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New York Knicks: 3 bold predictions for 2018-19 NBA season

By Daniel Lubofsky

TARRYTOWN, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: Kristaps Porzingis #6, Tim Hardaway Jr. #3, and Kevin Knox #20 of the New York Knicks pose for a photo during the New York Knicks Media Day on September 24, 2018 at the MSG Training Facility in Tarrytown, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Michelle Farsi/NBAE via Getty Images)
TARRYTOWN, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: Kristaps Porzingis #6, Tim Hardaway Jr. #3, and Kevin Knox #20 of the New York Knicks pose for a photo during the New York Knicks Media Day on September 24, 2018 at the MSG Training Facility in Tarrytown, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Michelle Farsi/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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3. Kristaps Porzingis will return before the All-Star break

When a player suffers an injury, whether that be as big as a broken leg or as small as a sore elbow, fans want to know when they’ll return to the court.

When it comes to Kristaps Porzingis and his road to recovery from a torn ACL suffered last February, nobody really seems to know when his return will come, as reports have come out with dates ranging from March till the beginning of the 2019-20 season.

KP’s was actually as lucky as one could be given the circumstances, in large part because the rest of his left knee was fine, whereas some suffer other injuries that make the recovery process more difficult.

Oct. 13 will mark eight months to the day of Porzingis’ surgery. The recovery time from such a surgery is anywhere between 8-12 months, which would make KP roughly a year removed from surgery by the time All-Star Weekend rolls around.

Porzingis has no doubt been working extremely hard to return to the game he loves. This is not to say he’ll return to his All-Star self immediately upon stepping onto the MSG hardwood, but an earlier than expected return wouldn’t be the craziest thing given the timeline and details that befell New York’s franchise talent.

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