Brogdon signed with the Knicks on Sept. 12, and Charania reported at the time that he was "expected to have a rotation role for new coach Mike Brown."

But Wednesday afternoon, one week before the opener, Brogdon suddenly decided to retire, he told ESPN in a statement.

What he does know is that he wants to play another six to eight NBA seasons, until age 36-38, and then finish his career in his home country of Greece. He said so on ANT1’s The 2night Show, a Tonight Show-style talk show in Greece (hat tip BasketNews.com and Bleacher Report).

LeBron is currently dealing with sciatica, which will limit his early journey in the next season.

Because of this, many have begun to speculate about James potentially leaving the Lakers in free agency next offseason, which has also led to the superstar forward becoming the subject of trade rumor...