Then-Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau smiles in the waning moments as his team defeats the Orlando Magic in an NBA game on Jan. 4, 2019, in Minneapolis. Credit: AP/Jim Mone
While it can be debated whether the Knicks should have gone after some of the high-priced stars on the free agent and trade market or held tight to their cap flexibility, it’s not debatable that the roster construction took on a distinctively familiar look for team president Leon Rose and his staff with Creative Artists Agency clients and University of Kentucky products dominating the franchise.
But Tom Thibodeau, a CAA client himself, pushed aside that criticism.