Bobby Marks, Chris Wallace among potential Knicks GM candidates

Leon Rose, the former CAA agent who will be named the Knicks new president in the coming days, needs to hire a GM who is a real basketball savant.

“Leon is known as a nice guy around the league but would need a lot of help,’’ one NBA personnel director said. “He isn’t a detail guy.’’

Acting Knicks president Scott Perry has the wherewithal and a long connection to William Wesley, expected to come aboard in the front office. Maybe Perry will be reassigned as director of college scouting if not kept in place.

Here’s a list of potential candidates from NBA sources:

GM Chris Wallace: One of the savviest veterans on the market. Was GM in Memphis for 12 seasons before being reassigned to a scout last…