Report: Derrick Rose Signs 5-Year Extension With Bulls

We all knew this was coming, it was just one of those situations of when it was going to happen. Derrick Rose, the NBA’s reigning MVP, blew up last season with career highs in nearly every statistical category, minus FG percentage (25 points per game, 7.7 assists, 85.8% from FT line and 33 percent from 3s (still mediocre).

According to the Chicago Tribune, both Rose and the Bulls agreed to contract terms of a five-year, $94 million extension to stay in Chicago making roughly around $18.9 million a year (the Tribune also reported that by becoming the youngest MVP in the league history, an additional $10 million was added).

Luckily for Rose, he’s going to benefit from his own rule — the Derrick Rose Rule –, which allows a player to receive a larger percentage of his team’s salary cap money if he has been voted to an All-Star game twice, twice been voted All-NBA, or won an MVP award during his rookie deal. He might have deeper pockets, but he’s also going to have a lot of work to do this season in hopes of coming out on top in the Eastern Conference because as of right now, the Knicks have the best front-court in the league with the addition of Tyson Chandler while both Miami (who relatively stayed the same but still have their Big Three) and Boston (who upgraded, but lost Jeff Green for the season), remain in the Top 3 out east.

Blake, K-Love, Metta World Peace, AP & Tyson Chandler Are Lockout Professionals

You saw the behind the scenes footage with Kevin Love and Blake Griffin, now here is the skit they were working on for last night’s ESPY Awards. Some funny appearances by Adrian Peterson, Tyson Chandler, and Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace aka Metta World Dad as well.  Hopefully they won’t be needing the work for much longer…

The Dallas Mavericks Give David Letterman Their Top 10

The Dallas Mavericks represented by Mark Cuban, Dirk Nowitzki, Tyson Chandler, Shawn Marion, Jason Terry, Caron Butler, J.J. Barea, Brian Cardinal, Rodrigue Beaubois, and Head Coach Rick Carlisle give David Letterman their top 10 list of being an NBA Finals Champion.  Funny stuff…

Tyson Chandler’s Alley-Oop From Jason Kidd

Tyson Chandler shows off his bounce by jumping sky high to catch this and-1 alley-oop from Jason Kidd.  That play looked very Hornets / Chris Paul to Chandler esque from not too long ago…

Team USA Wins The Gold Medal At The 2010 FIBA World Championships

Team USA won it’s first FIBA World Championship gold medal in 16 years on the shoulders of Coach Krzyzewski’s coaching, Kevin Durant’s amazing offensive arsenal, and solid contributions from Derrick Rose, Lamar Odom, Andre Iguodala, Chauncey Billups, Rudy Gay, Russell Westbrook, Eric Gordon, Tyson Chandler, Stephen Curry, Kevin Love, and Danny Granger.  As a huge basketball fan, I’m excited to see what roster the USA Basketball committee rolls out for the 2012 Olympics after so many of these players had such strong performances in these past couple of weeks in Turkey.

Team USA Intrasquad Scrimmage Highlights

Team USA held their official intrasquad scrimmage this past Saturday night to give the public their first view of this year’s World Basketball Championship competing national team.  The roster will be trimmed down to 12 players today and so far the only locks are Kevin Durant, Chauncey Billups, and Derrick Rose.  Find my final roster picks below:

• PG – Billups / Rose / Rajon Rondo
• SG – Iguodala / Stephen Curry
• SF – Durant / Rudy Gay /
• PF – Kevin Love / Lamar Odom / Jeff Green
• C – Tyson Chandler / Brook Lopez