Derrick Rose and Tom Thibodeau seem to have an inseparable bond that causes them to gravitate toward each other no matter where they both are. Will the pairing continue beyond the 2020-21 NBA season? Many teams around the league will look to break them up.
During the 2020-21 campaign, the New York Knicks traded for Rose — who was on the Detroit Pistons — in Thibodeau’s first year as head coach in New York.
It marked the third team that Rose had played for that Thibodeau coached, with the Chicago Bulls and the Minnesota Timberwolves being the other two teams.
Following a productive year with the Knicks, Rose is set to enter NBA free agency as an unrestricted free agent this offseason. There will be no shortage of interested suitors in pursuing him with plenty of contenders in the mix.
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With a plethora of teams searching for a point guard, New York will certainly have competition in signing the veteran point guard this summer.
In a hypothetical situation where the Knicks fail to get a deal done, here are the top five potential free-agent destinations for Rose, ranked from last to first.
