Derrick Rose is the newest member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the former NBA MVP initially tried to engage some of the top teams in the Western Conference in contract talks before signing with Cleveland.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported the process Rose went through this offseason before eventually landing with the Cavaliers.
"Rose tried hard to get top Western Conference teams to sign him—theSan Antonio Spurs, theL.A. Clippers—but those teams passed," he wrote. "Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd had interest, but theLos Angeles Lakersand Cavaliers eventually made offers.