There aren’t many more polarizing figures in today’s NBA than Minnesota Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose.
The former MVP has, by any reasonable measure, been a fairly inconsequential — and sometimes, downright bad — NBA player since his first major knee injury in the 2012 playoffs. We’ve debated the merits and drawbacks of Rose on the Timberwolves ad nauseam over the past 18 months or so as the rumors persisted until he was finally acquired late in the 2017-18 season.
Here’s what yours truly said at the time. Spoiler: I didn’t mince words. The below is an excerpt from my take back in March.