Why The New York Knicks Do The Deal 

Of course, if not for Leonard’s health concerns, he wouldn’t be available at this price. 

He may not be available at all. A healthy Kawhi Leonard is arguably the best two-way player in the NBA. This is the type of top-5 player that teams plan their entire organization around. 

Yet, those injury concerns exist. Hence Leonard’s depleted value. With that in mind, the Knicks might as well take this risk and acquire him if he’s available. 

After all, the Knicks do not currently have that type of top-5 player that teams plan their entire organization around.

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On the other hand, they do have a talented, competitive team. If they added Leonard to it, and he had a bounce-back season, they’d be true title contenders. 

Should the Clippers put them in that position?