Malik Rose to the Thunder

With ESPN reporting that the Thunder has traded Chris Wilcox to the Knicks for Malik Rose, Oklahoma City’s connection to San Antonio strengthens.  In Rose, Thunder GM Sam Presti acquires a reserve who played on the Spurs’ NBA championship teams in 1999 and 2003, a player who gained popularity for his hustle and defense.

At 6-foot-7, he’s an undersized power forward who has survived 14 NBA seasons. He’s a Philly guy, starring at Drexel and playing high school ball at Overbrook. Yes, basketball historians, that Overbrook, whose most famous alumnus was Wilt Chamberlain.

I smell a column on Rose by Berry “You-Never-Write-Too-Much-About-Wilt-Chamberlain” Tramel.

More to come.

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