New York Knicks owner James Dolan has released a statement following the passing of the NBA trade deadline.
The Knicks traded Marcus Morris to the Los Angeles Clippers. New York will acquire Moe Harkless and a 2020 first round pick from the Clippers.
In his statement, Dolan talked about what the Knicks are going to do with their vacant president post after firing Steve Mills:
Statement from Madison Square Garden Executive Chairman and CEO James L. Dolan: pic.twitter.com/91G6Qf8OBc
— NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) February 6, 2020
ESPN reported on Thursday morning that the Knicks were set on hiring Leon Rose as President of Basketball Operations. Rose is a longtime agent and currently works for CAA.
Rose represents Carmelo Anthony, Karl-Anthony Towns, D'Angelo Russell, Devin Booker, Joel Embiid, Kyle Kuzma, Chris Paul and many other NBA players. Dolan reportedly began exploring the front office model of hiring a player agent shortly after firing Mills. The Golden State Warriors under Bob Myers and the Los Angeles Lakers under Rob Pelinka have had success with the former agent model.
The Knicks were previously linked to a pursuit of Masai Ujiri, but he's still under contract with the Toronto Raptors and Dolan reportedly wanted to hire someone new before season's end.
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