Derek Rose could be worth more than what he could produce on Earth for the Knicks. His very presence can prioritize agency.
The veteran goaltender is another link between the Knicks and Desirable goalkeeper Galen BronsonTheir bond dates back to Bronson’s formative years in Illinois, when Rose was the Bulls’ head guard and Bronson dreamed of one day playing in the NBA.
“Galen moved into the Bulls facility and trained with the Bulls players,” Pat Ambrose, the Bronson coach at Adlai Stevenson High School who is still close to him, told the Post in a phone interview. “It was here that he became close friends with Derek Rose. So your history with the Knicks goes deeper. Derek saw that young Galen was a very good player, Derek was a kid in Chicago, and he really started coaching Galen in basketball.”
At the time, Bronson’s father, Rick, was an assistant coach on Team Tom Tibodo, the same role he now plays with the Knicks. It’s another level, on top of Bronson’s relationship with Tibodo, that President Leon Rose and CEO William Wesley — plus the fact that Rose’s son is Sam Bronson’s agent — could work for the Knicks as they try to get talented. He is 25 years old and out of his career.
that she I’ve started creating a salary cap section Thursday To pay Bronson big money, who acted from the first round and dealt Kemba Walker with the Pistons, now making $18 million of the space. There’s still work to be done as Alec Burks and Nerlens Noel are likely to move in, so the Knicks could make the former Villanova star a tempting offer. Bronson was raised in southern New Jersey before moving to Lincolnshire, Illinois for middle school and still has roots in the area, owning a home on the Jersey Shore. His mother Sandra is a big football fan of the Giants team.
“I’m sure Leon Rose will play all those relationships,” Ambrose said. “I wouldn’t be surprised [if he wound up with the Knicks]. … the positive thing about Knicks is that he has decided to go home for once [for college] And there was success. He might have chosen to go back home.”
The coach later added, “He loves Dallas and I know he loves Dallas. But he is one [New] Jersey/New Yorker Mann“.
Bronson’s priority remains unknown. When choosing a college, Villanova chose Michigan and Illinois for several reasons, according to Ambrose. As his coach said, Bronson loved the idea of returning to the Northeast and joining a successful program. It didn’t bother him that, as a purely American McDonald’s, he first went to Ryan Arsedicono in the back seat and didn’t have the ball in his hand from jumping like in other schools. That selflessness could work against the Knicks, as they’d sell the two-time National Champion at a chance for a bigger role.
Meanwhile, the Mavericks are much better positioned as a brand after reaching the Western Conference Finals, with Bronson playing a key role, albeit as winger Luka Doncic.
“To be the guy I wouldn’t say would be a great thing for him,” Ambrose said. “He puts the ball in his hands, every NBA player wants that, but he wants to win. I know that winning is important to him and I know that something he’s really proud of leads to wins and wins. That is always his focus.”
Obviously, with a week before the start of the free agency period, there is still a lot of uncertainty. Knicks needs to make more space for the hood. Though Ambrose said he wouldn’t be surprised if Bronson gets the Knicks, his former star also enjoys playing with the Mavericks, who can give him five more than the Knicks four. In Dallas, the former second-round pick developed into a strong NBA player and ended a long playoff in which he was something of a superstar, averaging 21.6 points per game.
It’s also unclear how much money the Mavericks are willing to pay to keep Bronson if they go into the extra court the Knicks seem willing to pay.
“Not talking much money, but how much more money?” Ambrose asked. “If Dallas insults him a little by bidding low and shows New York that they really want him, he could change things.
“He’s also a guy who knows he can help build a winner, he can work on it, and the future in the NBA can be ephemeral, whether it’s injuries or drafts and things like that. He obviously knows Tom Tibodo very well and he knows that guy knows how to build winners.
The Knicks have reportedly added a second player to the Garrison Brooks forward’s Exhibit 10 contract. The 6-foot-9 Brooks spent the past year in Mississippi averaging 10.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and shooting 34.2 percent from a 3-point range. Previously visited North Carolina.
Thursday night, Knicks goaltender Jean Montero signed a contract with Exhibit 10. The 6-foot-2 Montero comes from the new high school league Overtime Elite, which pays players. The contract in Appendix 10 includes an invitation to a training camp and a summer league.
