Leon Rose: Knicks Don't Have Set Timeline With Rebuild
Leon Rose took questions from the media for the first time since becoming president of the New York Knicks as the franchise introduced Tom Thibodeau as head coach.
“We have not set a timeline. We are taking it one day at a time. We felt Tom was that coach who can take us with development to becoming a perennial winner. That happens one step at a time,” Rose said. “At the moment we don’t know what the roster will be moving forward. We have decisions we have to make. The important thing is to instill the culture, focus on the development and take it from there.”
The Knicks have a seven-year playoff drought.
Thibodeau mentioned RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson as building blocks.
“I want to get around the players to work with them and get to know them better,” Thibodeau said. “Based on film, I really think RJ has a very bright future as does Mitchell Robinson. Those are two who stand out. But we have a lot of young talent. I don’t like to make qualifications on people until I get around them.”
