New York will have enough cap space to make Schroder a competitive offer in free agency. The club is projected to have at least $50 million in cap space in the 2021 offseason. Point guard is a key position for the Knicks heading into the offseason — Elfrid Payton, Derrick Rose and Frank Ntilikina will all be free agents in 2021, so they will probably have at least one new lead guard in 2021-22. Between now and free agency in August, the Knicks will have to decide if Schroder is the right fit for a lineup that’s likely to heavily feature RJ Barrett and Julius Randle next season.
Derrick Rose Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 10/04/88
Height: 6-2 / 1.88
Weight:190 lbs. / 86.2 kg.
Salary: $7,682,926
Born: 10/04/88
Height: 6-2 / 1.88
Weight:190 lbs. / 86.2 kg.
Salary: $7,682,926
I asked Rose, late Friday night after the Dallas loss, if COVID-19 still is playing havoc with him. Through Friday, he had shot 34 percent since his return from COVID-19 — a stretch interrupted for one game by the ankle injury. “I’m feeling good,’’ Rose said. “I haven’t had any lingering symptoms or anything like that. My smell is better and my taste is good. I haven’t had any fatigue. I’m good.”
They had a three-game losing streak, which had pushed them below .500 at 24-25, and left them tied for seventh with Boston. They hadn’t lost four straight this season. Is it too soon to press the panic button? “We gotta have amnesia, especially when we play [Detroit],’’ Rose said. “We just gotta find way to get easy shots, easy looks. “Every team is fighting for something right now, and the team’s that’s not playing for something, they would [like] to be the team that knocks us out the playoffs,’’ Rose added. “That’s what the NBA is about. No boys allowed.”
Ian Begley: Knicks say RJ Barrett (ankle), Derrick Rose (ankle) and Reggie Bullock (illness) will play tonight vs. DAL. All three players were listed as questionable earlier today.
Steve Popper: Derrick Rose is out tonight vs. Minnesota. Sore left ankle.
Steve Popper: As you might expect, Derrick Rose is a game time decision for tonight.
