Jalen Rose, one of ESPN’s most influential NBA voices, believes the Knicks offseason has been vastly underrated and wouldn’t be surprised if the club finishes with roughly the same record as the Nets.
Knicks president Steve Mills and GM Scott Perry did about as good as he could do after failing to haul in any big fish, Rose contends.
With Brooklyn likely not having Kevin Durant this season because of Achilles surgery, Rose doesn’t regard the Nets having that much of an edge over the Knicks in 2019-20.
It’s an uncommon view after the Nets stunned the NBA world by inking Kyrie Irving and Durant after making the playoffs with a 42-40 record.