Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose is retiring, the 35-year-old guard said The AthleticsHe made his announcement official Thursday morning via social media and by placing ads in local newspapers in the six NBA cities where he played: Chicago, New York, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Detroit and Memphis.

The Chicago Bulls selected Rose No. 1 out of Memphis in the 2008 NBA Draft, and the Chicago native remains the youngest player in league history to win the MVP award, doing so at age 22 in 2011. The three-time All-Star was the NBA’s most productive player during his time in Chicago, posting 19.7 points, 6.2 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game in seven seasons.

After being drafted from Chicago, he played for the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons before signing with the Memphis Grizzlies last season. The Athletics Earlier this week it was reported that the Grizzlies would be parting ways with Rose.

“The next chapter is about chasing my dreams and sharing my growth. I believe that true success comes from becoming who you were created to be, and I want to show the world who I am beyond basketball,” Rose said in a statement to The Athletics.

“Whether it’s good or bad, everyone has a ‘What if’ story in their life. Even if I could, I wouldn’t change anything about mine because it helped me find true joy.”

Rose won NBA Rookie of the Year in 2009 after averaging 16.8 points and 6.3 assists per game and followed that up with the first of his three All-Star seasons in 2009–10. In his third season, Rose started 81 games, averaging 25.0 points and 7.7 assists per game and led the Bulls to an NBA-best 62–20 regular season record en route to winning MVP.

The Bulls went 50-16, tied with the San Antonio Spurs for the league’s best, in the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season, but a torn ACL in Game 1 of Chicago’s first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers cut Rose’s career short, limiting the athleticism he used to dominate around the rim. Despite the debilitating injury, Rose went on to play a total of 16 seasons in the league.

Rose averaged 17.4 points and 5.2 assists in 723 regular season games for his career.

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