belongs to Rose 's Knicks 's career, and may be coming to an end.
comes from a message from a well-known reporter Shams a few days ago. Knicks have put Rose on the transaction shelves, and Quickley is also placed on the shelves with Rose. It is reported that this move is to solve the problem of too many defenders in the Knicks.
Then today, an Eastern executive was accepting reporter Sean Deveney talked about Ross in an interview, saying: "Ross may not want to leave the Knicks because he has a good relationship with Thibodeau, but to some extent, Ross wants to play and win more."
The executive also said: "I heard that Lakers have always been interested in him, but given the existing contracts in the Lakers' current lineup, they may not be able to trade to Ross."
This season, Ross played very "depressed" in the Knicks. Because of Brunson's joining and the growth of Grimes, Quickley and Reddish, Ross can only become the team's third point guard and choose . His playing time has been greatly reduced. So far, he has only averaged 13.2 minutes of playing time, scoring 6.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists.
For comparison, last season's regular season, Rose averaged 24.5 minutes of playing time per game, the data was 12.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, , and the three key data were almost twice that of this season.
may be because of the change in character status. Ross played very unacceptable and his efficiency has also declined. currently has a shooting percentage of 41.3%, a three-point shooting percentage of 37.2%, and a real shooting percentage of only 51.1% . Also as a comparison, Ross' real shooting percentage of the past two seasons is 56.5%, and 54.1% .
What's worse is that Ross also suffered an injury - A few days ago against Suns , Ross only played for 8 minutes and left the court because of soreness in his right toe. Although Thibodeau said after the game that Ross did not need an X-ray, it was just soreness, but then against Thunder , Ross did not play. This was the first time Ross was absent due to injury this season. Considering the rumors of trading from outside, some fans believed that the Knicks might have deliberately hidden Ross.
No matter what the truth is, one thing that can be confirmed is that Ross' role in the Knicks is indeed decreasing, which is also an understandable thing - Ross is already 34 years old, and he may still have enough energy, but now the entire league is getting younger, and the Knicks is the same . On the back line, Brunson is only 26 years old, Reddish is 23 years old, and Grimes is 22 years old, so it is not just Ross, but Fournier's chances are becoming less and less this year.
In terms of contract, Ross' annual salary this season is 14.33 million, and next season is 15.4 million, but because next season is the player option, the Knicks are likely to not execute it. In other words, Ross's annual salary this year is equivalent to the contract year. For Ross, who is 34 years old in contract, playing time and championship may be more critical. , which is why the Eastern Conference executives would say, "Although he has a good relationship with Thibodeau, Ross wants to play and win to some extent."
As for the Lakers' intentions, I honestly don't understand it very much. There are several main reasons:
1, Rose's salary this season has exceeded 10 million US dollars, which is not high in terms of cost-effectiveness , and it is difficult for the Lakers to get a suitable contract to match;
2, The problems of the Lakers and the Knicks are similar, and there are too many players in the backcourt . Currently, there are Westbrook , Beverly , Nunn, Schroder , Reeves, Lonny Walker and others. Schroder and Rose have similar functions, both of which are the sixth person with scoring and passing and assisting;
3. Not to mention that the backcourt is overcrowded, The Lakers' current lineup needs to be shot very much, but Rose's shot is not very good , the career three-point shooting percentage is only 31.7%, which has improved in the past two years, but it has been relatively few, and has never been a player who is good at no-ball;
4. Judging from the offseason signing strategy, The Lakers prefer to sign young players this year and are unlikely to introduce veterans.
So the Lakers are unlikely to get Ross, but this does not mean that Ross is not popular. Young teams may consider getting him. and the most important thing now is that Ross must come out of an ankle injury and prove his ability in limited playing time.
We believe Ross still has oil in the fuel tank. Just a year ago in playoff , he also played from substitute to start and scored key goals several times - Old Rose, it is not yet time to wither .
