Former New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose retires from NBA | Sporting News

Former New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose on Thursday announced his retirement from the NBA after 16 seasons.

Rose, who was the NBA’s youngest MVP, had two stints with the Knicks, playing one season in 2016-17 and then three seasons from 2020-23.

Rose announced his decisions via social media, but also took out full-page newspaper ads in cities he played in, including the New York Times.

Rose’s first stint in New York was tumultuous, as he and two other men went through a civil lawsuit after a woman accused them of raping her during a 2013 incident. An eight-member jury in a federal court found Rose and the men not liable on October 19, shortly before the season began.

Rose’s play was up-and-down with the Knicks in ’16-17, and included a bizarre absence from a January game in which he never reported to the game and didn’t tell the team where he was. He eventually contacted team officials with his whereabouts and later told media that he needed time to go home to Chicago to be with his family.

Rose averaged 18 points, 3.8 rebound, and 4.4 assists in 64 games with the Knicks that season. He left the Knicks as a free agent that summer.

However, Rose was traded to the Knicks again in 2020 by the Detroit Pistons.

Rose’s second stint with the Knicks was much more successful, as he provided a young, re-tooling Knicks team with a veteran presence off the bench. Rose averaged 14.9 points and 4.2 assists per game, mostly off the bench, in 2020-21, and helped the Knicks make the playoffs.

He re-signed with the Knicks in the summer of 2021 on a three-year, $45 million contract.

Rose played sparingly off the bench over the next two seasons, appearing in just 53 games combined. Rose was almost entirely out of the rotation by 2022-23, as the Knicks leaned on Jalen Brunson and Immanuel Quickley.

The Knicks declined Rose’s team option for the 2023-24 season and he joined the Memphis Grizzlies.

Rose retires a one-time MVP, 2008-09 Rookie of the Year, three-time All-Star, and one-time All-NBA member.

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