It took more than eight months from the day he was named as Knicks president for Leon Rose to make his first personnel moves, but he wasted little time once he started, reshaping the roster drastically in a 24-hour flurry.
After drafting Obi Toppin and Immanuel Quickley Wednesday night, the Knicks signed Seton Hall's explosive Myles Powell and invited him to training camp. And then as soon as the window was opened to pick up or reject team options, Rose brought a machete to the Knicks' roster.
The Knicks waived Elfrid Payton, Wayne Ellington and Taj Gibson, who had partial guarantees on their contracts. They did not pick up the team options for Bobby Portis and Theo Pinson and also waived Kenny Wooten, who had a two-way contract. The team also did not make a qualifying offer to Damyean Dotson, which allows him to be an unrestricted free agent. The Knicks will bring back Reggie Bullock with a one-year, $4.2 million contract, which had a $1 million guarantee.
