The issue at stake for the Knicks more than their inability to write well is the reluctance of top players to head to North America’s largest free agency media market. We’ve seen it repeat every round since New York last earned a place in the playoffs in 2012-12.
The hope here is that things will change with Thibodeau and Rose leading the charge. At least for now, the new manager is putting a positive spin on things.
“Sometimes you have to do it through trade, free will. But I think you have to be very aggressive in looking for these opportunities, “Thibodeau said, via New York Daily News NBA insider Stefan Bondy.” They just don’t happen by accident. You have to make them happen. “
Rose had high expectations for her first offseason as Knicks president. The end result was the additions of Skal Labissiere, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Nerlens Noel. Yes, it really happened.
This comes after the Knicks failed miserably to pursue star free agents Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant ahead of the 2019-20 season. Both have chosen to join the Big Apple rivals of the Knicks in that of the Brooklyn Nets.