The Knicks are bringing back general manager Scott Perry for another season, but the fate of his staff won’t be determined until this summer, writes Marc Berman of The New York Post. Perry and the team had a May 1 deadline on their mutual option, so new president of basketball operations Leon Rose had to make a decision this week. However, Perry’s staff all have contracts that run through August, so Rose will take more time to evaluate each of them.
Those staff members include personnel director Harold Ellis, assistant GM Gerald Madkins, scout Fred Cofield and capologist Michael Arcieri, and Berman notes that none of them are guaranteed to remain with the team. He adds that Perry will have input into Rose’s future hires for the scouting department.
Perry has a long relationship with NBA mogul William Wesley, who Berman believes is providing behind-the-scenes advice to Rose. Perry’s new contract runs for one season, and he will likely get the chance to earn a longer deal based on his decisions going forward.
There’s more from New York:
- Keeping Perry around will provide continuity for the Knicks heading into the draft and the offseason, writes Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. Perry has spent the past three years with the organization and worked closely with former team president Steve Mills before he was fired in early February.
- The decision to dismiss Mills right before the trade deadline probably postponed plans to trade Dennis Smith Jr., Ian Begley of SNY.tv states in a mailbag column. A source tells Begley that some people in the organization thought it was a “near certainty” Smith was going to be moved. Begley believes injuries and the death of a family member led to Smith’s regression this year and suggests he might be better off with another team, possibly the Magic, who reportedly expressed interest before the deadline.
- Begley expects Spurs assistant Becky Hammon and former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy to get consideration in the upcoming coaching search. Several agents and coaches told Begley they believe Rose will hire Tom Thibodeau if he doesn’t keep interim coach Mike Miller in place. Begley adds that Kentucky’s John Calipari shouldn’t be dismissed as a candidate, even though he has stated that he’s not interested in the job.
John Calipari would be a good pick up for the Knicks
Because DSJ has been such a bust he is no longer referred to as DSJ, but Smith Jr.
I doubt Hammon wants to be interviewed for every coaching search but so far, I doubt she’s next in line at the Spurs either (that could change if Udoka gets a HC job). She was a quality player in NY and that at least is a reason for this job besides being a woman.
Uh, yea, because Perry has been such a successful GM so far…..
Well, good luck to Hammon…..
I’d like to see the first female coach go to a place where she will have a fair chance to succeed and won’t have to deal with all the extracurricular garbage that goes along with the Knicks.
I’m a Knicks fan and just cut Smith Jr. and move on. He’s terrible. Should be overseas or G league
Smith don’t have the skin for NY. He absolutely needs a small market. But Knicks need to build his value. We can still get value for him. Build him up and move him. They better be all in on this draft. Cause this is Huge for us. 3 picks in top 36. There is value in all of them. I doubt it, but if we land top pick. I take Wiseman and trade Mitch for value. Sign Whiteside for 3 yrs at gd price ( no more than 15 mill). Sign Gallinari, let him end career here. Only 31 yrs old. Hopefully Knox will wake up and learn from him.