The Knicks are champions — but now Leon Rose has to figure out how to keep the window open.
One of the first difficult decisions could involve Miles “Deuce” McBride.
With Deuce entering the final year of his contract, CP The Fanchise and Ari from Manhattan debate whether New York should move him before he reaches free agency.
The Knicks still need additional frontcourt depth, while long-term financial commitments to Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart are approaching. Under the NBA’s second-apron restrictions, keeping every member of a championship roster simply may not be realistic.
Could McBride become the asset New York uses to add a younger big?
And with Jose Alvarado, Landry Shamet and Tyler Kolek in the backcourt, is Deuce becoming more expendable?
Before that discussion, the guys react to Jalen Brunson’s comments about moving past the championship. Brunson says the Knicks don’t want to talk about last season’s trophy anymore — they want to enter the new year with an even tougher mentality.
CP and Ari also break down New York’s repeat chances and the biggest threats in the Eastern Conference.
Then they settle into a major front-office debate:
Leon Rose or Sam Presti?
Presti has built one of the league’s most sustainable models through drafting, player development and asset accumulation.
Rose, however, built a championship roster in New York without drafting a single starter — signing Brunson, trading for OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges, acquiring Josh Hart and making the bold decision to move on from Tom Thibodeau.
Which executive has done the more impressive job?
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