At one point in his career, Chicago native and former NBA MVP Derrick Rose was viewed as the best player and the league and the chances of the Chicago Bulls winning another NBA title looked extremely promising. That doesn’t appear to be the case today.
According to FanSided:
Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times joined Bleacher Report to talk about the Rose situation, and said that the Bulls “would love to trade Rose” but that there are no buyers for him.
Cowley referenced that the Bulls have Rose under contract for two more seasons, but that they would be very open to dealing him. Jimmy Butler is going to command a very big contract this offseason, and the Bulls also have Nikola Mirotic beginning to break out and show the ability to be a top scorer. Rose is owed $20 million next season and $21.3 million in the 2016-17 season.
Those contract numbers for a player like Rose with all the injury issues that he has had simply aren’t team friendly for the Bulls who have other players capable of filling in for him.
Derrick Rose could return to the court this season and if the Bulls make a strong push toward the NBA Finals, these rumors could die down or Rose’s trade stock could rise. As details continue to form with Rose and the Bulls, stay tuned to HHS1987 for all your sports news.
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