Derrick Rose is retired. The young MVP in NBA history and superstar point guard made his retirement official on Thursday. The announcement was made after Rose and the Memphis Grizzlies agreed to end their partnership with one year left on his contract.
He additionally placed advertisements in the major newspapers of the six NBA cities he competed in – Chicago, New York, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Detroit, and Memphis – to express gratitude to every group of supporters.
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What’s Next for the Former MVP?
Earlier in the week, the Memphis Grizzlies had agreed to Rose’s request to release him from the final year of his contract. Derrick Rose was selected as the top pick in the 2008 draft and joined his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls.
The tall point guard, standing at 6’3, rapidly became one of the most thrilling young talents in the NBA, impressing with his mix of athleticism and boldness.
A Promising Career Cut Short
Derrick Rose was named the Rookie of the Year for the 2008-09 season and was selected as an All-Star in the following three seasons. At 22 years old in 2010-11, he became the youngest MVP in NBA history by averaging 25.0 points and 7.7 assists per game, leading the Bulls to a league-best 62-20 record and a run to the Eastern Conference finals.
Rose’s career took a different direction after he tore his ACL in the 2012 playoffs. He sat out the entire following season and was only able to play in 10 games during the 2013-14 season.
A Statistical Analysis
Rose’s time with the Bulls came to an end after eight years when he was traded to the New York Knicks in the 2016 offseason. In the latter part of his career, he worked as a journeyman, facing frequent injuries like Rose. Rose concluded his professional journey by averaging 17.4 points and 5.2 assists over 723 games, with 518 of those being starts. He appeared in just 77 games in the past three seasons, with 24 of those being in his only season in Memphis, where he was a standout player on a college team that reached the 2008 national championship game.
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