The Knicks were busy to open free agency, reportedly reaching deals with Derrick Rose and Evan Fournier.
The New York Knicks have reportedly agreed to re-sign free agent guard Derrick Rose and add Boston’s Evan Fournier, according to multiple reports. The Knicks officially announced the addition of Fournier on Aug. 17 and Rose’s re-signing became official a day later.
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— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) August 17, 2021
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Free agent G Derrick Rose has agreed to a three-year, $43M deal to return to the New York Knicks, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 3, 2021
Free agent Evan Fournier has agreed to a four-year deal that could be worth as much as $78M with the New York Knicks, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 3, 2021
Rose helped New York reach the playoffs last season for the first time since 2013 after his acquisition from Detroit in February. Rose will reportedly sign for $43 million over three years.
Fournier comes to the Knicks in a sign-and-trade deal in which the Celtics send Fournier, a 2023 second-round Draft pick and a conditional 2022 second-round Draft pick (from Charlotte, top 55 protected) for cash considerations. The move creates a trade exception for Boston as well.
Aside from retaining Rose and adding Fournier, the Knicks also made sure two key players from last season’s playoff squad stayed in the fold. The Knicks reportedly agreed to a three-year, $32 million deal with big man Nerlens Noel and gave reserve guard Alec Burks as three-year, $30 million deal as well.
Free agent C Nerlens Noel is returning to the New York Knicks on a three-year, $32M contract, his agent @GeorgeLangberg tells ESPN. Tom Thibodeau keeps his rim protector.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 2, 2021
Free agent G Alec Burks has agreed to a three-year, $30M contract to stay with the New York Knicks, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 2, 2021
According to reports, Fournier will sign a four-year deal up to $78 million with the Knicks. He spent the end of the 2020-21 season with the Celtics after playing the previous eight-plus campaigns in Orlando.
A career 14.3-point scorer, Fournier averaged 13.0 while shooting 46.3% on 3-pointers in his brief 16-game stint in Boston.
Noel, a former lottery pick in 2013, averaged 5.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game for the Knicks, with his blocks average being a career-best. Burks seemed to find a home with the Knicks after playing for four teams over the previous two seasons. He averaged 12.7 ppg and shot 41.5% on 3-pointers off the bench, his best mark on 3-pointers in his career.
