New York Knicks Derrick Rose Trade Winners, Losers, Takeout | Launderer report

In 2011, 22-year-old Derrick Rose was named the youngest MVP in NBA history after averaging 25.0 points and 7.7 assists for the 62-20 Chicago Bulls.

Despite a wave of injuries in the years following that campaign, his 2010-2011 coach, Tom Thibodeau, always seemed to be in his corner. And following a Super Bowl Sunday trade that sends Rose to the New York Knicks, the two will be united for the third time in their career.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski shared details of the Knicks-Detroit Pistons deal:

A decade on from that MVP run, Rose obviously isn’t the player he was then, but his production over the past few seasons could be closer to peak levels than you might think.

No, the advanced numbers aren’t quite where they were at the top of Rose, but he came out on the other side of his injury issues to be a positive impact player again. And for a Knicks team that closer With contention in the playoffs than expected, it should help, especially given what it took to have it.

Of course, Rose and the Knicks aren’t the only participants in this trade. There are other winners and a potential loser, all of which you can find below.

Winner: Knicks

Dennis Smith Jr., the No.9 pick in the 2017 Draft, has appeared in just three games this season. In 2019-2020 he made 34 appearances and averaged 5.5 points with a truly deplorable 39.9 shooting percentage.

With less than a miraculous career U-turn, DSJ wasn’t going to help New York contend for a playoff berth this season. So replacing him with Rose is a clear victory.

Of course, there is an argument that the Knicks should value draft capital a bit more in this phase of team building, but a second round is far from a sure thing. And there are still plenty of young talent on the roster in need of development, including RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Frank Ntilikina, Kevin Knox II, Obi Toppin and Mitchell Robinson.

In the short term, Rose should help solidify the playoff pursuit (or at least an appearance in the play-in tournament). And his skillful veteran could help the young.

Ahead of this season, he expressed his desire to coach young Pistons goaltender Killian Hayes:

A similar attitude towards the aforementioned Knicks could pay dividends right across the board.

Loser: Killian Hayes

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Losing that mentor is certainly no death knell for Hayes’ development, and Smith may be closer to salary than a piece of Detroit’s future, but a young point guard (ish) with a lottery pedigree is. more competitive than Rose.

The veteran has made it clear that he’s not looking to compete with Hayes:

Smith, on the other hand, must feel a sense of hopelessness. This is the last season of his rookie contract. Continuing to flounder like he did last season could seriously jeopardize his chances of landing another contract. His career could depend on taking minutes from Hayes (assuming he comes back from a labral tear this season).

Of course, there is a way to turn this around in a positive way. Getting pushed could be a good thing for Hayes. He’s only played seven games, but they couldn’t have been much worse (at least statistically).

Of the 399 rookies since 1984-85 to play at least as many minutes as Hayes in their first seven games, Hayes’ box ranks more / less 399th.

He averaged 4.6 points and 3.6 assists in 21.1 minutes while shooting 27.7% from the field and 25.0% in three.

A little pressure from another keeper could push Hayes to work harder on the floor to get his rookie season on track.

Winner: Derrick Rose

As Rose nears her 30s, playing for one of the worst teams in the league has surely received little interest. The Knicks are nowhere near in contention for the title, but they at least have a reasonable chance in the playoffs.

It’s an obvious situational upgrade for Rose.

Working with Thibodeau should also appeal to the veteran. Over the years, he has expressed his belief in Rose as a player in word and deed.

In their third stint together, they can help one of the league’s most famous franchises return to the playoffs for the first time since 2013 and set their sights on long and successful careers.

Winner: Detroit Pistons

There are a few bright spots this season for the Pistons. Chief among these is Jerami Grant’s escape as Option # 1. Few would say that there is much short-term hope here, however. They have the worst record in the league and almost no playoff shooting.

So, offloading Rose’s expiring contract for a flyer on Smith and any project assets was a no-brainer. The fact that Detroit got a second round likely means a first was not available elsewhere.

Again, this choice is not very valuable. Any element of the project brings uncertainty. But Detroit should be very firmly in asset accumulation mode. It takes as many apple bites, so to speak, as possible.

Grant turns 27 in March. Between Hayes, Sekou Doumbouya and Saddiq Bey, there doesn’t seem to be a single player on the roster who is likely to become a superstar. Detroit needs as many chances as possible to find that kind of talent.

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Typically, NBA trades give us a lot more potential “losers” to itemize in a format like this, but this particular deal doesn’t involve a lot of risk anyway.

Injury or age could prevent Rose from making a big impact in New York City. If the playoff hunt falls out of reach down the home stretch, the front office could look into that deal and wish he still had the choice he gave up. It’s not like the Knicks have given up on an unprotected first.

The potential benefit of bringing excitement and meaningful late-season basketball to the fan base is well worth the price.

For Detroit, there was really nothing to lose. Rose is not part of the long term plans. It amounts to losing it for nothing in free will.