Knicks · Michael Porter Jr Had Back Surgery Last Week (page 1)

As per Rotoworld...Michael Porter Jr. (back) had surgery last week related to a herniated disk in his back.
Additionally, the Porter Jr. camp believes that they won't need him to sit out next season. However, the Nuggets have made it abundantly clear there is no rush on the No. 14 pick, so there's a very real chance he won't be ready. After missing almost all of last season, one of the best prospects at this time last year has his career off to a tough start.

Wow, this flew under the radar... I wanted Porter at the draft but happy we have Knox at this point

Lost me at "back issues", didnt matter how good he was. Wasnt worth the risk at 9.

BigRedDog wrote:As per Rotoworld...Michael Porter Jr. (back) had surgery last week related to a herniated disk in his back.
Additionally, the Porter Jr. camp believes that they won't need him to sit out next season. However, the Nuggets have made it abundantly clear there is no rush on the No. 14 pick, so there's a very real chance he won't be ready. After missing almost all of last season, one of the best prospects at this time last year has his career off to a tough start.

Wow, this flew under the radar... I wanted Porter at the draft but happy we have Knox at this point

In light of these new revelations, the 14th pick seems too high. Hope it works out for him. Happy all the naysayers didn't get their man...

Wow. So glad the Knicks took Knox. I think there was a second medical evaluation paid for by some of the lottery teams that wasn't good.

BigRedDog wrote:As per Rotoworld...Michael Porter Jr. (back) had surgery last week related to a herniated disk in his back.
Additionally, the Porter Jr. camp believes that they won't need him to sit out next season. However, the Nuggets have made it abundantly clear there is no rush on the No. 14 pick, so there's a very real chance he won't be ready. After missing almost all of last season, one of the best prospects at this time last year has his career off to a tough start.

Wow, this flew under the radar... I wanted Porter at the draft but happy we have Knox at this point

I agree. I thought we should have rolled the dice on him too, now I'm kinda glad we didn't. However, time will tell one way or the other. The kid may be everything he was projected to be. Or he could be like Larry Johnson and become an effective player but still never be the same pre-back injury. Guess you can justify taking the risk where Denver was drafting, perhaps not where we were picking.

Welpee wrote:

BigRedDog wrote:As per Rotoworld...Michael Porter Jr. (back) had surgery last week related to a herniated disk in his back.
Additionally, the Porter Jr. camp believes that they won't need him to sit out next season. However, the Nuggets have made it abundantly clear there is no rush on the No. 14 pick, so there's a very real chance he won't be ready. After missing almost all of last season, one of the best prospects at this time last year has his career off to a tough start.

Wow, this flew under the radar... I wanted Porter at the draft but happy we have Knox at this point

I agree. I thought we should have rolled the dice on him too, now I'm kinda glad we didn't. However, time will tell one way or the other. The kid may be everything he was projected to be. Or he could be like Larry Johnson and become an effective player but still never be the same pre-back injury. Guess you can justify taking the risk where Denver was drafting, perhaps not where we were picking.

Or he could be a wasted pick. Larry Johnson with back problems is not his low ceiling

obvious teams knew what fans booing didn't.
Good pick for at team at the 14 spot that does not need a player in place right away.
We made a good choice. The future will tell.

Nalod wrote:obvious teams knew what fans booing didn't.
Good pick for at team at the 14 spot that does not need a player in place right away.
We made a good choice. The future will tell.

Was listening to Fraschilla talke about Porter prior to his injury (first ncaa game) and high school. He said he had concerns about his game without the injury. There also were some rumblings about attitude concerns. I loved the Knox pick at the time and like it more now.

Nalod wrote:obvious teams knew what fans booing didn't.
Good pick for at team at the 14 spot that does not need a player in place right away.
We made a good choice. The future will tell.

Yup. Plus this father and son duo is really pissing me off..

Did Porter jr. go to the Laser Spine Institute? Its like an answer to prayer. If your prayer is to have laser spine surgery.

NYKBocker wrote:

Nalod wrote:obvious teams knew what fans booing didn't.
Good pick for at team at the 14 spot that does not need a player in place right away.
We made a good choice. The future will tell.

Yup. Plus this father and son duo is really pissing me off..

Going to worry when they start cheering, lol.

GustavBahler wrote:Did Porter jr. go to the Laser Spine Institute? Its like an answer to prayer. If your prayer is to have laser spine surgery.

lol

So this is his second back operation?

I'd be surprised if they operated on a herniated disk - usually that's treatable. More likely ruptured which means a trimming of the disk itself - less to take the shock of continuous NBA running/jumping.

Denver should have just traded the pick for a bag of chips - it would have been better value.

GustavBahler wrote:Lost me at "back issues", didnt matter how good he was. Wasnt worth the risk at 9.

But what if we drafted him with a second first round pick? It was rumored that both the Wizards and Bucks were willing to unload their picks (15th and 17th respectively) to dump salary (Matthew Delladova specifically with the Bucks) in exchange for a productive veteran. From that position and with the 36th pick, it might've been possible to trade up to get Michael Porter Jr. After all, the Clippers, Hornets and Sixers- teams with selecting 10th to 13th- ALL made trades involving their picks, so it's not like we couldn't have entered a bidding war.

I wonder what a healthy Porter Jr and Kevin Knox would look like together on the floor. I, personally, would not have been opposed to take the wait-and-see approach with MPJr considering our need to get a good pick in 2019. And with the dividends the Sixers are reeping from being patient with Embiid,it might not have been a bad strategy in the grand scheme of things if we could've still taken Knox.

NardDogNation wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Lost me at "back issues", didnt matter how good he was. Wasnt worth the risk at 9.

But what if we drafted him with a second first round pick? It was rumored that both the Wizards and Bucks were willing to unload their picks (15th and 17th respectively) to dump salary (Matthew Delladova specifically with the Bucks) in exchange for a productive veteran. From that position and with the 36th pick, it might've been possible to trade up to get Michael Porter Jr. After all, the Clippers, Hornets and Sixers- teams with selecting 10th to 13th- ALL made trades involving their picks, so it's not like we couldn't have entered a bidding war.

I wonder what a healthy Porter Jr and Kevin Knox would look like together on the floor. I, personally, would not have been opposed to take the wait-and-see approach with MPJr considering our need to get a good pick in 2019. And with the dividends the Sixers are reeping from being patient with Embiid,it might not have been a bad strategy in the grand scheme of things if we could've still taken Knox.

Then we wouldn't have "rolled the dice" on Mitchell Robinson. It's all conjecture and so much more so in the case of Porter. I'm glad the FO did not choose him or give up assets to get him. And I understand the desire to take a chance on someone who had that level of ability. But bad backs....

NYKBocker wrote:

Nalod wrote:obvious teams knew what fans booing didn't.
Good pick for at team at the 14 spot that does not need a player in place right away.
We made a good choice. The future will tell.

Yup. Plus this father and son duo is really pissing me off..

Terrible parenting if you ask me.

Allanfan20 wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

Nalod wrote:obvious teams knew what fans booing didn't.
Good pick for at team at the 14 spot that does not need a player in place right away.
We made a good choice. The future will tell.

Yup. Plus this father and son duo is really pissing me off..

Terrible parenting if you ask me.

It absolutely is.

NardDogNation wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Lost me at "back issues", didnt matter how good he was. Wasnt worth the risk at 9.

But what if we drafted him with a second first round pick? It was rumored that both the Wizards and Bucks were willing to unload their picks (15th and 17th respectively) to dump salary (Matthew Delladova specifically with the Bucks) in exchange for a productive veteran. From that position and with the 36th pick, it might've been possible to trade up to get Michael Porter Jr. After all, the Clippers, Hornets and Sixers- teams with selecting 10th to 13th- ALL made trades involving their picks, so it's not like we couldn't have entered a bidding war.

I wonder what a healthy Porter Jr and Kevin Knox would look like together on the floor. I, personally, would not have been opposed to take the wait-and-see approach with MPJr considering our need to get a good pick in 2019. And with the dividends the Sixers are reeping from being patient with Embiid,it might not have been a bad strategy in the grand scheme of things if we could've still taken Knox.

Definitely would have considered him with #36... even would have used the money we can use to buy picks to take a chance on him in the low 30s.

Have bad vibes about his body breaking down, though.

He will have a good period of time to rebuild his body...maybe he re-sculpts himself with his recovery time.

KnickDanger wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Lost me at "back issues", didnt matter how good he was. Wasnt worth the risk at 9.

But what if we drafted him with a second first round pick? It was rumored that both the Wizards and Bucks were willing to unload their picks (15th and 17th respectively) to dump salary (Matthew Delladova specifically with the Bucks) in exchange for a productive veteran. From that position and with the 36th pick, it might've been possible to trade up to get Michael Porter Jr. After all, the Clippers, Hornets and Sixers- teams with selecting 10th to 13th- ALL made trades involving their picks, so it's not like we couldn't have entered a bidding war.

I wonder what a healthy Porter Jr and Kevin Knox would look like together on the floor. I, personally, would not have been opposed to take the wait-and-see approach with MPJr considering our need to get a good pick in 2019. And with the dividends the Sixers are reeping from being patient with Embiid,it might not have been a bad strategy in the grand scheme of things if we could've still taken Knox.

Then we wouldn't have "rolled the dice" on Mitchell Robinson. It's all conjecture and so much more so in the case of Porter. I'm glad the FO did not choose him or give up assets to get him. And I understand the desire to take a chance on someone who had that level of ability. But bad backs....

I still don't understand the hype of Mitchell Robinson. He has impressive counting stats but I question how much those stats will translate to wins in the future. He fouls at an exceptionally high rate and routinely seemed to make boneheaded decisions that don't necessarily get quantified. It feels a little like Javale McGee/Dwight Howard to me.

In any case, if I had the option of either having Mitchell Robinson or Michael Porter Jr., I take Michael Porter Jr if I think there is a reasonable expectation that he can stay healthy. People are dismissing him because of his injury but there was a reason why he was projected to be the no.1 overall pick in what was considered a good draft. If I could've gotten another first rounder to make a play on him, I would have. We have no playoff ambitions for next year and should have had no problem sitting Porter out for the season in hopes he could pull a Joel Embiid or Blake Griffin the following season.

If the gamble worked, a Knox-Porter-KP trio could have been unstoppable together with their length and versatility. All we'd need is floor general to get them into their actions and I think we'd be a legitimate rival to the youth movements of BOS and PHI.

WaltLongmire wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Lost me at "back issues", didnt matter how good he was. Wasnt worth the risk at 9.

But what if we drafted him with a second first round pick? It was rumored that both the Wizards and Bucks were willing to unload their picks (15th and 17th respectively) to dump salary (Matthew Delladova specifically with the Bucks) in exchange for a productive veteran. From that position and with the 36th pick, it might've been possible to trade up to get Michael Porter Jr. After all, the Clippers, Hornets and Sixers- teams with selecting 10th to 13th- ALL made trades involving their picks, so it's not like we couldn't have entered a bidding war.

I wonder what a healthy Porter Jr and Kevin Knox would look like together on the floor. I, personally, would not have been opposed to take the wait-and-see approach with MPJr considering our need to get a good pick in 2019. And with the dividends the Sixers are reeping from being patient with Embiid,it might not have been a bad strategy in the grand scheme of things if we could've still taken Knox.

Definitely would have considered him with #36... even would have used the money we can use to buy picks to take a chance on him in the low 30s.

Have bad vibes about his body breaking down, though.

He will have a good period of time to rebuild his body...maybe he re-sculpts himself with his recovery time.

Porter went 14th. Why are you talking about him going in the 30s?