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Chicago Bulls: Derrick Rose was rarely ever a positive presence on defense

Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

On the defensive end of the floor alone, there wasn’t much that point guard Derrick Rose did to help the Chicago Bulls in the early days of his career.

While the offensive presence that former Chicago Bulls superstar point guard and the 2010-11 MVP award winner Derrick Rose provided for this team was undeniable back in the day, he was also usually a net negative on the other end of the floor. The offensive contributions definitely overshadowed any neutral or net negative presence D-Rose provided on the defensive end of the floor, but it is still worth nothing when reviewing his all encompassing advanced metrics from his entire career.