The New York Knicks just made a blockbuster trade for Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns, and one of the reasons they made the deal was to bolster their center position.
Their starter from this past season, Mitchell Robinson, is still recovering from the ankle injury that he suffered this past season. But in a recent report by ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, he says that the Knicks are being very secretive regarding the big man’s injury.
“New York has built a wall around the extent of starter Mitchell Robinson’s foot problems — the Leon Rose administration is good at keeping secrets,” Windhorst writes. “But internally New York is planning for Robinson to be out at least three more months. Will it be more? Hopefully not, but no one knows for sure.”
Robinson missed a good portion of this past season for the Knicks, and had surgery for his ankle injury on May 13, which will keep him out until at least December.
In the 31 games that he was able to play last season, Robinson averaged five points, right rebounds, a steal, and a block per game. His presence on the defensive end makes him a hand-in-glove fit for Tom Thibodeau’s Knicks, and he is a force inside when he can stay healthy.
No matter when he gets back on the court for the Knicks, he will be looking to help the team contend for their first title since 1973.
