10:57am: The signing is official, the team announced via Twitter.
9:41am: Derrick Rose will sign with the Timberwolves for the rest of the season, tweets Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The move will reunite Rose with coach/executive Tom Thibodeau, who coached the point guard in Chicago during his MVP season of 2010/11. It also brings another former Bull to Minnesota, which has added Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson, Jamal Crawford and Aaron Brooks since last summer.
Butler and Rose had a strained relationship in the past, but they worked out their differences two years ago, tweets K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune. Rose delayed his signing because he was waiting for his wife to give birth, adds Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic (Twitter link). The baby arrived earlier this week.
Rose had hoped to revive his career in Cleveland when he agreed to a one-year, minimum-salary deal in July. However, he hurt his ankle in the second game of the season and took a leave of absence in November.
He played just 16 games for the Cavaliers, averaging 9.8 points and 1.6 assists, before being traded to Utah four weeks ago. He agreed to a buyout with the Jazz and has been out of the NBA since February 12.
The Wolves have two open roster spots, so no move will be necessary before adding Rose. Because he was waived before March 1, he will be eligible for the playoffs if Minnesota qualifies.
Now all they need is Joakim Noah and Mike Dunleavy
And they’ll sweep the Warriors.
Can’t forget Carlos Boozer and Kirk Hinrich either
And maybe Niko Mirotic
Rose will average 80 a game with 30 assists.
You’re a funny guy, I enjoyed this comment a lot! Thanks for making it…
One of the less ridiculous things you’ve said.
Ironic isn’t it
I haven’t posted in a LONG time but I still see Dionnis is back to his old tricks.
Wolves need 3 point shooting not another iso player who doesn’t play defense. All they need is hope Lakers and Knicks buy Noah and Deng out and trade for Benny the Bull and it’s 2011 all over again for Thibs. I’ve never seen an overrated coach get more respect than him. Maybe Doc Rivers? Great regular season coach but he’s like Dan Reeves of the NBA, never will win the big one.
Its not Dionis. Someone has been impersonating him the last month making ridiculous comments for a laugh. You can tell the 2 apart by their profile pics
Is he still playing?
Noooooooooooooooo! I got a bad feeling about this…
Noooo! I got a bad feeling about this…