Derrick Rose signed with the Pistons this summer in pursuit a championship, he said in a Sirius XM NBA Radio interview (Twitter link). Rose, who inked a two-year, $15MM contract, feels the Pistons can contend in the Eastern Conference behind the big man duo of Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond. “While I’m in the game, I want to win a championship,” he said. “That’s what I really want to do. I’ve got all the accolades I wanted. Now it’s time for me to get the one I really, really want. I’ve won at every level except for this level.”
We have more from around the Central Division:
- Bulls swingman Chandler Hutchison suffered a left hamstring strain while working out this week, according to a post on the team’s website. While the injury doesn’t appear serious, it’s a reminder of the team’s lack of depth along the wings, K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune tweets. Hutchison is slated as a backup to Otto Porter at small forward while Antonio Blakeney and Denzel Valentine, who was injured all of last season, are the top options behind shooting guard Zach LaVine.
- Trade restrictions on Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe lifted this week, as ESPN’s Bobby Marks tweets. Bledsoe couldn’t be dealt for six months after he signed a four-year, $70M extension on March 4. However, there are no indications Milwaukee, one of the favorites to win the championship, is looking to move Bledsoe.
- Kevin Love is organizing a minicamp for his Cavaliers teammates in New York next week, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com reports. Cedi Osman and Matthew Dellavedova won’t be able to make it, since they are participating in the FIBA World Cup. Most of the other team members are expected to show up, including first-round picks Darius Garland, Kevin Porter Jr. and Dylan Windler.
Good PR move, Rose. Ain’t no ships coming to the D anytime soon
Of course not. The two former MVP’s with the best chances of winning a championship right now are both on the same team.
You’re delusional… the Rockets will never win a chip with Harden. But sure they’ll keep having great runs.
If Rose wants a ring he should go join LeBron. Obviously he is with Detroit but I think he would be awesome for Portland behind Lillard. He’s be happy there too. Similarly if he went to Miami he would be a good back up and be happy there competing
I don’t think he wants to play on the west coast. I wants to be close to Chicago. I’d bet he he’s goes to Milwaukee at some point and maybe Indiana.
Is that Latrell Spreewell?
To go along with that championship from his Memphis college days