Knicks 'Thrilled' with Team Despite Not Making Donovan Mitchell Trade, Leon Rose Says

In response to a question regarding the team's pursuit of three-time All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell, New York Knicks president Leon Rose said he is "thrilled" with where the team is currently.

Rose said he couldn't talk about players under contract with other teams before focusing on the current squad.

Rose said that they decided to stay put after going through the process of trying to trade for Mitchell.

We're happy with where we are. We feel good about what happened this summer.

Rose explained the team's moves and why he's happy with them.

We want to create internal stability. Signed by the person Rose said that it was the first extension of a player in a long time.

We kept Mitchell Robinson for four years. We are very lucky that we were able to keep him because he has developed over the last few years. We got the No. 1 point guard in free agency this summer. We are very happy about the summer.

In Rose's first full year as the president, the Knicks made the playoffs, but fell to 11th in the Eastern Conference.

In the playoffs, the ex-Dallas Mavericks guard helped guide the team to the Western Conference finals. He scored 16.3 points on 50.2 percent shooting and 4.8 assists per game.

Mitchell admitted that the Knicks were very close to landing him, and he said that New York was very close to getting him.

Mitchell said on NBA Today that it was very close. I know a bit more than most. It's definitely a little close.

Without Mitchell, the Knicks will move on, but they are still better. They'll try to get a return trip to the playoffs when they play the Memphis Grizzlies.