New York is tracking toward starting Mitch alongside Karl-Anthony Towns. Asked about whether he’ll keep that dual-big look whenever Robinson misses time, head coach Mike Brown suggested that he would use Hukporti in his Mitch’s place, per Steve Popper of Newsday:
One interesting reveal from Mike Brown yesterday -- with Mitchell Robinson already on "workload management" and uncertainty about how many games he can play, asked him if he'd shift to a smaller lineup (Hart or McBride) or duplicate Mitch with Hukporti/Yabusele.