Derrick Rose not mad Carmelo Anthony chose Knicks over Bulls
By Mike Dyce
New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony entertained various NBA teams during free agency, one of which was the Chicago Bulls. He decided to re-sign with the Knicks though, leaving a “big three” trio of Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah on the table.
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Despite being spurned, Rose said he isn’t mad at Anthony for making the choice.
“If he was to come, the game would be easy,” Rose told reporters in Las Vegas, via the New York Post. “I don’t know how easy but, of course, it would be easy. And that we wanted him. Just plain and simple, we wanted him to come. He decided to go somewhere else. But it’s no hard feelings. I can’t get mad at the decision he made. He’s a grown man.’’
“If you put yourself in that decision, that’s a hard decision,” he said. “You got your family to think about. You got money to think about. Not to say you should think about money. But when you’re talking about millions and millions of dollars, you can’t just put that behind you.
“So I’m not mad with the decision that he made, and I wish him nothing but the best.’’