![]() Thibodeau wants him to defend better and spray the ball quicker next season off the double-team. 1 option and potential All-Star, but scouts feel that’s too big a burden on a winning team because he’s not a pure outside shooter. He didn’t defend to the coach’s liking and, with his big salary, could be on the move in the right blockbuster. The Frenchman had an underrated season in which he smashed the Knicks’ single-season record for 3-pointers made, but Thibodeau’s use of him in fourth quarters was unpredictable. Evan Fournier Robert Sabo SG Evan Fournier Leon Rose has a thing for Villanova, so could be back as 15th man. The West Virginia rookie deserved more action on the ball, but he’s a stout pressure defender who will always have a spot on a Thibodeau roster. He’s opened some eyes in the organization as a potential starting point guard down the road. The second-year player was arguably the Knicks’ most impressive player since the All-Star break, improving as a floor general and finding his 3-point shot to close with a bang. But he’s not a playmaker and should return to his old role next season as a scoring wing off the bench. Thibodeau stubbornly started Burks at point guard after the All-Star break, and he was a decent stopgap. He has one year left at $14.5 million and a final-year option, so he could be back as a backup point guard despite obvious risks. Perhaps with Thibodeau giving him too many minutes, Rose broke down in 2021-22 with two ankle surgeries and played just 26 games. The 33-year-old Rose’s excellence in a 35-game Knicks stretch during the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season was short-lived. ![]() Kemba Walker Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post PG Derrick Rose Thibodeau never warmed up to Walker’s skill set. Nobody expects him to wear a Knicks jersey again. They view him as an expiring-contract trade pawn with $9 million that can be added to an offseason deal. When Walker left the team at the All-Star break, the Knicks refused to grant him a buyout. Here’s an analysis of each player’s future as a Knick. In the final weeks, Tom Thibodeau, the 2021 Coach of the Year who likely will be kept, has shed scant light on the future plan, but said Friday the franchise knows “we still have a long way to go.’’ Knicks president Leon Rose faces a monumental offseason in trying to keep his job and find a starting point guard. Only six players from their 15-man roster were definites to suit up Sunday. It was a fitting end as their 17-man roster - including two-way players - dropped like flies amid this 2021-22 carnage. Knicks among favorite LeBron James landing spots if he leaves LAįor their season finale, the Knicks were set to take the floor Sunday at the Garden against the Raptors with possibly just eight healthy bodies. New York sports’ most coveted gigs finally have worthy successors Will the Knicks have the right superstar targets to trade for this summer? ![]() Carmelo Anthony not only Knicks legend whose number should be retired ![]()
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