CHICAGO (AP) — It was once the ultimate feel-good story, with the electrifying Derrick Rose leading his hometown Chicago Bulls to heights they had not reached since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were racking up championships.
The Rose Era officially closed in Chicago on Wednesday with the 2011 MVP getting traded to the New York Knicks.
The Chicago product rose from one of the roughest neighborhoods in the city to No. 1 pick to Rookie of the Year to All-Star to MVP in his first three seasons, only to get derailed by season-ending injuries.
Now, he’s headed to New York along with guard Justin Holiday and a 2017 first-round pick. In exchange, the Bulls got center Robin Lopez and guards Jose Calderon and Jerian Grant.