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Derrick Rose on storied NBA career: 'I don't have any regrets at all'

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John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

ABS-CBN News

MANILA — Derrick Rose, a Chicago Bulls legend and former NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), said he has no regrets about his storied career, emphasizing that he “gave it all.”Rose officially retired in September 2024, capping an illustrious 16-season NBA journey. Over the course of his career, he suited up for the Bulls, New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, and Memphis Grizzlies.A three-time NBA All-Star and former Rookie of the Year, Rose amassed 12,573 career points while averaging 17.4 points per game.“I don’t, man. I don’t. I feel like I gave my all, so I don’t have any regrets at all,” Rose said on Saturday when asked whether he misses the intensity of the NBA playoffs, which are set to begin as the 2025–26 regular season nears its end.Although, his career was hampered by a major ACL tear in 2012, followed by knee injuries. He later on transitioned into a veteran role later in his NBA stint.The former 6-foot-2 guard—also the youngest player to win the NBA MVP award—offered advice to the next generation of professional basketball players: give everything they have, just as he did.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/9/19/derrick-rose-cherishes-same-filipino-love-in-return-to-manila-1225">READ: Derrick Rose cherishes &#x27;same Filipino love&#x27; in return to Manila </a></div>Rose led the Bulls to the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals and averaged 25 points per game during his historic MVP-winning season.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/9/26/derrick-rose-youngest-ever-mvp-in-nba-to-retire-2127">READ: Derrick Rose, youngest ever MVP in NBA, to retire </a></div>“If you getting close to retire, or when you first start off in the league as a rookie, make sure you give your all so that when you do get to the point of playing 15-plus years, you don’t miss the lights,” he said.“I don’t miss the lights right now.”<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/9/19/for-derrick-rose-making-it-to-the-nba-is-not-just-about-height-1530">READ: For Derrick Rose, making it to the NBA is not just about height </a></div>Rose, an ambassador of ArenaPlus, returned to the Philippines to promote the sportsbook’s “Battle of the Most Valuable Predictor” campaign.

Derrick Rose, a Chicago Bulls legend and former NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), said he has no regrets about his storied career, emphasizing that he “gave it all.”

Derrick Rose, a Chicago Bulls legend and former NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), said he has no regrets about his storied career, emphasizing that he “gave it all.”