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Showing my ignorance here, having never had a knee problem, but why wait until October to have the surgery?

There are a lot of reasons. One reason is that after injury, there is a lot of swelling around the area. This swelling could muddy up scans and make them harder to read. By waiting and letting the swelling go down naturally, it allows docs to get a clearer picture of the damage and aftermath, which can influence whether or not surgery is even needed.

Another reason like Tyler and KL touched upon is that with an injury to the meniscus, there is always a chance that it could heal on it's own without surgical intervention. Given the fact that KP had a surgical repair, it meant that the tear to KP's meniscus was relatively small and in a good area where docs could sew up the tear without compromising the knee. 

KP already doing some light on court stuff so soon also points to the fact that his tear was relatively minor. All good signs. I'm glad the Mavs are taking it slow though.