Last summer, Derrick Rose pondered why he couldn’t be the MVP. Many laughed at that question, but of course he had the last laugh. Now he may be laughing all the way to the bank.
Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose was surprised there’s a provision in the NBA’s pending new CBA that’s being called “The Derrick Rose Rule” and rewards players of his caliber.
The rule allows a player finishing his rookie contract to make 30 percent of a team’s salary cap — up from 25 percent — if he’s twice been voted an All-Star starter, twice been voted All-NBA or won an MVP award. Rose, 23, is the reigning MVP.
“It’s unbelievable,” Rose told CSNChicago.com. “But the rule, I guess, it fits me for what I’ve achieved at a young age and hopefully there will be a couple more people like me.”
Rose is eager to return to practice at the Berto Center once the CBA is ratified.
“I’ve really been lost without going up to the Berto,” Rose told CSNChicago.com. “That’s been the biggest thing. We’re a family. It’s kind of hard when you take a couple of months without talking to the people that (you’re) with so long, every single day, every practice.
“I know when we come back, there are going to be laughs, jokes and all that, but still we still have to take care of business.”
Source: espn.com
