Calderon will be a free agent after the 2016-17 season, while Lopez’s contract expires after 2018-19 and Grant’s expires after 2019-20.
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“In putting together a team, one of the first questions we would ask as a front office is does it fit Derrick Rose?”. Hopefully in New York, Rose can return close to the level he was before all the injuries. The Knicks, of course, have a promising young star in Kristaps Porzingis, but they also have an aging Carmelo Anthony, and now a questionable Rose.
Appearing to not get along with first-year head coach Fred Hoiberg last season, he averaged the lowest point total of his professional career while making a mere two starts in 2015-2016.
Wilson, who played for Simeon in the early 80s, was considered one of the best players in the country heading into his senior year. A source close to Rose said he was very emotional about leaving Chicago because of all his great memories there but that he wanted the big stage of NY. “Derrick is one of the top point guards in the National Basketball Association who is playoff battle-tested”.
“I’m quite surprised by the Knicks trading for Derrick Rose”. Rose’s jersey will quickly become a hot item in NY as fans hope he is part of the reason why they return to the playoffs next season.
Grant, 6-4, 195-pounds, completed his rookie season for the Knicks with averages of 5.6 points and 2.3 assists over 16.6 minutes in 76 games after being selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 19th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft and then, had his draft rights traded to NY in exchange for Tim Hardaway Jr. That could put the Bulls in contention for free-agent point guards like Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook.
“The Knicks have plenty of open roster spots and starting jobs available: center and shooting guard”. He became a polarizing figure among Bulls fans, mostly because of his frequent public relations missteps.
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The trade makes a lot of people happy, including Carmelo Anthony, who gets to play with another All-Star talent in Rose. The Knicks are expected to transition to a quicker attack under Hornacek than the triangle offense they ran under Derek Fisher and Kurt Rambis, and Rose is better suited for that than anyone the Knicks had. His moving to NY, one of the few markets bigger than Chicago, means that Rose can engage with a larger audience than he has before.
