Derrick Rose Announces Retirement After a 16-Year Rollercoaster NBA Career
Derrick Rose's final goodbye to his fans as he poses with roses and Adidas.
Credit: Derrick Rose Instagram
By: Joshua Martin
The former No. 1 overall pick of his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls, is calling it quits after a 16-year career full of highs and lows. Rose, who became the youngest MVP in league history after securing the award at just 22 years old, officially announced his retirement today. In a detailed Instagram post, the 35 year old shared his thoughts on walking away from the game he loves so dearly.
“Thank You, My First Love… You believed in me through the highs and lows, my constant everything else seemed uncertain. You showed me what love truly meant. You turned the court into my sanctuary, a home where I could express myself freely. You made every early morning and late night we spent together worth every drop of sweat.”
Rose took out ads in the local newspapers and added the retirement letter in the six cities he played for during his NBA career, which included New York, Cleveland, Minnesota, Detroit and Memphis. The Memphis Grizzlies was the three time All Star’s last stop before hanging it up.
Just a kid from Chicago.
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) September 26, 2024
Thank you for everything, @drose 🌹 pic.twitter.com/u3CCwhlfRe
D-Rose experienced success quite early in his NBA career, earning the Rookie of the Year award and First Team All Rookie honors in 2009. Just two years later he was leading the 62-20 Chicago Bulls to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. During that season, Rose won the MVP award and made All NBA First Team. They eventually lost in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Miami Heat juggernaut led by LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.
Derrick Rose’s career was tragically altered in 2012 when tore his ACL in the first round of the 2012 playoffs. He missed all of the following season due to his injury and never returned to that elite level of play from his first few handful of seasons. He did however prove to be a serviceable veteran guard during the later stages of his career, finishing with career averages of 17.4 points and 5.2 points per game.
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