The New York Knicks are celebrating former point guard Derrick Rose, who announced his retirement from the NBA after 16 seasons in the league.

Selected No. 1 in the 2008 NBA Draft, Rose had a brilliant start to his career with the Chicago Bulls, leading his team to the playoffs and earning Rookie of the Year honors. He made the All-Star team in the next three seasons, including an MVP campaign in 2010-11 in just his third year in the league.

Perhaps the defining moment of Rose’s career came in the 2012 NBA playoffs, when he tore his ACL in the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers. Without Rose, the Bulls lost the series as the No. 1 seed, and the former MVP was never the same again.

Rose had to sit out the following season to rehab his knee, and for most of his career he felt like he was trying to get back to being the person he once was.

Before the 2016-17 season, Rose was traded from the Bulls to the Knicks and became the team’s starting point guard. Rose averaged 18 points per game that year before trying out as a free agent and signing with LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers.

This began the next phase of Rose’s career, where he moved from team to team primarily as a backup player, playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons before returning to the Knicks and playing his final season with the Memphis Grizzlies last year.

Rose’s career averages total 17.4 points and 5.2 assists per game, which probably isn’t enough to make the Hall of Fame. Had he not been injured, Rose would have had a good chance to make it to Springfield, but he wasn’t destined to do so.

Still, a 16-year career in the NBA with three All-Star appearances and an MVP award is extremely admirable, and Rose can hang up his sneakers knowing he gave it his all.

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