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- Updated: May 11, 2016
If Derrick Rose’s infamous comments about preparing for free agency caused a stir in September 2015, speculation is likely going to be unavoidable this summer and heading into next season.
The Chicago Bulls have plenty of decisions to make at this juncture, starting with their upcoming lottery pick and what they’ll do with nearly $20 million in cap space in free agency. But with Rose entering the final year of his contract, general manager Gar Forman and vice president John Paxson must wrestle with the future of their once-franchise player and whether he has a future in Chicago.
Management didn’t rule out a trade the last time it spoke on record about it, and on some level, it would be best for both sides to start fresh, considering the last five years (since Rose’s 2011 MVP season) haven’t gone the way anyone would have hoped. He lost the entire 2012-13 campaign (as well as significant chunks of the surrounding seasons) to knee injuries. His play has been inconsistent, and Jimmy Butler has steadily taken over his mantle as the first option on offense.
“The thing with Derrick is he’s been through a lot,” Paxson said at the front office’s season-ending press conference on April 13, per Sam Smith of the team’s official website. “And I think because of that he’s had to look out for himself in a lot of ways. I can’t put myself in his place, I never had those types of injuries. So none of us have really walked in his shoes. We’ve got a lot of decisions to make, and that’s where we start.”
Here’s the problem with trading Rose: He’s set to make $21.3 million in 2016-17, the final year of his contract before he hits unrestricted free agency. If you reference his comments from last fall, he’s already made it clear he’ll be looking to cash in on the influx of cap money from the NBA’s new television deal.
Rose was relatively healthy this season—he played in 66 games after seeing action in just 61 the previous three years combined, but he was sidelined late in the campaign with hamstring problems. And it took …
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