The Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic paid tribute to Derrick Rose as the latter announced that he was retiring from the National Basketball Association (NBA). Derrick Rose was first picked back in 2008 and has plenty of accolades to his name including the famous NBA MVP in 2011.
What did Derrick Rose say about his retirement?
The Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic took to his Instagram and shared a picture that involved both the star players in one frame. They had a matchup back in 2018 when Doncic was in his rookie season and Rose was playing for Minnesota Timberwolves. Doncic added a rose emoji in the caption of the image.
The Chicago Bulls star announced his retirement from the NBA after featuring in 16 seasons. He announced his retirement through a social media post and did an amazing job as he posted ads in the local newspapers of the cities in which he played and those are Chicago, New York, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Detroit and Memphis.
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"Thank You, My First Love. You gave me a gift, our time together, one that I will cherish for the rest of my days. You told me it's okay to say goodbye, reassuring me that you'll always be a part of me, no matter where life takes me. Forever yours, Derrick Rose," Rose said.
Luka Doncic spoke highly about Derrick Rose as he thinks Rose has the best high school mixtape of all time. Doncic even admitted that he didn't watch many mixtapes while growing up. Rose had a fantastic run and showed his class early on in his career. But, the ACL injury that he sustained during the 2012 playoffs added a touch of resilience to his long career.
Derrick Rose rule that may see Luka Doncic sign a record $360 million deal
Derrick Rose was the most electrifying player in his prime and even won the NBA MVP award in the third season that he featured. Meanwhile, being on a rookie contract with the Chicago Bulls, he also won the Rookie of the Year and had three All-Stars selections.
To all the accolades Rose achieved early on in his career, he prompted the NBA to add a new rule to the Collective Bargaining Agreement that is also known as the 'Derrick Rose Rule'. As per the rule, if a player who is on his rookie contract earns two ALL-NBA team selections, has been selected twice as an All-Star starter or wins the NBA MVP is eligible for a max contract that is 35% of the team's salary cap.
According to that rule, Luka Doncic is eligible to sign a massive contract next offseason that can go up to $346 million. Luka Doncic has seen his name in the All-NBA team for five straight seasons starting from the second year he started playing in the NBA.
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