Former Chicago Bulls: Derrick Rose buyout rumors dying down

Former Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose appears to be remaining with the Detroit Pistons for the rest of the 2019-20 regular season.

The potential for the Detroit Pistons to buyout the former Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose seems to be fading by the minute. At one time, it looked like it was a good possibility that the Pistons would try and completely blow their team up at the trade deadline, which could include sending out D-Rose. But the only major piece that they shipped out at this year’s trade deadline was center Andre Drummond to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

According to the Hoop Collective podcast earlier this week, the former Bulls superstar floor general D-Rose saw his team refuse any trades that would send him to the Los Angeles Lakers at the deadline this year. That came despite the reported interest that the Lakers had in bringing in D-Rose alongside the likes of superstar big man Anthony Davis and point forward LeBron James.

However, even the potential for a negotiated buyout between D-Rose and the Pistons has slim to none chances by all indications. That piece from the Hoop Collective shows that the Pistons still feel like they have D-Rose on a solid value contract. D-Rose does have one year remaining on his current contract that is worth around $8 million per season.

Here’s what ESPN’s NBA insider Brian Windhorst had to say more specifically on the matter.

"“No, there’s no chance. He’s under contract for next year at a good number. From what I understand, when the Lakers called the Pistons and expressed an interest in trading for Derrick Rose, the Pistons said ‘Hey, we appreciate you calling, but we’re not trading him. Dwane Casey likes him. We think he’s going to be important for us next year.’ He just wasn’t available.”"

So far this season, Rose is averaging 18.0 points per game, 2.4 rebounds, and 5.7 assists, while shooting 48.6 percent from the field and 29.8 percent from beyond the arc. The hot start that Rose had shooting from three-point land died down very fast this season, but his production is still stellar.

That production that Rose is fronting this season also helped him to register a player efficiency rating of 20.7 and 2.4 win shares on a struggling Pistons team. That supporting cast that D-Rose has in the Motor City definitely isn’t doing his numbers any favor.

There was a point this season when it looked like D-Rose could get his fourth All-Star selection. That would’ve been special since NBA All-Star Weekend was hosted in his hometown of Chicago at the United Center. Maybe if he lands on a team like the Lakers at some point later this year then he could get that elusive fourth All-Star selection come 2021.