The New York Knicks don’t seem too interested in playing veteran guard and former NBA MVP Derrick Rose. However, there is one team out there that would gladly take him off their hands.
According to NBA Insider Chris Haynes, the Phoenix Suns are interested in adding Rose to their roster if he ends up securing a contract buyout with the Knicks. Rose is in the second year of a three-year, $43.5 million contract he signed in 2021, but the final year of the deal is a club option.
Haynes reports that the Suns are interested in Rose as they want to add another ball handler ahead of what they expect will be a deep playoff run. Phoenix is considered to be among the main contenders to win an NBA title this season after acquiring superstar Kevin Duran in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets earlier this month.
Derrick Rose played a limited role with the Knicks to start the season, averaging 5.8 points in 12.9 minutes per game before falling out of the rotation completely. He hasn’t been on the floor since the win over the Houston Rockets in late December.
The Knicks attempted to trade Rose ahead of the NBA trade deadline but failed to find a deal that would suit both sides. The organization reportedly didn’t want to send Rose to any team out of respect for everything that he did for the franchise.
