After the announcement, this Thursday at noon, of the end of his professional career in the NBA, Derrick Rose leaves behind him an iconic career. Notably with the Bulls, where he became the youngest MVP in the history of the league. An accomplishment that could well open the doors to the Hall of Fame for him in the future?
All players named MVP of an NBA regular season and who have retired are now members of the Hall of Fame. A statistic that should not leave room for chance when it comes to Derrick Rose’s posterity in the world of basketball. Especially since with a title won at only 22 years old, facing Dwight Howard, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, his feat also tastes like legend. He is also Rookie of the Year. Before the NBA, he led Memphis University to the NCAA final.
However, we are talking here about the first part of D-Rose’s career. Starting in 2016, his career became that of a traveler, chaining together – at best – missions for a few seasons in various teams that capitalized more on his experience with young people than his basketball, which is now only a shadow of that of his early career. Will this be considered a stain on his CV by the wise men of Springfield? Probably not. His legal case from 2015, on the other hand, could discredit him. He was declared “not responsible” by a civil jury in a gang rape case. A case in which he had admitted not knowing what the concept of consent was…
Every MVP in NBA history who has retired has ended up in the Hall of Fame.
All.
Do you think Derrick Rose should be in the Hall of Fame?
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You only have to go to the networks, in the comments of our article on the announcement of his retirement, to feel up close what Derrick Rose embodies. A player who took many fans by the hand to take them into the world of the NBA. Rose is one of those players, like LeBron James, like Stephen Curry, like Victor Wembanyama will perhaps be in the future. He is one of those who make you love a sport, by their domination, by their talent, by the beauty of their game. As such, he cannot be left at the door of Springfield. It would be an insult to basketball.
And Chicago? Will the Bulls retire his jersey? Derrick Rose has won nothing in the Windy City. Oh yes: the hearts of the fans, forever. Those fans who were at least as heartbroken as he was by his injuries. Because they believed, after almost 15 years, that they had the successor to Michael Jordan, the one who would once again take the franchise to the top of the league. The story is tragic, the emotions eternal. Like his name in Springfield, soon?
