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Derrick Rose Sees Similarities Between Detroit Pistons And Miami Heat, Compares His Role To Jimmy Butler’s

Even though we all love Derrick Rose, we all know that he will never return to the level of play that saw him become the leagues youngest MVP in NBA history.

Having had terrible luck with injuries throughout his career, unfortunately made Rose one of the biggest ‘what ifs’ in NBA history. While he has played extremely well and efficient in these past two seasons, the incredible athleticism Rose once had isn’t there anymore.

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler may have only played one season with prime D-Rose, but that year was enough for Butler to know that he was special, as he once called Rose ‘the most unstoppable player he has played with in his career’.

But the praise between the two goes both ways. Rose sees similarities in his young Pistons to Butler’s Heat and believes he can take up a similar role in Detroit.

“I look at that and I look at our team, we have the same thing. We have a lot of young guys. It’s up to them how good they want to become. We’ll do as much as we can do to push them and set an example.”

D-Rose says he wants to take on a Jimmy type leadership role in Detroit

“I look at that and I look at our team, we have the same thing. We have a lot of young guys. It’s up to them how good they want to become. We’ll do as much as we can do to push them and set an example." pic.twitter.com/zjtNwiK49j

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) December 5, 2020