The Knicks knew about Tim Hardaway Jr. The Knicks knew about Kristaps Porzingis.
On March 21, the Mavericks announced Hardaway would be shut down with a stress reaction in his left tibia. Four days ago, Dallas revealed he is expected to undergo surgery to insert a rod in his leg to repair the stress reaction.
When the Knicks traded Hardaway and the final two years of his contract in late January, team brass was aware his left leg, which sustained a stress fracture last season, was compromised, according to a source.
Hardaway missed six weeks last season with the tricky injury.