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#1 2012: What if Derrick Rose never got injured?
After stealing the 2010-2011 regular season MVP from LeBron James, Chicago Bulls fans believed they had found their next big superstar since Michael Jordan in Derrick Rose. He was destined for greatness in the NBA.
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In the 2011-2012 season, Rose suffered niggling groin and ankle injuries but still managed to return in time for the first round of the Eastern Conference finals. Bolstered by the league's top defense and the fifth-ranked offense, The Bulls had a legitimate chance to win the title.
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Unfortunately, he tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament playing against the Sixers, in the first round of the 2011 Playoffs, while being on top of the basketball world.
The injury altered his career and stopped Rose from possibly becoming one of the best players of all time. He suffered multiple knee and ankle sprains and tears since then and has just never been the same.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are his third team in as many years and what's more surprising is he's playing on the veteran's minimum contract.
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