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Knicks, Leon Rose try to remain patient in free-agent market

Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo controls the ball against the Nets during the first half of an NBA game at Barclays Center on Jan. 18. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

You could nearly hear the shudder through the Knicks fan base over a 24-hour period as a procession of free agents signed in other locales, somehow everyone else figuring out a way to add talent and spend money while the Knicks' own executives sat with a huge wad of cash and no one willing to take it.

It’s the sort of deja vu feeling that led to Steve Mills being removed as team president and put Leon Rose at the top of the organizational chart.