Derrick Rose said that when he decided he wanted to leave the Detroit Pistons, that the only choice in his mind was to reunite with former coach Tom Thibodeau and executive William Wesley with the New York Knicks.
"Of course," Rose said after scoring 14 points in 20 minutes in his debut Tuesday night, a 98-96 loss in Miami to the Heat. "Even though I couldn't say that at at the time, I just wanted to be comfortable. Like I said, I've been knowing these guys ever since high school, eighth grade, high school, so coming here, like I said, it's family.