Malcolm Brogdon’s sudden retirement from the NBA comes as a blow to the New York Knicks’ secondary ball-handler rotation. It may also be the surprise development that saves Pacome Dadiet’s job.
The prevailing assumption has been that New York would trade the 20-year-old wing to create an additional roster spot, and give it the space beneath the second apron required to sign two veteran-minimum deals. One of those two contracts all along seemed earmarked for Brogdon. Everything changes now that he’s calling it a career.
Sure, the Knicks could still use another ball-handler.