Are we seeing a stealth hold out of Mitch wanting an extension or a trade?
Preseason was a try out to demonstrate he is healthy. Now he sitting as teams working on a trade and a price?
This a contentious situation of sorts where logic dictates he play the season out and then set the market price?
Are Knicks even interested in extending given his penchant for missing games?
"Load management" on opening night? No, he either has a nagging injury and we'll see him on Friday night....
or...
He is getting MRI/evaluation and there might be some time off......
Or....
He is demanding a trade/extension and won't play. Maybe knicks promised him a deal? Maybe all are cool with it all and it just plays out without media knowledge.
Its not logical to have "Load Management" as its playing out. One has to be a bit suspect to the disclosure as its publicly been presented.