UPDATE (11:10 ET):
The Cavaliers’ offer to Derrick Rose is at the minimum – $2.1 million, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Adrian Wojnarowski:
The former No. 1 draft pick has met with several teams over the past three weeks, including the Milwaukee Bucks and LA Clippers, but he has gained momentum on a deal with the Cavs in the past several days, sources said.
The Cavs are believed to be offering Rose a minimum contract for $2.1 million for the upcoming seasons to play with Kyrie Irving in the team’s backcourt.
Now, the phrasing in this report is a bit unclear, but the wording of “to play with Kyrie Irving in the team’s backcourt” sounds as though Rose would be starting should he sign. That would add a third ball-dominant player to the Cavs’ starting five, and makes much less sense than Rose coming off the bench.
Original Story Follows:
Derrick Rose is in “serious talks” to join the Cavaliers on a one-year deal, per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst:
Derrick Rose is in serious talks with the Cavs on a 1-year deal, sources tell @wojespn and me.
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) July 20, 2017
Rose, who won MVP in 2011 for the Chicago Bulls, is a shell of his former self. He has flashes of brilliance but can’t put it together consistently enough to be a starting point guard anymore. It’s very possible, however, that he could be a fantastic sixth man for the Cavs.
Rose, 28, spent last season with the New York Knicks after being traded last summer for a package including Robin Lopez and Jerian Grant.
In 64 games (all starts) for the Knicks last year, Rose averaged 18 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game on 47.1 percent shooting from the field.
