Derrick Rose will play with a new team in the 2024-25 seasonThe Memphis Grizzlies cut the point guard 35 years old, reported Shams Charania of The AthleticThe season’s MVP had a one-year contract with the Western Conference team that would pay him $3.4 million.
Injuries marked the course of Rose’s season with the Grizzlies. The MVP of the 2010-11 NBA season He played 24 games as a member of Memphis due to knee and hamstring injuries.The point guard averaged 8.0 points, 3.3 assists and 1.6 rebounds in an average of 16.6 minutes per game.
Rose’s chances with the Grizzlies were going to diminish for the following campaign because Yes Morant aims to be completely healthy and Scotty Pippen Jr has grown as a player since joining Memphis.
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Rose’s NBA career
Rose, who had announced last April that he would return for his 17th NBA season, aims to be a backup point guard for a team contending for the Larry O’Brien TrophyOther free agents include Markelle Fultz and Dennis Smith Jr.
The Chicago native arrived in the NBA in 2008 and his impact was immediate after being drafted by the Bulls with the first overall pick. He won the Rookie of the Year award and earned All-Star selections in the following three seasons.
In the 2010-11 season he finished as MVP after leading the Bulls to first place in the Eastern Conference with 25 points, 7.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds. However, In the 2012 playoffs he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee that changed his career forever..
He never became an All-Star again and bounced around the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and another stint with the Madison Square Garden team before landing with the Grizzlies. The University of Memphis graduate has played in 723 regular season games and has averaged 17.4 points, 5.2 assists and 3.2 rebounds.
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