Three years after lying on the court in pain during the 2012 playoffs, former Knicks guard Baron Davis is making a comeback attempt.
“This is the first time I’m going to put myself out there,” Davis said on SiriusXM NBA Radio. “I’m going to try out for some teams.”
The two-time All-Star last played a competitive game on May 6, 2012, in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, helping the Knicks secure their first playoff victory since 2001.
Nevertheless, Davis wasn’t be able to revel in the Knicks’ success, falling to the court late in the game after suffering a partial tear of the patella tendon in his right knee along with complete tears of his right MCL and ACL.
Davis, who has played 13 years in the league, averaged 16.1 points and 7.2 assists for six different franchises. His most successful campaign came during the 2003-04 season with the Hornets when the then-24-year-old tallied a career-high 22.9 points per game to go along with 7.5 assists.
Davis later would enjoy back-to-back impressive seasons with the Warriors, spanning the 2005-06 and 2006-07 campaigns when he averaged over 20 points per game. But since that time, Davis’ numbers took a steep decline.
During his lone season with the Knicks, Davis averaged just 6.1 points and 4.7 assists in 29 games with limited minutes. At age 36, being away from the game for an extended period, it’s fair to question what a depleted Davis could bring to a team aside from veteran leadership.