Jazz Waive Derrick Rose - Signs With Wolves

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Jazz release Derrick Rose after 3-team trade

Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose, whom the Utah Jazz acquired as part of a three-way trade on Thursday, was released by the team Saturday.

The Washington Wizards are one team expected to survey the possibility of signing Rose, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Wizards' John Wall still has several more weeks of rehab following knee surgery.

The 29-year-old Rose, who was traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to Utah in a deal that also involved the Sacramento Kings, prior to the NBA trading deadline on Thursday, is averaging 9.8 points and 1.6 assists this season.

He struggled to find his way in his only season with the Cavaliers, appearing in just 16 games while battling injuries and inconsistency.

Rose, the 2009 Rookie of the Year and 2011 MVP while with the Chicago Bulls, has averaged 19.2 points, 5.8 assists and 3.6 rebounds over his nine seasons.

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Derrick Rose reuniting with Tom Thibodeau, Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson on Wolves

Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose has signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team announced Thursday.

League sources told ESPN that Rose has signed for the rest of the 2017-18 season.

The deal reunites him with coach Tom Thibodeau and former Chicago Bulls teammates Jimmy Butler and Taj Gibson.

After the Cleveland Cavaliers traded him as part of a three-team deal at the deadline last month, the Utah Jazz waived Rose, allowing him to become a free agent.

Rose played sparingly for the Cavaliers this season, leaving the team for two weeks with personal issues. Rose was the 2011 NBA MVP with the Bulls and a three-time All-Star guard. Several knee injuries curtailed his dominance.