The New York Knicks are a team that’s no stranger to rebuilding, and the latest push of the reset button in Manhattan has seen the club install long-time agent Leon Rose to head up its basketball operations.
Rose has been making news over the past month by pilfering talents from some front offices across the league.
Last month, the New York Post reported that Rose was zeroing in on Cavaliers capologist Brock Aller before Walt Perrin of the Utah Jazz became the latest member of another front office to be targeted by the Knicks.
On Tuesday morning, The Athletic’s Mike Vorkunov reported that the Knicks will hire Thunder assistant general manager of pro personnel Frank Zanin.
Before landing with the Thunder, Zanin spent six years with the Brooklyn Nets before leaving for Oklahoma City in 2016.
Now, he will take his talents back to New York City and take up residence on the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Team president Leon Rose is continuing his first wave of hires to remake the Knicks front office. He is bringing aboard Frank Zanin as assistant general manager for pro personnel, league sources say. Zanin’s hire isn’t official yet, but the two sides are working toward a deal.
Zanin is a longtime league executive and former member of the Nets front office. He served as an assistant GM there and took over for a spell after Brooklyn fired Billy King in 2016. Zanin has been with the Oklahoma City Thunder front office since.
Although Vorkunov’s report doesn’t specify when Zanin will leave the Thunder, his departure is probably imminent considering the fact that Rose’s front office is taking shape and the Knicks will want to begin restructuring their roster this offseason.