Derrick Rose signed a one-year, $2.3 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves this off-season. The youngest player to win the NBA’s MVP award back in 2011, Rose was probably the best thing that happened to the city of Chicago since Michael Jordan retired . While a member of that Bulls team in the mid to
Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon and Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose go way back, so Gordon will always support Rose no matter what. Gordon and Rose were on the same AAU team growing up, Mean Streets Express, and have remained good friends throughout their NBA careers. That’s why Gordon believes it’s unfair that
Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose recently returned from his promotional tour in China and the former MVP appreciates the love and support from his fans there. Rose, the youngest MVP in NBA history, is the fifth-highest paid sneaker endorser in the league, behind LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and James Harden. “Going there [for the first time], it was like
Derrick Rose and NBA free agency were topics of conversation with Jamal Crawford & Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson on the Scoop B Radio Podcast. Press Play Below To Listen! ACL injuries are no joke. Derrick Rose knows a thing or two about it. The youngest player to win the league MVP award in 2011,
In the latest high-profile example of how basketball can transform society, NBA star Derrick Rose announced his Rose Scholars Program on Thursday. Rose’s scholarship program will award over $400,000 in college tuition to high school students pursuing higher education. I'm excited to share the launch of The Rose Scholars program, a scholarship program which seeks to
Less than one week into NBA free agency, NBA franchises have combined to spend billions of dollars on NBA free agents. Unrestricted free agents were quick to sign contracts, giving max players over $130 million and average players over $50 million. With the rise in salary cap, teams are taking advantage of it to improve
Free agency is almost underway and this could be one of the most exciting offseasons in the past few decades. Many players will ink large, well-deserved contracts with new teams. However, some players will be signing contracts worth tons of money when they don’t deserve it. I am here to list a few and explain
This week on the latest episode of The Atlantic Files, the New York Knicks are on the clock. Another year in review is ready to come out of the oven with some luke warm takes, and a celebration of sorts. Oh, if you haven’t heard Phil Jackson is out of the New York front office!
The Now How did we get here? Well, after a super disappointing season, we followed it up with more trade talk surrounding TWO of our best players. Kristaps Porzingis is now reportedly in the mix. A move of this magnitude would sum up the history of the organization. It would be the epitome of a
Tyronn Lue, after a shocking loss to the Boston Celtics just earlier this week, said that they are harder to gameplan against than the Golden State Warriors. Oh, that was without Isaiah Thomas as well. Look Lue, I understand what you were trying to get at about Brad Stevens’ sets without Thomas. However, you need