{"id":3487,"date":"2017-01-11T16:29:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T21:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=3487"},"modified":"2017-01-11T16:29:34","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T21:29:34","slug":"derrick-rose-will-pursue-max-deal-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2017\/01\/11\/derrick-rose-will-pursue-max-deal-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Rose Will Pursue A Max Deal In Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After his bizarre absence from Monday night&#8217;s game versus the\u00a0<b>New Orleans Pelicans<\/b>, <strong>New York<\/strong>\u00a0<b>Knicks<\/b> point guard <b>Derrick Rose<\/b> has found yet another way to make headlines. According to <b>NBA Central<\/b>, Rose will pursue a maximum contract in free\u00a0agency\u00a0this summer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Report: Derrick Rose will pursue a 5 year\/ $150M contract in Free Agency this offseason. (ESPN)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/819259558237376512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A max deal would pay\u00a0Rose approximately 30 million a year over the course of five seasons; however, despite the increase in the NBA salary cap and his productive play, Rose is highly unlikely to receive a mega deal of this magnitude.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s Rose&#8217;s extensive injury history, the Knicks current struggles, or his recent unexplained and abrupt absence from the team, Rose has been at the center of controversy for his Knicks team; that won&#8217;t help him get\u00a0a max deal.<\/p>\n<h2>Will Derrick Rose Get A Max Contract In Free Agency?<\/h2>\n<p>The salary cap is going up yet again, and a number of players will without a doubt be given massive deals, and while anything could happen, it appears to be unlikely that a team would commit that much money to the former MVP.\u00a0While the injuries will always be a question, his recent absence from Monday&#8217;s night&#8217;s game raise even more questions about not only his game\u00a0but also his mindset and commitment\u00a0to the team.<\/p>\n<p>People have been questioning his faith in the Knicks, whether he&#8217;s committed, and even if he&#8217;s packed it in. A report even came out just hours ago that Rose\u00a0has even been contemplating retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Rose has a number of question marks surrounding himself, and the reeling Knicks will likely not give him a max contract &#8211; a deal which would eat up all of their cap space. The same goes for any other team.<\/p>\n<p>Derrick Rose is averaging 17.3 points, 4.5 assists, and 3.9 rebounds with the Knicks this season. New York is currently sitting at 11th place in the Eastern Conference with a sub-par record of 17-21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After his bizarre absence from Monday night&#8217;s game versus the\u00a0New Orleans Pelicans, New York\u00a0Knicks point guard Derrick Rose has found yet another way to make headlines. According to NBA Central, Rose will pursue a maximum contract in free\u00a0agency\u00a0this summer. Report: Derrick Rose will pursue a 5 year\/ $150M contract in Free Agency this offseason. 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