Chris Paul gestures during the second half between the Nets and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at Barclays Center. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
When the Knicks named Leon Rose as the new team president eight months ago it was with an eye toward his decades of connections to the NBA stars and the hope that he could do what so many have failed to accomplish before — bringing superstars to Madison Square Garden.
But Rose missed out on the first of those Monday when the NBA officially opened the gates on the trade market and Chris Paul, a long-time client of Rose, was dealt from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Phoenix Suns.