3 takeaways from Derrick Rose signing with Minnesota Timberwolves

1. Can Rose stay healthy?

To say that Rose has had a difficult time staying healthy over the years would be a mild understatement. In the first game of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, Rose sustained an ACL injury that forced him to sit out the entire 2012-13 campaign.

The former MVP returned to the lineup the next season, but the joy over his return would be short lived. Just 10 games into that season, Rose suffered a meniscus tear in his right knee, forcing him to miss the remaining 72 games.

Then toward the end of the 2014-15 season, Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee again, an injury that forced him to miss 20 of the remaining 25 regular season games. Rose did manage to finish his time with the Bulls on a positive note, suiting up for 66 games in 2015-16, which was the most games he appeared in since that memorable MVP season.

The following offseason, the Bulls dealt their former No. 1 pick to the New York Knicks. While his numbers were respectable (18.0 points and 4.4 assists per contest on 47.1 percent shooting), Rose’s season ended the way so many did during his stint in Chicago, as he suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee.

As if the story wasn’t already depressing, during his short stay in Cleveland, Rose endured an ankle injury, which left him contemplating his NBA future.

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Not to be a Negative Nancy about the situation, but Rose has had durability issues since the first injury nearly six years ago and it is highly unlikely that the trend will change for the better.