The New York Knicks have, finally, parted ways with team president Steve Mills. The news comes two days before the trade deadline. Scott Perry will take over as interim team president in the mean time.
The Knicks have begun interviewing for the vacant president position, according to Shams Charania.
According to Marc Stein, the New York Knick will target and believe they have an actual shot at Raptors President Masai Ujiri.
Ujiri told people in the past that he’s attracted by the Knicks job, according to an Begley. But, the Knicks will do continue pursue as he is apparently Dolan’s ‘dream choice’. However, picks will most likely have to be involved since Ujiri is under contract until next season.
The news of Mills being relieved has Knicks has brought so much excitement to fans. This has been a long time coming with the performance of this team under Mills’ direction. Him and Perry weren’t seeing eye-to-eye on the future of the team, according to Marc Berman.
Perry is now in the driver’s seat for this trade deadline. This will be his shot to either make a playoff push or gain more young assets to build for the future. The Knicks still have to be active this trade deadline if they want to continue to turn around the franchise.
Now, the New York Knicks rebuild has officially begun. Today is a good day to be a Knicks fan.