On Friday night Leon Rose spoke to Alan Hahn of MSG Network. Rose spoke of the Knicks’ off-season and said the organization’s main goal was “to create internal stability”.
Rose said that New York “made the decision to stay there” in terms of Donovan Mitchell. He added that he is not allowed to talk about a player who is under contract with another team, although the guard said in his introductory press conference with the Cleveland Cavaliers that he thought he would end up with the Knicks.
After going back and forth for weeks with the Utah Jazz and Danny Ainge, New York apparently believed it would be better for the organization not to proceed with the talks.