Appearing on Friday afternoon on WFAN Sports Radio in New York, Knicks proprietor James Dolan stated he doesn’t intend to give up management of the franchise anytime within the close to — or distant — future, as Fred Katz of The Athletic relays.
“I have no plans whatsoever to sell at this point,” Dolan stated. “I’m not retiring anytime soon. It’s a family-controlled asset, so someone in the family will eventually own it.”
There have been no current studies indicating that Dolan was contemplating the possibility of selling the crew, and he has stated prior to now that he has no intention of doing so.
Still, with NBA franchise valuations hovering, there was some current hypothesis that extra house owners could possibly be seeking to money out. There has additionally been a phase of the Knicks fan base hoping for years that Dolan would take that route — it seems like they shouldn’t get their hopes up.
Asked later in his WFAN look whether or not he likes the job president of basketball operations Leon Rose has achieved with the crew since being employed almost three years in the past, Dolan gave Rose a optimistic assessment.
“Yes. Absolutely. … The team with the best talent wins,” Dolan stated, via Katz. “So then you want a guy who can get you the best talent and I believe Leon Rose is still the best guy.”
As Tim Bontemps of ESPN relays, Dolan went on to say that the Knicks don’t have a selected timeline for rivalry that they’re holding Rose to, and are merely on the lookout for “progress” at this level. He did add, nevertheless, that “we absolutely expect” to make the playoffs this season.
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