Rose, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls and the league's MVP in 2011, announced his retirement on Thursday. He was, and still…
Rose, the overall No. 1 pick, was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 2008 as drafted in 2008 by the Chicago Bullsthought about retiring several times over the years, often frustrated by injuries and an inability to consistently play at the level he wanted.and the league's MVP in 2011, announced his retirement on Thursday. He was, and still is, the youngest MVP in NBA history, winning that award when he was just 22 as the highlight of what would become a 16-year career.
“It's all full circle," Rose said in April. “Coming back here, having my family here, my wife's family is from here, being back in this arena, having some of the people that came to my college games actually come to my professional games here, it's all love.” Rose dealt with multiple knee surgeries over the years, took time away during the 2017-18 season to contemplate his future while dealing with ankle issues and sat out nearly two full seasons — after the knee injury in 2012 — when he should have been in his prime.
Rose still flashed that MVP-level talent plenty of times over the years that followed the knee troubles. He had a career-high 50 points for Minnesota in a 128-125 win over Utah on Oct. 31, 2018 — a game that moved him to tears. He had a 12-assist game for Detroit in a 115-107 win over Houston on Dec. 14, 2019, his first such game in nearly eight years.
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