Fans will remember Derrick Rose for his early years in the NBA. He was named Rookie of the Year, earned multiple All-Star selections and was the league's youngest-ever MVP all before the age of 23.
Unfortunately, a guard was already running things in the Association during that time: Derrick Rose. In an appearance ... "I tell you this—my rookie year was his MVP year," Wall stressed.
"I was just a kid from Chicago, trying to make it," those words spoken years ago, encapsulate the essence of the journey ...
NBA legend Derrick Rose cried when doctors told him he tore ... 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocks as a rookie. He won the Rookie of the Year Award. In Year 2, Rose made the All-Star team.
Derrick Rose or Chris Paul, either. They were all unanimous, or just about unanimous, rookie of the year selections. Everybody knew long before the ballots were cast who was going to win the award ...
At this point, there is no Victor Wembanyama in this season's NBA rookie class ... Brandon Roy, Derrick Rose or Chris Paul, either.