With the front office additions officially announced this week and already working, Knicks president Leon Rose can turn his attention to a number of steps that will really be the first test of his tenure leading the franchise.
The allure of bringing Rose on to head up the latest incarnation of the Knicks was his connections throughout the league. And maybe that played a part in luring Walt Perrin to leave the stability of the Utah Jazz after 19 years with a model franchise or Brock Aller to leave his place alongside Dan Gilbert with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Frank Zanin to bolt the Oklahoma City Thunder.