Chicago Bulls: How former players are performing in 2018 NBA Playoffs

4. Derrick Rose (Minnesota Timberwolves)

The Bulls selected Rose with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. Over the next three seasons, Rose became one of the most electrifying players in the league, twisting and contorting his body in ways that defied conventional logic.

After being named Rookie of the Year in 2009, two seasons later, Rose became the youngest player to win the Most Valuable Player award. Unfortunately, Rose was never the same after that memorable 2010-11 campaign thanks to multiple knee injuries, and the Bulls subsequently dealt Rose to the New York Knicks in 2016.

After a respectable 2016-17 campaign in the Big Apple (18.0 points and 4.4 assists per outing) and a failed 16-game experiment with the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this season, the former MVP signed with the Timberwolves. Although his nine regular season games were nothing to brag about, Rose has shown flashes of the player he used to be during these playoffs.

Additionally, Rose has scored in double figures in two of three outings against the Rockets and is averaging 14 points per contest while shooting 48.7 percent overall and 60 percent from 3-point land, albeit on a limited sample size of 1.7 attempts per game.

Even more impressive is the fact that Rose’s scoring average is actually higher than that of Karl-Anthony Towns – who is averaging 10.3 points per contest. If Rose continues to play well, there’s a chance that he extends his career beyond this season.