NBA Draft 2008 #1 Pick: Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls)

[Kings940]

but just imagine if he was drafted to miami!

[originalJboy157]

The Sequel

[you2ube2008]

It happened in 1984 when You guys drafted the legend 3rd overall and this miracle happened again to you guys in 2008.

[Stlsportsfan158]

How does Chicago get all the good players

[massacrene1]

@Stlsportsfan158 its hard to screw it up when you have the first pick

[NewKJT]

@massacrene1 unless your name is the Portland Trailblazers

[frusionnn]

three years later...MVP!!! MVP!!! MVP!!!

[KaUsAForever773]

Besides Michael this is the only successful draft the Bulls ever had in their history. think about it

[Roccoisbigbear]

I love Derrick's attitude and humbleness. I hope injuries do not derail his career.  He's had major turf-toe injuries in his short career, and he has courageous style of play, and takes a lot of contact.

[Roccoisbigbear]

Jay Bilas knows basketball!  Him and Gottlieb are the best basketball analysts on ESPN. Also, if the Bulls would of made the mistake of drafting Beasley, he could be a member of the Miami Heat. Damn, that would be sick!

[ImmaAidan]

FFS why couldnt we get number 1 dammit miami

[bullrose5]

First Jordan, now this kid. Is everyone sure that Derrick Rose isn't Michael Jordan's son? LOL.

[det4ever94]

Big 2 plus rose! It's only 2 now.

[chinafriends]

imagine if the heat had the number one pick and picked rose. big 3 plus rose

[Redoplox]

1.10% chance to get 1st pick, selected by hometown team, and 1st overall pick.

[diabolic0311]

God told Derrick to rise, so Derrick Rose.

[icyweiner18]

@diabolic0311 you are a loser

[CallMeMrFlatLiner]

Best thing ever to happen to the City of Chicago.

[icyweiner18]

@CallMeMrFlatLiner since jordan...

[CallMeMrFlatLiner]

@icyweiner18 no doubt about that.

[bwiese30]

@CallMeMrFlatLiner except for Jordan and the Bulls in the 90s, 1985 Bears, Walter Payton, and Bobby Hull.... who knows though, I can see him being the best but he isnt there quite yet

[DrGanja99]

I don't think my child being born will mean more to me than this. Da Bulllllsssssssssssss

[x420Raptor1]

Next Great.

[manny24lal]

bulls were so fucking lucky they got that pick

[MrChitownsports12]

"That's the only place where he knows how to play" - Epic words from D Rose's mom. Keep it that way #1! Chi-town for life! :D

[4UCESO]

Up until now I haven't seen a more sure #1 pick since DRose. 23yrs old and already has an MVP, NBA max contract, 250mil lifetime adidas shoe contract and gone to the conference finals in only 4yrs. Now the only team standing in his way from an nba title is the miami heat.

[tmacof93]

@4UCESO 3yrs not 4 ;)

[MegaKKng]

hes number was 23? mj fan

[TheMainEvent2k9]

@MegaKKng stop being pathetic.

1. If you were not a fan of MJ you are a fool, or he wooped your team's ass a lot.

2. D.Rose is from Chicago of course he will be a fan of MJ, he grew up in MJ's era.

[MegaKKng]

@TheMainEvent2k9 ima mj fan and ima a kid

[swl9380]

GOOO BULLS

[swl9380]

DONT MESS WITH POOH 

[David85934]

POOP!!

[samtheman7975]

what a bust. should've picked beasley

[DaSoulSlasher]

@samtheman7975

Haha....

[RobTheBernardinosaur]

D E S T I N Y

[PwnageGaming101]

thank you for not picking beasly :D

[annegelo999]

hes number when he is in Memphis is 23, so he is the next jordan, for me...

[SupdawgLPU]

To think that the Bulls could have let Rose slip away and pick Beasley over him. I still can't believe how lucky we got in getting that #1 pick. It was DESTINY!!!!

[Khizziify]

Good thing they didnt take beasley in 1st

[lazona1233]

Jay Bilas knows how to break down a player profile!

[warfrek93]

Rose shouldn't have even been allowed to be drafted, since he was declared ineligible for College because he cheated on his ACT.

[MrTreazure1]

@warfrek93 is this true?!

[warfrek93]

@MrTreazure1 Yes, because of him cheating on his test, and that he hooked his brother up with free trips using the University's money, Derrick was deemed ineligible for college ball, after the season of course, and that got the season vacated for Memphis.

[TheTmha]

@warfrek93 who cares? if he had've stayed at memphis all four years they would have never brought it up and they still didn't prove he actually cheated

[TheUistheBest]

@warfrek93 doesnt matter, as long as you are 1 year removed from high school you can be drafted

[SupdawgLPU]

@warfrek93 Haters gonna hate. 

[RobTheBernardinosaur]

@warfrek93 well the NBA should just let highschool graduates go to the NBA. Are you trying to tell me half of the nba players coming from highschool to the NBA were perfect students? They cheated along the lines like every other student does.

[batmanrocks245678]

and then 3 yrs later he got the mvp

[SoFuckingChi]

The house That Mj built, That Rose Renovated ... BULLS BITCH !!!

[zmennine]

@SoFuckingChi more like the house jerry sloan constructed. that MJ built . that Rose Renovated

[samtheman7975]

derrick rose will betray his hometown bulls once he becomes a free agent

[213CRT]

@samtheman7975 rose aint leaving you idiot he's no lebron and has said it so many times

[MrCRaZyKiD56]

imagine they picked michael beasley to the bulls and derrick rose to the heat wow

PG: Derrick Rose SG: Dwayne Wade SF: Lebron James PF: Chris Bosh C: Zydrunas Ilguaskas

WOW What a Team

[streetchaos135]

@MrCRaZyKiD56 now imagine their contracts after d.rose's rookie contract expire and he want more money...no way that team wouldve happened.

[notagain001]

@MrCRaZyKiD56 Imagine Wade returning to Chicago, and Wade and Rose invite Lebron PG Rose SG Wade SF Lebron PF Taj Gibson C Noah

[big31087]

lol @ Vinny in the "war" room

[presidential1985]

WELL ALL I KNOW IS THAT ''POOH'' IS ONE HELL OF A PLAYER

[aydol23]

im a lebron fan and only i can say is.. he is the new bulls hall of famer...

[TheSeries180]

the number on his jersey is 23 and was drafted to chicago it seems alike to a new michael jordan

[Breiko334]

He's Gonna Get A Ring Before LeBron .

[1990Thunderbolt]

@Breiko334 HELL NAW. Lebron worked hard over the past 8 years he deserves a ring before D-Rose does no offense

[tms299]

@1990Thunderbolt dont matter if he "deserves" a ring first its a matter of who gets there first and rose will get there first

[1990Thunderbolt]

@tms299 chyeah in your dream don't matter if he's an mvp he still has a long way to go

[tms299]

@1990Thunderbolt and lebron doesnt? lebron took the easy way out to win a championship or at least try too win one lebrons nothing but a coward rose wants to win one for chicago lebron on the other hand just wants to win one for himself

[1990Thunderbolt]

@tms299 Look every players has their own will k. Winning for the team or for themselves doesn't matter at least they wanna become champions thats all theres to it

[Tooflyforairplanes]

@Breiko334 LOL the fact that you say doesn't mean it will happen.No one knows the future.All we know is Lebron schooled Rose last season and so far we look good enough to get that championship this season.

[useurcamera]

MJ is the God and Rose is the saviour of the Bulls.

[ThatHardCoreAsian]

This man saved the Bulls. WE LOVE YOU D-ROSE. NOW BRING THE CHAMPIONSHIPS BACK TO CHICAGOO.

[DRoseOverNoes]

0:07 - 0:15 A Saviour Came.! #DerrickRose

[chifan33]

This is just destiny. God wants chicago to have a championship.

[MLAZ1990]

Bulls had a 1.4 chance to win the 1st overall pick and we somehow won...THANK YOU GOD!!!!

[udontknow211]

@MLAZ1990 I think he got .2 chance to win MVP and he somehow got it,

2011-2012 season= I think he got 1.4 chance again to win the championship, but he and his teammates will manage to get a ring, this is era is a battle of strong point guards.He'll beat them all.

[farazahmed4992]

@MLAZ1990 1.7 but still THANK YOU GOD!!!

[BlackSN8K]

derrick rose looks half asian, that's why he got ALL those moves

[umet22]

haha 2nd was beasley damn we got lucky!

[mwcarolina]

@umet22

well, Beasley improved with the T-Wolves, but he's not the player that Rose is.

[NoName1325]

this wasn't rigged or anything

[APizzle90]

MVP

[youngbrolly6]

thats gotta be the greatest feeling coming out and playing for your hometown,,,,ironic his college number was 23

[DahCakeMann]

Those was the best words david stern ever said in his life!

[notagain001]

@DahCakeMann I recall he said, in 1984, the Chicago Bulls pick MJ

[prisonbreak22100]

imagine if Mia would of got him, Drose and Dwade Duo would be awesome

[NebraskaFan77]

@prisonbreak22100 Then would have Lebron gone to Chicago or Stayed in Cleveland?

[mariahboo1]

@prisonbreak22100 shit rose,wade,and bron would have been crazyyyy!!

[notagain001]

@prisonbreak22100 Imagine if Dwade came to chicago via free agency. The flash & the teleporter, both from Chicago, playing for Chicago Bulls

[DahCakeMann]

@notagain001 We dont need anyone els, where a perfect team with alot of balance & Chemistry

[notagain001]

@DahCakeMann I'd try to get DH12 and give up Boozer. Have Noah play PF. Remove as a starter Bogans, and have Korver start. i.e Drose 1 , Korver 2, Deng 3, Noah 4, Horward 5.

If I had to chose between a good 2 who can create his own shot, provide spacing, defend well, or Dwight Howard, I'd rather have Dwight Horward than an upgrade at 2. Horward-Rose could be like Kobe-Shaq or Drexler-Hakeem, a dynamic wing player paired with dominating center.

[DahCakeMann]

@notagain001 That would be sick, but honestly i dont know why we dont start korver @ the 2 spot. We'll get much more scoring, i think they start bogans for defense, honestly hes worn out. start korver @ 2 and they'll be unstoppable

[notagain001]

@DahCakeMann Lakers nation asked lakers fan to "choose" between CP3 and DH12. Bulls don't have the cap space to sign an upgrade at 2 and DH12, and if they do sign DH12 they would have to give up Boozer. (assuming similar new CBA) Korver or Brewer should start. I think Bogans could be a backup PG, like CJ

[XxLilBxX1]

1.7%

[DayTripper1025]

moms said it best

[schmidty456]

@chiblackhawks2010 How old are you 14? I don't know if you knew this, but the voting age is 18...move to mississippi and his the dick of all the GOPs down there buddy

[TheCubsfan02]

John Paxson finally makes a right move

[skatebreak9]

what a beast

[Ekilla9402]

Beasley looking salty.

[LEGOmets]

D-ROSE MVP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[killuminatiplz]

that chicago roundtable looks like a bunch of slave masters

[kooj22]

as a Bulls fan...ill never forget this day. This saved the franchise

[Brucesox]

it sucks that the cba is gonna lock us out next year. greedy bastards

[MaxAime]

pooh..... 

[teddszulfull]

derrick rose is the best pg in the leage !

[1990Thunderbolt]

he will carry on jordan's legacy

[jgoode3522]

good pick

[Alpito123]

look at the black men with black sunglasses at 4.12 lol hahaha

[YesIRap]

If he wasn't drafted to Chicago there would of been riots...in my living room as well as in Chicago

[ngvdgji26]

Ha D-Rose iz da best he Gona be da next MJ in da bulls.......Go Bulls

[ChicagoClippers]

The Day the Bulls came back to life

[youwhatsreallygood]

40 people thumbed up a comment saying that Rose is the best #1 pick since LeBron? 41 (including the original poster) people think that Rose is better than Dwight Howard? Wow....

[prince112233]

@youwhatsreallygood

oh shit i seriously forget about dwight howard... really i swear... hahaha cant believe i forgot

[JZ2001JC]

@prince112233. Rose still is better than Dwight Howard. Howard only scores two feet from the hoop and blocks a shot here and there. Rose is a ball handler, passer, scorer (from anywhere on the floor), clutch player, can be anywhere on Defense (on ball, passing lanes, late saving block). To be honest when comparing a PG and Center its like comparing apples and oranges so both are for sure the best #1 picks overall since Lebron but ROse at least won rookie of the yr his rookie yr.

[prince112233]

@JZ2001JC

yer of course but i never compared rose and dwight... but still i agree both the sickest number 1 picks since lebron

[5leafc1over]

@youwhatsreallygood Rose IS better than Howard, Dwight is good, dont get me wrong, he is the best C in the league but thats not saying much. Rose has much more potential than Howard and is arguably more important to his team.

[masterfreestyler187]

Drose > you

[billslover90]

after all these terrible years since jordan left in 1999, chicago basketball is finally back

[SymbiSpidey]

Good pick, Bulls.

[KoretiGuy95]

Derrick Rose>>>>>Michael Beasley

No disrespect to Beasley, but he didn't live up to much of the hype and didn't produce the numbers by a player that got drafted that high. Rose is a stud.

[alfonzo2k7]

@KoretiGuy95 totally agree im glad we went wit rose

[chiefs816kc]

I was one of the dumb azzes saying Beasley over Rose

[DonPBeast16]

so glad we didnt get beasley

[YoungTdatruth93]

i think he`ll get MVP within the next 5-8 years

[MzDrose100]

the bulls got in the playoffs wit that win over the cavs hopefully this first 1st round will be good like last year or close to it good luck drose

[FranchiseRockets]

bulls got so lucky getting rose...fuck the lottery

[spiritofelijah]

The FIRST and ONLY All-Star of his draft class in 2010. Yessir!!

[rodney89chi11]

allstar yea!!!!!

[cubsrule777]

i don't think kobe tied the all star game with a fade away shot with just seconds left in the game. kobe is overrated and people who say kobe is the shit and what not should just get off his nuts already.

[mikeyillini]

@cubsrule777 Hell yea thank u 4 letting them kno kobe is overrated

[serialnumber411]

Haha Kobe overrated??? Youre a funny guy. Good joke man.

[mikeyillini]

Your funny because, i don't remember talkin 2 yo dumb ass!

[cubsrule777]

if your talking about complicated shots, i don't think kobe made a fade away shot in the all star game and i don't think kobe played with the flu and scored 38 points.

[kernelroot]

why would rose be next mj?? kobe and leborn is not even close to be the next mj..

[misteraznpimp]

lol wow. kobe is better than mj. think about it please. it's just that mj made shots in an easier way. kobe makes it so complicated. but kobe is better than jordan. and if you dont agree with me then it's ok. lol

[jonll92]

Here comes another great  #23

[JericoBadoy]

he's the best #1 draft pick since lebron in 2003

[jofrancis324]

Yo, You don't think Dwight is good? Dwight's awesome.

[JericoBadoy]

oh yeah, i forgot him..my bad

[misteraznpimp]

he needs to work on his offensive game.

[JThawks19]

@misteraznpimp not any more DROSE MVP!!!!!

[misteraznpimp]

@JThawks19 haha hell yeah! i thought it was gonna take him a few years to be the best PG in the NBA but he's beast!!!

[aaali1234]

what about dwight howard?

[bigddagenius]

dont forgot dwight howard

[SurvivorSeries07]

@JericoBadoy better then Dwight Howard??? uhhh no

[DonPBeast16]

@SurvivorSeries07 dewight howards a bum

[ChristianEdge93]

@JericoBadoy Kevin Durant is the best since Lebron

[kingshunmo]

@ChristianEdge93 Kevin Durant was the 2nd pick not 1st. Greg Oden was 1st.

[lololsdadsa]

@ChristianEdge93 retard

[bankz1]

@JericoBadoy What about Dwight

[ohthatsportsguy]

@JericoBadoy dwight howard? cmon dude

[baller111385]

@JericoBadoy I think you forgot dwight howard, lol

[imnotftw]

@JericoBadoy maybe. Although dwight was picked first by orlando in '04

[LittleFundamental]

@JericoBadoy yes, better than howard

[ok2want2bme]

this guy just might be the next mj

[qwertyuiop1034]

if he takes the bulls to the finals, this year in the playoffs, in my mind he's the greatest...........

[coreybrewer135]

gallinari

[ChicagoSportsFan82]

Thank You God! Thank you for giving us a miracle!

[cashisking98]

So true man, so damn true. Derrick has saved the Bulls. How lucky are we?

[generalkojo]

Pax should've Drafted CDR and traded for Dorsey!

[bigddagenius]

lol i know you posted this last year but... cdr?? i dnt see him in a bulls uniform i see him with my favorite team the nets and the nets only!!

[MzDrose100]

@bigddagenius to bad they got the worst record in the nba season right now good luck next year.