Derrick Rose just had his fourth knee surgery in last five years, and once again did not finish a full NBA season due to injury. According to a report from ESPN’s Ian Begley, Rose will be seeking a $150 million max deal this summer as soon as he is healthy.
“And then there is the potential price tag. Some close to Rose have told friends he will seek a max contract this summer. For Rose, that pact would be for five years and nearly $150 million.
The Knicks would need to use nearly all of their cap space to ink Rose to a max contract.”
It has been years since Rose has played at anywhere near an All Star level consistently, even though he has shown flashes of elite play at certain times with the Knicks. Max contracts are for franchise players and Rose has become more of a solid contributor rather than a super star.
Given his injury propensity, coupled with his level of play a this point in his career, I seriously doubt that any team would consider him at that price tag.