The highest net rating on the Portland Trail Blazers in 2016-17 didn’t belong to Damian Lillard or C.J. McCollum. It belonged to Moe Harkless. Portland outscored opponents by 3.4 points per 100 possessions with Harkless on the court and were outscored by 4.3 points per 100 possessions with him off.
According to Ian Begley of ESPN New York, the New York Knicks have discussed the possibility of adding the potential three-and-D wing threat.
Now don’t overreact. Nobody’s saying Harkless is more valuable than Lillard or McCollum. However, the Trail Blazers were a one-dimensional team (11th in ORtg and 21st in DRtg), so help from a solid defender on the wing was huge.