The Knicks sent center Robin Lopez and guards Jose Calderon and Jerian Grant to the Bulls in the deal.
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The Knicks are sending center Robin Lopez, guard Jose Calderon and guard Jerian Grant to Chicago, which is shipping guard Justin Holiday, Rose and a 2017 second-round pick back to NY, sources said.
Fans in Chicago can debate the merits of the deal, whether the Bulls would have been better off waiting until the deadline or simply letting Rose go as a free agent next summer if they were not going to retain him.
The 2015-16 season was the first time since 2010-11 that Rose played over 60 games, as the former MVP has struggled with injuries.
“Derrick is one of the top point guards in the National Basketball Association who is playoff-battle-tested”, new head coach Jeff Hornacek said in a statement. Howard told friends earlier in the season that he was interested in playing for the Knicks; that interest remains as Howard approaches free agency, per league sources. In the new year, he averaged 17.7 points and 4.4 assists a game while getting his shooting percentage back up to 45.3 percent.
When Butler was drafted, Rose was coming off winning the NBA MVP and leading the Bulls to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1998.
He might try mailing it to NY.
After scuffling through injury-marred season after injury-marred season over the past few years in Chicago, Rose gets a new lease on life in NY, where he’ll find Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis eagerly awaiting his arrival. Now, he’s headed to NY along with guard Justin Holiday and a 2017 first-round pick. “Our goal is to get younger and more athletic, and this trade moves us in that direction and allows us to start changing the structure of our team”. The trade also suits New York’s new coach, Jeff Hornacek, well. All three were subsequently traded to the Bulls. Conversely, Jackson and the Knicks realize that they must take risks to complete their slow rise to relevancy.
“As we said at the end of last season, we are committed to exploring every option to improve this team”, Forman said. Grant isn’t ready to be a starter yet, but they can find someone for that role in the short term – possibly Calderon, who is limited but intelligent and an excellent shooter – and hope the Notre Dame product turns into something special.
Here is a look at the five reasons the Knicks won the Derrick Rose trade.
Rose is the first former MVP on the Knicks’ roster since Bob McAdoo, who last played for the Knicks in 1978-79.
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With Derrick Rose on board, some in the Knicks organization want to make a run at Joakim Noah.
