Bad news Bulls. Derrick Rose will have surgery to repair a medial meniscus tear in his right knee on Monday in Chicago and it’s not known when he will return. There’s no word on whether the former MVP will be out for the year, but it’s certainly a scary situation given his history. More from the week that was..
- The Blazers have engaged the Rockets about Omer Asik. Asik is one of the league’s primary trade candidates, and has reportedly made weekly trade requests since the Rockets acquired Dwight Howard in the summer.
- The Rockets want talent in return for Asik, regardless of position.
- The Rockets inquired about Dirk Nowitzki, but that might have been trash talking more than anything.
- The Kings are aggressively pursuing trades.
- The trade buzz around Rajon Rondo continues, but Danny Ainge shut it down.
- The Clippers are considering Chris Wilcox.
- The union and Isiah Thomas are talking.
- The Sixers cut Kwame Brown and Darius Morris to sign Elliot Williams and Lorenzo Brown.
- Shane Battier will probably retire.
- Leandro Barbosa will play in Brazil.
- James Dolan says he has a lot of confidence in Knicks coach Mike Woodson.
- Billy Hunter accused Derek Fisher of conspiring with the owners.
- The Warriors signed Dewayne Dedmon.
- Could Coach Cal be on deck in New York?
- Lamar Odom says he’ll only sign with the Clippers. It seems pretty likely to happen.
- Raptors GM Masai Ujiri has been active on the phones.
- Steve Nash might hang them up, depending on who you ask.
- Word is that Jason Kidd is safe in Brooklyn.