Brandon Knight’s injury actually makes things easier

Kyrie Irving

Many outsiders believed that the loss of Knight actually meant that the Suns would not be in hot pursuit of Kyrie Irving.

I postulate that in actuality, such a prediction was entirely erroneous and that the exact opposite is the true outcome. Brandon Knight’s injury likely now means that the Suns will no longer be involved in a trade for the superstar point guard.

Not only was Knight never intended on being a future piece of the rotation (although had he actually taken a significant step forward it was always possible that the two sides kissed and made up), but he was always most likely going to be a trade chip in a move for another big contract.

Now that Brandon Knight stands no chance of being traded in a deal that relieves the franchise of his contract all together, and that his contract is likely locked in the books both this season and next while he rehabilitates and returns, it all lessons the chance that the Suns look to acquire another large contract of a player that may not be a part of the long-term future of the Suns. His contract will for the short-term be as immovable as any player possibly can be, making the acquisition of another contract at the same time of a player with a foggy future, entirely unpalatable.

Thus, no Kyrie Irving.

Granted, with the news that Josh Jackson would not be a part of any trade for Kyrie making a trade with Cleveland more unlikely anyway, with Knight locked in for the time being, it makes far less sense for the Suns to acquire Kyrie Irving, and more sense to imply wait for true cornerstone players to become available that has public interest from both sides.