Derrick Rose

New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose denied interest in a buyout despite falling out of his team's rotation. "No, I haven't talked to anybody about that. I…

He was a major reason the squad earned the No. Rose earned his three-year contract after a quality first season with the Knicks, averaging 14.9 points and 4.2 assists across 35 games in 2020-21. "I haven't even thought about it.

The point guard is instead focusing on rehabbing from his various injuries. At the very least, this means that the Suns' chances of getting Rose has hit a ...

[he has not been talking](https://nypost.com/2023/02/26/knicks-derrick-rose-response-to-suns-reported-interest/) with the Knicks regarding a contract buyout. The [Phoenix Suns](/nba/phoenix-suns) are [reportedly interested](https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-suns-monitoring-derrick-rose-trade-deadline) in Rose, too, leading to more talk about a potential departure.. [New York Knicks](/nba/new-york-knicks) PG [Derrick Rose](/nba/players/a8110999/derrick-rose) potentially being bought out.

“… Y'all heard something? I've just been locked in, doing my recovery. (I) talk to (head coach Tom Thibodeau) about the team, talk to (president) Leon (Rose) ...

(I) talk to (head coach Tom Thibodeau) about the team, talk to (president) Leon (Rose) about the team, but other than that, I haven’t talked to them about (a buyout).” [Retweet](http://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoopsrumors.com%2F2023%2F02%2Fnew-york-notes-rose-barrett-bridges-thomas.html&text=New+York+Notes%3A+Rose%2C+Barrett%2C+Bridges%2C+Thomas)6 [Share](#)0 [Send via email](#)0 [Peter Botte of The New York Post](https://nypost.com/2023/02/26/knicks-derrick-rose-response-to-suns-reported-interest/). “Just midseason going to a whole other team, different concepts, people are different. Players who are waived on or before March 1 retain their playoff eligibility if they sign with a new team before the end of the regular season, so if Rose is going to be bought out it would probably have to happen in the next few days. It’s just a whole other city. [RJ Barrett](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/barrerj01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-26_bbr)bounced back nicely on Saturday, pouring in 25 points in 29 minutes and putting up a season-high seven assists. I’d probably have to talk it over with him, even before Thibs,” Rose joked. “It’s kind of cool just be part of this and go through that whole trade process,” Bridges said, noting that he has always wanted to try living in New York. “It’s going to be what goes well, but RJ’s obviously a very important part of the team,” Thibodeau said. I’m locked in to my thing right now. “I haven’t even thought about it.