The New York Knicks are coming off a poor season in which they went only 37-45 and finished the season as the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference.
They had been the fourth seed in the East the previous season.
One of his reasons for fighting was that Derrick Rose He missed most of the season due to injury.
The 2011 MVP averaged 12.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in 26 games.
Thus, they were without him for 56 games.
During the 2021 season, he averaged 14.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 4.2 assists for the Knicks after being traded by the Detroit Pistons.
On Tuesday, the Knicks shared a video of Rose and the post went viral.
“I haven’t felt this healthy in a long time,” Rose said in the video.
That quote from Rose will likely excite Knicks fans (and NBA fans in general).
He was the youngest MVP in NBA history (22) when he played for the Chicago Bulls, and it looked like the Bulls would be championship contenders for the next decade.
Unfortunately, the former Memphis star tried with injuries that derailed the best moment of his career.
That said, he has carved out an excellent career as an above-average role-playing player.
His last All-Star appearance was in 2012 and he has career averages of 18.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 672 regular season games with the Knicks, Bulls, Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers. .
He was the first overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft and has played 13 seasons in the NBA.
Source: www.si.com