It was always widely believed that the road to re-signing Mitchell Robinson this coming summer would be rather challenging to navigate for the New York Knicks.
Be it due to possible heightened salary demands, outside competition, or in-house hesitancy to commit to a new multi-year pact with the injury-prone big, a number of questionable variables will be brought to light before negotiations are allowed to commence.
Sadly for Robinson, who has dropped sporadic hints of his interest in remaining with the club, another road block toward a potential re-up with the Knicks could very well be influenced by the play of trade deadline acquisition, Jose Alvarado.