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NBA: 5 Teams That Should Trade For Derrick Rose

By Gerald Bourguet

Jan 31, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) runs on the court during the second quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 31, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) runs on the court during the second quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 21, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Jarrett Jack (2) is defended by Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) during the second half at the United Center. Brooklyn won 105-102. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /

Honorable Mentions

Brooklyn Nets:

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is the No. 1 player on fans’ “Do Not Trade” list for the Brooklyn Nets, but owner Mikhail Prokhorov is still hopeful he can reassemble a winning roster around Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young sooner rather than later. A move like this would bring in a face for the franchise, even if his injury history and drop-off in play are worrisome. Let’s not forget that Prokhorov has been prone to making shortsighted decisions to bring in big names in the not so distant past.

The Nets would be better off just letting Joe Johnson come off the books, keeping RHJ and testing their luck in free agency, but Prokhorov has historically favored short-term competitiveness over long-term development, so can we really rule a move like this out? Backup big Cameron Bairstow would be thrown in to balance salaries.

New York Knicks:

The New York Knicks remain committed to putting a a championship-caliber roster around Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis, so this would never happen. Melo has been a terrific mentor for the Zinger, he’s playing some of the most well-rounded basketball of his career and his no-trade clause could veto a move like this anyway.

But if the Bulls threw in a couple of future first round draft picks, perhaps this would be more of a discussion. Rose would bring flash and a big name to the point guard spot, immediately presenting himself a better option than Jose Calderon and rookie Jerian Grant. Melo would go to the team he should’ve signed with as a free agent, a team that has a much better shot at contending before the end of his contract than New York.

Sacramento Kings:

Another possible package here is Rudy Gay and backup point guard Darren Collison, but with the Bulls in need of a starting-caliber point guard, a package centered around Rajon Rondo might make more sense. Rondo would provide Chicago with a pass-first floor general to get Jimmy Butler and Pau Gasol easy looks, though the Bulls would have to worry about re-signing both Rondo and Gasol this summer.

For the Sacramento Kings, they’d be getting a quality point guard who still has a year left on his contract, avoiding the whole issue of overpaying Rondo in free agency. Kosta Koufos has become expendable, and he’d provide Chicago with frontcourt depth in case Gasol leaves in free agency. But even if the Bulls were open to trading Rose, this move wouldn’t make much sense with Rondo hitting free agency over the summer — unless they got word someone like Mike Conley was interested in signing with Chicago in his stead.

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