Knicks guard Wayne Ellington slaps five with guard Elfrid Payton after he sinks a three-pointer against the Orlando Magic at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 6, 2020. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
In a matter of hours Thursday, the Knicks set a new course for their franchise, agreeing in principle to bring agent Leon Rose on board as the new President of Basketball Operations and then dealing away their best player, Marcus Morris, just ahead of the NBA trade deadline.
After all of the chaos and conjecture over the last few days with the removal of long-time executive Steve Mills and then trade rumors, they had to get back to the business at hand, playing a game Thursday night and when that was done, wondering what is next.