Austin Rivers already knew his days with the New York Knicks were numbered upon Derrick Rose’s arrival.
As expected, the Knicks traded Rivers to the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of a three-way deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, per ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski.
Rivers first hinted about a trade for him last month he fell out of Tom Thibodeau’s rotation.
“They had told me after the game [Feb. 7 versus the Heat] that they were bringing Derrick in,” Rivers said. “I had already kind of heard stuff even before the season started that he was going to be coming here.