Derrick Rose is headed back to the Knicks.
According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Detroit Pistons have agreed to trade Rose to New York in exchange for Dennis Smith Jr. and a 2021 second-round pick, via Charlotte.
The Pistons had recently been considering trading Rose, who has sat out the last three games due to personal reasons and the Knicks were among his preferred destinations.
The 32-year-old would be reunited with head coach Tom Thibodeau, who coached Rose early in his career with the Chicago Bulls and again from 2017-19 with the Minnesota Timberwolves before he was traded to the Pistons.
The addition of Rose adds a veteran point guard to the roster, but rookie Immanuel Quickley has been impressive off the bench behind Elfrid Payton and emerged as a fan favorite. It’s unclear of the trade would affect the 21-year-old’s minutes.
Rose's last stint with the Knicks, during the 2016-17, was a bit of a roller-coaster that saw the guard put up decent numbers, but his play was overshadowed by off-court drama, particularly when he went AWOL before a game to be back home with his family in Chicago.
His season ended with yet another knee surgery, though.
Smith, the ninth overall pick in the 2017 draft, has played in just three games this season. The 23-year-old has failed to play to his potential since joining the Knicks in 2019 as part of the Kristaps Porzingis trade with the Dallas Mavericks, averaging 8.7 points and 3.7 assits per game.
While in Dallas, Smith averaged 14.5 points, 4.9 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game.
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