Derrick Rose has had a decent first season in New York since being traded there over the summer. He is shooting the best he has since his initial knee injury and his willingness to take a step back at times has led to moderate success for the Knicks as a whole.
There are still questions about Rose’s ceiling, however. He is quite clearly not the MVP-caliber player he once was, and while he’s been healthy to start the year, there’s no telling how long that will continue.
That’s why, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post, the Knicks haven’t approached the soon-to-be free agent about a contract extension yet, although they’re not ruling it out:
“According to an NBA source, the Knicks have not approached Rose about an extension, but have not ruled it out for late in the season. The Knicks apparently want to make sure his body holds up across a full season and would be willing to pay more this summer if they had to.
“I haven’t talked to them about it,’’ Rose told The Post. “It’s been more about winning games. We’ll see. I’m more concerned with trying to win games, but it’s something I’d have to talk about with my family and team.”
Signing Rose to an extension seems like a risky move. While he’s played better lately, he is a fairly replaceable player at this stage of his career. That’s not to mention the huge injury risk that follows the former MVP. The Knicks would be wise to leet this play out and determine the market price for Derrick Rose or an alternate point guard in free agency.
