Bulls to retire Derrick Rose’s No. 1 jersey in 2025-26

[ad_1] The Bulls will retire Derrick Rose‘s No. 1 jersey throughout the 2025-26 season, the staff introduced in a press launch. The information got here forward of Saturday’s “Derrick Rose Evening” in Chicago.

“Derrick is each a hometown hero and a logo of a complete period of Bulls basketball,” stated chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. “Retiring a jersey acknowledges a participant’s impression past on-court achievements. It honors people who've made extraordinary contributions to the group and solid deep, lasting connections with followers. It acknowledges that emotional bond and the nice affect a participant has had on the staff and group’s identification.”

Rose, who retired as a participant in late September, spent eight seasons with Chicago, his hometown staff. As Julia Poe of The Chicago Tribune famous in October, no Bulls participant has worn No. 1 since Rose departed the staff in 2016. Beginning subsequent season, his jersey will grasp within the rafters of the United Middle.

Rose advised ESPN’s Shams Charania in an interview on Thursday that he “would love” to have his jersey retired by the group.

Chicago chosen Rose with the primary total choose within the 2008 NBA draft. He earned Rookie of the Yr honors in 2009 and was named an All-Star in every of his subsequent three seasons, successful the MVP award in 2011. Over the course of that season, his third within the NBA at age 22, he averaged 25.0 factors, 7.7 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per sport throughout 81 begins, main the Bulls to a league-best 62-20 document.

The truth that Rose received the MVP award whereas nonetheless on his rookie scale contract resulted in an NBA rule being unofficially named after him. As we’ve outlined in a Hoops Rumors Glossary entry, the “Derrick Rose rule” permits gamers coming off their rookie offers to signal maximum-salary contracts price as much as 30% of the wage cap as a substitute of the standard 25% in the event that they’ve earned a significant award equivalent to MVP, Defensive Participant of the Yr, or All-NBA.

Nonetheless, Rose’s profession hit a snag following his first 4 seasons in Chicago, as he missed the whole 2012-13 season as a consequence of an ACL tear and solely performed in 10 video games in 2013-14 as he continued to get well from that damage.

General, Rose averaged 19.7 PPG, 6.2 APG and three.7 APG in 406 common season video games with the Bulls. His capturing slash line was .448/.302/.813.

Rose, 36, would be the fifth former Bull to have his jersey retired, becoming a member of Jerry Sloan (No. 4), Bob Love (No. 10), Michael Jordan (No. 23) and Scottie Pippen (No. 33). Chicago additionally has banners honoring former head coach Phil Jackson and former GM Jerry Krause.