Knicks trade for Rose
Derrick Rose is reuniting with Tom Thibodeau after a trade that brings him back to New York.
The Knicks agreed to acquire the former NBA MVP from the Pistons on Sunday, according to reports.
The Knicks will send Dennis Smith Jr. and a second-round pick to Detroit.
Once the deal is completed, it will reunite Rose, 32, with Thibodeau, his coach with the Bulls when the guard became the youngest MVP in league history at 22 in 2011.
Rose later spent one season with the Knicks, averaging 18 points in 2016-17, before rejoining Thibodeau again with the Timberwolves. Rose joined the Pistons last season.
Rose was one of the NBA’s most explosive players early in his career, the superstar who led Thibodeau’s defensive-minded teams to the best record in the league. But a series of knee injuries followed, and neither he nor the Bulls could duplicate that early success.
But Rose remains a productive player as a reserve, averaging about 18 points in each of the two previous seasons. He’s averaging 14.2 per game this season . ...
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