Derrick Rose wants another chance to make the Knicks big again.
With exchange agent Rose, who played for the Knicks for a season in 2016-17 and wanted to sign again, wrote about his excitement on Instagram, reporting a missed opportunity on his first stint at the Knicks.
“Other hoopers always used to tell me that if I had the chance to play at MECCA, go ahead,” wrote Rose. “I’m having a second chance. … I have to make this count. But I was made for that. What is Pooh written in reverse ???? It’s just in my blood. “
The Knicks did not choose to re-sign Rose after the 2016-17 season, after Steve Mills took over from the impoverished Phil Jackson before the free agency. Jackson, according to sources, probably would have resurfaced with Rose, but Mills wanted to move on. The contempt hurt Rose, according to her 2019 autobiography, excerpt from The Post.
Rose, 32, explained in the book her decision to leave the Knicks for Chicago without permission in the middle of the season, confirming that he was considering retiring.
“When I left Knicks that day in January 2017, it was about that. I just needed to go home, ”wrote Rose in the excerpt from The Post. “I went to the crib with my mother. Everyone came to the house to talk. This is the first time, one of the few times, when we have sat down as a whole family and had a serious discussion like this.
“I had decided that I was tired of playing. I saw that the same thing that was happening with the Bulls was happening with New York. I could say that the season would not be the season that everyone thought, that I thought. “
The Knicks finished 31-51, but Rose averaged 18 points. Now he is joining Tom Thibodeau for the third time.
Rose’s Instagram post also stated: “Are you still looking for your treasure or are you still happy to work in the crystal shop… This experience called life will always challenge you deeply. Especially if you are trying to master your craft. “
Rose will use No. 4 – Dennis Smith Jr.’s number – as the Knicks already have “25” filled in by Reggie Bullock. Without practice, it doesn’t seem likely that Rose will make her second Knicks debut on Tuesday in Miami.