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Derrick Rose and Russell Westbrook careers have diverged

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Derrick Rose was the first overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. Three years later, his Chicago Bulls went 62-20 and Rose was voted the league’s most valuable player.

Russell Westbrook was the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. Three years later, the Thunder reached the Western Conference finals, and Westbrook was labeled a budding star.

Born a month apart – Rose is 39 days older – no one foresaw that as these transcendent point guards approached their 30s, Westbrook would be a superstar supreme and Rose would be fighting to stay relevant in the league.