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Derrick Rose has shown up and shown out this season thus far. He’s averaging 20.8 points per game while shooting at a 56.2 percent clip. In his return to Chicago Friday night in a 112-106 loss, he even received MVP chants. But in an era of load management, the Detroit Pistons have no room to […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose is questionable to face Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. Rose is dealing with right hamstring tightness: #Pistons injury report for #Nets game bears more bad news. Derrick Rose is questionable with right hamstring tightness, although I wonder if it's a possible maintenance day. Tim Frazier is […]

Chicago Bulls fans may want to have a box of tissues next to them, as Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah reunited on Friday at the United Center: Joakim and D-Rose… FAMILY ❤️ pic.twitter.com/5dd8XBT4wc — Bulls Talk (@NBCSBulls) November 2, 2019 Noah was in town to see Rose play against the Bulls as a member of […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine has nothing but respect for Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose. After the Bulls defeated the Pistons on Friday, LaVine called Rose a “legend.” Rose received MVP chants from the United Center crowd and put on a show for his hometown, finishing with 23 points and seven assists: “He’s […]

After the Chicago Bulls defeated the Detroit Pistons on Friday at the United Center, Bulls head coach Jim Boylen had high praise for Pistons point guard Derrick Rose. Boylen said Rose is as tough a cover as there is in the league right now. The former MVP put on a show for his hometown crowd […]

Three years removed from his last stint with the  Chicago Bulls and the whole Windy City still has nothing but love for Derrick Rose. The hometown hero returned to the United Center on Friday, bringing up a lot of nostalgia as he scored 23 points to go along with seven assists and three steals in […]

Derrick Rose has been having an amazing season thus far with the Detroit Pistons as he continues his career resurrection over the last couple of years. How fitting would it be that he is playing his best basketball and has a chance to go back to Chicago to face off against the Bulls? Back in […]

Derrick Rose hasn’t closed the door on playing for the Chicago Bulls again. The Detroit Pistons are in Chicago to face the Bulls on Friday. While speaking to the Chicago media, Rose talked about possibly playing for the Bulls again: “It’s not hard for me to think about that,” Rose said, via the Chicago Tribune. […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard turned in one heck of a performance on Thursday, as he led his team to a 103-97 victory against his former team, the San Antonio Spurs. The two-time Finals MVP torched the Spurs with 38 points (on 15-of-32 shooting), two three-pointers, 12 rebounds, an assist, and four steals in […]

Derrick Rose has had many returns to The Windy City since first leaving the Chicago Bulls in 2016, but he has never been in a better place to have the grand showing he’s capable of mustering than now. After signing with the Detroit Pistons in the summer, Rose has simply put on a show since […]

Derrick Rose has gotten to spend time with Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas, a Detroit Pistons Hall of Famer and fellow Chicago native, since he signed with the team earlier this summer. Rose spoke of him fondly, quickly noting Thomas was the only player to beat Michael Jordan in his prime. “And it was a […]

Derrick Rose is on a minutes restriction, something Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey admits is “very difficult.” Rose is the best guard on the Pistons. However, since the former MVP has an extensive injury history, Detroit is bringing Rose off the bench and keeping him around 25 minutes per game. “It’s very difficult. You […]

Former MVP Derrick Rose says he’s very happy to be playing for the Detroit Pistons. Rose signed a two-year deal with the Pistons this summer in free agency. Detroit vice chairman Arn Tellem used to be Rose’s agent. “When you hear things from afar you don’t know what to expect,” Rose said, via K.C. Johnson […]

Back in 2011, Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose was on top of the basketball world with the Chicago Bulls. Rose had just become the youngest MVP in NBA history. The Chicago native led the Bulls to the best record in the NBA during the 2010-11 season, but Chicago wound up losing to LeBron James, […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose got killed by the Chicago and national media during the 2012-13 season when he was on the Chicago Bulls. Rose sat out the entire season after tearing his left ACL during the 2012 playoffs. Some would say Rose was the catalyst for load management, a wave which has taken […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose returns to his hometown of Chicago on Friday to take on the Chicago Bulls. Rose, who got MVP chants from the Bulls crowd last season as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, says he feels like “Jay-Z or somebody” since everyone is hitting him up for tickets and getting […]

Detroit Pistons veteran point guard Derrick Rose recently took a quick stroll down memory lane, as he relived his unforgettable game-winner against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers some four years ago. Speaking to James L. Edwards III of The Athletic, Rose admitted that he considers that shot to be the very best play of […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant likely won’t play this season, but he’s keeping tabs on the entire league. One player KD has noticed early in the season is Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose. Speaking at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit on Tuesday, Durant said Rose — the youngest MVP in NBA history […]

Former Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau says he’s “really proud” of Derrick Rose, who is on the Detroit Pistons now and has had a strong start to the season. Thibodeau says Rose is going to be “phenomenal” for the Pistons this season. Through Detroit’s first four games, Rose is averaging 21.5 […]

Derrick Rose’ magical comeback run continues, as he played the role of a hero in the Detroit Pistons’ 96-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday. With Detroit down by one point with under 35 seconds left in regulation, the NBA’s youngest MVP calmly brought the ball down court and made his move after using […]

This past offseason, the Detroit Pistons signed one of the perennial feel-good stories of the NBA. Derrick Rose inked a 2-year, $15 million contract after making a legitimate comeback last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. After playing just 25 games in the 2017-18 season, it appeared that Rose was seriously considering retirement. In 2018-19, however, […]

Despite being one of the Detroit Pistons’ best players this season, veteran guard Derrick Rose believes he has been playing terrible. “I think I’ve been playing terrible. Just my turnovers have been (bad), having 4 or 5 a game. I just look at that differently, especially being a PG and being back in that position,” […]

Not even Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey could have imagined that veteran point guard Derrick Rose would be producing like this as a result of the 2019-20 regular season. However, despite the former league MVP playing out of his mind en route to a red hot start to the year, Rose has been coming […]

Derrick Rose is following in the footsteps of Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas. Both Rose and Thomas are Chicago natives. Thomas is the best player in Pistons franchise history, while Rose is entering his first season in Detroit. Growing up in Chicago, you’re pretty much trained to hate the Pistons. However, Rose says it’s not […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey says he’s trying to keep point guard Derrick Rose at around 27-28 minutes per game. Rose is off to a sizzling start to the season. Through the Pistons’ first two games, the former MVP is averaging 22.5 points and 6.0 assists while shooting 63.0 percent from the field. Rose […]

The Detroit Pistons defeated the Indiana Pacers on opening night, thanks in large part to the efforts of Andre Drummond, Luke Kennard and Derrick Rose. Drummond was a monster from start to finish. The Pistons center finished with 32 points and 23 rebounds. Kennard and Rose came off the bench for the Pistons and were […]

The Detroit Pistons are expected to be without Blake Griffin until November, so they are going to need a more dynamic offensive impact from their supporting cast pieces. One option that they could lean on is former MVP Derrick Rose. The variety of ways that Rose can provide an offensive impact is greater than the […]

Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas says he’s “happy” to have Derrick Rose in Detroit. Rose, like Thomas, is a Chicago native and plays a gritty style of basketball. Thomas, who won two championships with the Pistons and is arguably the greatest player in franchise history, says the city of Detroit is going to “love” the […]

Everyone knows Derrick Rose and former Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau have a very strong relationship. When the Utah Jazz waived Rose after acquiring him from the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2018, the former MVP was on the open market for weeks and no team showed interest in signing him. That’s when Thibodeau, who was […]

Detroit Pistons All-Star power forward Blake Griffin and point guard Derrick Rose have known each other for years. Griffin and Rose played against each other on the AAU circuit when they were in middle school and high school. Both guys were the No. 1 overall pick in their respective draft classes and have gone through […]

The 2019-20 NBA season is right around the corner with teams and players around the league gearing up for another 82-game grind. Along with superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis preparing for the rigors of the season with the Los Angeles Lakers, some players are fighting to make an impression and prove their worth to […]

The Detroit Pistons may have “no plans” to start Derrick Rose this season, but that shouldn’t be the case. He will likely provide a needed spark off the bench in his currently projected backup role, but the team would be better served by starting him over Reggie Jackson. The idea of balancing out the Pistons’ […]

The Detroit Pistons did not have a lot of money to spend over the summer, and it wasn’t like big-name free agents were clamoring to go to Detroit, anyway. However, the Pistons did bring in Derrick Rose, who experienced something of a career Renaissance with the Minnesota Timberwolves last season and is hoping to help […]

The Detroit Pistons have no plans to start Derrick Rose over Reggie Jackson during the regular season despite Rose’s strong preseason play, according to Rod Beard of the Detroit News. Rose has arguably been the best player for the Pistons in the first three preseason games. The former MVP put up 10 points and four […]

Last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Derrick Rose scored a career-high 50 points on Halloween against the Utah Jazz. It was a performance which captivated the NBA world since Rose has undergone four knee surgeries in his career. Now, the new Detroit Pistons guard admits that game took the weight off his back. 🔊 @drose […]

Detroit Pistons All-Star power forward Blake Griffin is loving what he is seeing from point guard Derrick Rose right now. After the Pistons defeated the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, Griffin said Rose — who finished with 18 points and five assists — “does everything at a different level speed wise.” Blake Griffin on Derrick Rose: […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose says shooting guard Luke Kennard “still doesn’t know how good he is.” Rose and Kennard are the two leaders of the Pistons’ bench and took over Detroit’s second preseason game on Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks. Kennard and Rose each scored 11 second-half points, helping the Pistons erase a […]

Completely overshadowed by all the crazy, landscape-shifting moves that went through in what was nothing short of an historic offseason for the NBA was the Detroit Pistons’ signing of veteran point guard Derrick Rose. The former Most Valuable Player winner put pen to paper on a two-year, $15 million deal with the Pistons on Day […]

Detroit Pistons star big man Blake Griffin thinks “people are gonna really enjoy watching” former MVP Derrick Rose play for Detroit. Rose signed a two-year deal with the Pistons in free agency. He will back up Reggie Jackson at the point guard spot. Blake Griffin on Derrick Rose: "Derrick Rose, I've known (him) since high […]