Rose Named to Olympic Practice Squad

Bulls point guard Derrick Rose has been selected to the practice squad that will scrimmage against the U.S.A. Olympic team next week in Las Vegas.  Other players selected to the squad include Oklahoma City phenom Kevin Durant and Blazer’s forward LaMarcus Aldridge, among others.  The scrimmage team serves as a formidable opponent for the Olympic squad and is full of young, skilled players with plenty of energy.

This should be a great experience for Rose.  He’ll be playing alongside some of the best up-and-coming players in the league against the best players in the NBA.  Rose will match up against the likes of Chris Paul and Deron Williams on a daily basis and he’s bound to learn a ton from those guys.  Rose didn’t get much action in summer league, pulling out after two games with a sore knee, but this opportunity should prove much more useful.  Rose should really enjoy playing with his scrimmage team.  With all the talent around him, Rose can do what he likes to do most, distribute the ball.  It may spoil him a bit, because he’ll be depending on guys like Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah in the regular season to finish.

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