Knicks Rumors: Gersson Rosas Linked to GM Job by Rivals After Scott Perry's Exit

"More than one team" expects New York Knicks team consultant Gersson Rosas to be promoted to general manager, NBA insider Marc Stein reported on his Substack Saturday.

The Knicks opted to let GM Scott Perry's contract expire after six seasons with New York, giving president Leon Rose the chance to potentially promote from within.

Rosas was hired by the Knicks as a front-office consultant in February 2022. He previously served as president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2019 to 2021. Minnesota dismissed him after reports of "dysfunctional" in the front office under his leadership, Jon Krawczynski and Shams Charania reported for The Athletic.

Rosas reportedly played an important role for the Knicks last season, including leading negotiations with the Utah Jazz for Donovan Mitchell, per the Boston Globe's Gary Washburn.

Mitchell ended up joining the Cleveland Cavaliers when New York and Utah couldn't agree to terms by a deadline set by the Knicks. Reportedly, it was Rosas making that call. Sources said Rose did not speak for the team during the negotiations, Washburn reported.

That kind of trust in Rosas was reportedly lacking when the Timberwolves fired him days before the 2021 training camp.

Some critics in the Minnesota organization said their working environment under Rosas involved long hours and allowed them little input. His supporters said stresses stemmed from COVID-19 and the Timberwolves switching owners for the first time since 1994, not Rosas' leadership, Krawczynski and Charania reported.

Rosas also received mixed reviews for the biggest trade of his Minnesota tenure, which sent Andrew Wiggins and a first-round pick to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for D'Angelo Russell in 2020. NBC Sports' Josh Schrock called the move, which left the Wolves without a draft pick in 2021, a "fleecing" by the Warriors.

Rosas' NBA career began with the Houston Rockets in 2003, where he climbed from personnel scout to executive vice president of basketball operations by 2013.

He then served as general manager of the Dallas Mavericks for three months in 2013. Rosas later called his departure from the role, which Stein reported stemmed from a clash with other Mavs leaders over control of team operations, a "personal decision."

Highlights of Perry's tenure at the helm of the Knicks included drafting R.J. Barrett and trading for Josh Hart, but the former GM never brought in a bonafide superstar. After reportedly letting Rosas handle the Mitchell negotiations last year, it looks like Rose is hoping the new GM will be the person to bring a new face of the franchise to New York.