Written by Marc Stein and Ian Begley at ESPN.com
The Knicks and Bulls have agreed to a deal that will send former All-Star point guard Derrick Rose to New York, sources told ESPN.
The Knicks are trading center Robin Lopez, guard Jose Calderon and guard Jerian Grant to Chicago, which is shipping guard Justin Holiday, Rose and a 2017 second-round pick back to New York, sources said.
The Chicago Tribune first reported the deal.
ESPN reported last week that the Knicks had internal discussions recently about trading for Rose, the NBA MVP for the 2010-11 season.
Both Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek and general manager Steve Mills had said that the team was interested in upgrading their point guard position in the offseason.
A source close to Rose said the Chicago native was very emotional about leaving his hometown team, which drafted him No. 1 overall in 2008, because of all his great memories there but that he wanted the big stage of New York.
Once Rose got word the Bulls were looking to trade him, he hoped it would be to the Knicks.
“His first choice was New York,” the source said. “He wants the spotlight.”
Rose, 27, is owed $21.3 million in the final year of his contract. He will be a free agent after the 2016-17 season.
Rose averaged 16.4 points on 42.7 percent shooting and 4.7 assists in 66 games in 2015-16.
The six-year veteran has appeared in just 50 percent of the Bulls’ regular-season games over the past four years because of various injuries, including two major knee surgeries.
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