Grizzlies Agree To 2-Year Contract With Ex-Knicks Derrick Rose

Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose is signing with the Memphis Grizzlies, according to Ian Begley of SNY. Rose is signing a two-year, $6.5 million deal with the Grizzlies.

Free agent Derrick Rose intends to sign a multi-year agreement with the Memphis Grizzlies, per SNY sources.
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) July 1, 2023

Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant will miss the first 25 games of next season. Memphis also traded backup point guard Tyus Jones to the Washington Wizards. Adding Rose gives the Grizzlies a proven veteran who can score, pass and mentor guys in the locker room.

Rose played college basketball at Memphis. He is still beloved in the city. The former Chicago Bulls superstar could start for the Grizzlies until Morant is back, although we won’t know that for sure until the regular season starts.

Rose signed a three-year, $43.6 million contract with the New York Knicks in August 2021. The three-time All-Star has only played in 53 games since signing that contract, averaging 8.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists.

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D-Rose appeared in 26 games in 2021-22 before undergoing season-ending ankle surgery and only 27 games this past season. He was removed from the playing rotation in early December. Rose averaged a career-low 5.6 points in 2022-23.

During the 2010-11 season, Rose became the youngest MVP in NBA history with his hometown Bulls. He averaged 25.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.7 assists and led Chicago to the best record in the NBA. The Bulls made it to the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost to LeBron James and the Miami Heat in five games.

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Rose has career averages of 17.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists with the Bulls, Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Pistons. He turns 35 in October and has undergone four knee surgeries and two ankle surgeries since winning the MVP Award in 2011.

Morant will be mentored by Rose, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 draft.

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