Knicks Advisor Emerging as Scott Perry GM Replacement

Scott Perry is set to leave the New York Knicks as general manager, but the team may have a quick in-house fix.

Jeremy Brener | Jun 20, 2023

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The New York Knicks are in a period of transition this summer as Scott Perry isn't expected to renew his contract when it expires in the coming months.

Perry, 59, joined the Knicks in 2017 and deserves credit for the partial turnaround of a woeful franchise that recently wrapped its most successful in a decade. His tenure brought in newly-minted franchise face Jalen Brunson and drafted names like RJ Barrett, Quentin Grimes, Immanuel Quickley, and Mitchell Robinson.

However, it's time for a new era and NBA insider Marc Stein believes that Perry's replacement could come from within the organization ... senior advisor Gersson Rosas.

"A popular question increasingly circulating among rival teams: Does Scott Perry's recent departure from the Knicks' front office clear the way for team consultant Gersson Rosas to be promoted to general manager under Knicks president of basketball operations Leon Rose? More than one team out there expects it," Marc Stein writes.

Rosas, 45, has been in the NBA for 20 years serving mainly as the executive vice president of basketball operations for the Houston Rockets. The Colombia native was briefly named the Dallas Mavericks' general manager in 2013, becoming the first Latino GM in NBA history, but held that role for only three months before going back to Houston.

He left the Rockets in 2019 for a promotion with the Minnesota Timberwolves but was fired after two years on the job. he Knicks hired him as a senior advisor in February 2022 and he has been stationed there ever since.

Rosas has experience running a front office and has seen a lot in his 20 years in the NBA. If the Knicks were to make an internal change, Rosas could certainly be a strong candidate for the job.

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Published Jun 20, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.