The Chicago Bulls are honoring hometown hero Derrick Rose by retiring his jersey after an electric but injury-shortened career. The team announced the news as 2024 kicked off, celebrating their 2008 #1 overall draft pick who became one of the NBA’s most exciting players.
For a few magical years, Rose was unstoppable. He averaged nearly 20 points and 6 assists per game across 406 games with Chicago. His crowning achievement came in 2011 when, at just 22 years old, he became the youngest MVP in NBA history.
But a series of devastating knee injuries changed everything. The explosive speed and power that made Rose special began to fade. Still, he showed remarkable resilience, reinventing his game and playing until 2024.
It’s a bittersweet story of what could have been. Rose joined an elite group of players who won MVP before turning 25 – legends like Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and LeBron James.
Want to test your knowledge of the NBA’s youngest MVPs? Try naming every player who won the award at age 24 or younger. Here’s a hint: there are 13 players on the list, and they span from the 1950s to today’s stars like Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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