"The only reason he won is he said, 'I think I can be the MVP.' They wanted that story line and that's how he got it. No hate or shade on him, but that was my year," the 2004 first-overall pick added.

Rose, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls and the league’s MVP in 2011, announced his retirement on Thursday.

Former Kia NBA MVP Derrick Rose announces retirement after 16 years. A 3-time All-Star, Derrick Rose was the 2008-09 NBA Rookie of the Year and the youngest player to be named MVP in 2011.

Derrick Rose went from a promising rookie to a league MVP in three years. This type of improvement doesn't happen by accident. According to D-Rose, his unlikely ascent had Kobe Bryant's influence ...

Rose still flashed that MVP-level talent plenty of times over the years that followed the knee troubles. He had a career-high 50 points for Minnesota in a 128-125 win over Utah on Oct. 31, 2018 ...

D-Rose, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls and the league's MVP in 2011, announced his retirement on Thursday.

On October 30, 2018, “D-Rose” stunned the basketball world as the former MVP lit up the Utah Jazz for a career-high 50 points, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 128-125 win.

However, when we got the chance to ask Derrick Rose about how his 2011 MVP version would do if placed in 2025's NBA, the Chicago Bulls legend didn't flaunt his abilities. Instead, D-Rose decided ...

While both Rose and Howard had great years in their own right, the 2010-11 race will go certainly down as one of the biggest cases of a narrative-driven snub. 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1972-73) ...

Derrick Rose thought about retiring several times over the years, often frustrated by injuries and an inability to consistently play at the level he wanted. The game always lured him back. Until ...