Derrick Rose's Future

First off, congratulations to our MLB champions (not the Cubs, despite Back to the Future's best efforts) the Kansas City Royals. My bracket was absolutely garbage, but the MLB playoffs is probably the most random playoffs in sports. Anyways, this post is actually about the NBA. Derrick Rose is injured again, and I think it's time for me to explain what needs to happen.

First off, they need to get derrick off the court. We know how injury prone this guy is, and when he has an injury he can play through, it's still not a good option to send him out every game. Rose has struggled to say the least, and at this point it'd be not too much worse to play the backup. Something I really respect Gregg Popovich for is the ability to give his player's days off while keeping there team high in the standings. I think if the Bulls did that with Derrick Rose, he could have less injuries and be a more valuable asset. I am worried that Derrick Rose will get another injury, be out for months, and the Bulls will end up in not the spot they were hoping for (probably a 5 or 6 seed).

But where do the Chicago Bulls stand and what should they do about it? Well, first, you need to test your team. Take out Derrick for a couple weeks and see if the team can still perform at an elite level without him. D Rose will get an injury pretty much every year, so if you want to win a 7th title, you need to be elite even without him. Either sign stars over free agency, or...

I know the thought sounds crazy right now, but maybe it's there best option to trade him away. Considering teams know about his injury prone-ness (is that a word?) I can't really make an estimate on his exact value in the free agency. I do know that the 76ers have been trying to figure out what they need to  do with this 3 centers thing going on. I bet they'd be willing to trade Nerleans Noel or Joel Embiid for Derrick (there's no way they get rid of Jahlil, let's face it). Whoever plays worse goes to Chicago and then the Sixers are left with a great point guard and still 2 great big men. Meanwhile Chicago has an upcoming superstar down low, and with Joakim Noah and Pau Gasol along either Noel's or Embiid's side will make up one of the greatest front courts in the NBA. They'd be lacking a point guard, but Mike Conley has the option to leave Memphis, and they could pick him up. I all else fails, trade for some picks, miss the playoffs, get a couple lottery picks, and start the rebuild. No matter what, they need to start expanding they're options. We saw almost the same thing in the MLB with the Colorado Rockies. They realized the team couldn't play well without Troy Tulowiski in, and when he was in they still weren't the best. They traded him, and set themselves up with what looks like one of the more promising teams. Chicago isn't in that exact situation, but unless they start expanding they're options, I'm marking them down as a team that WON'T win the title any time soon.