NBA: Top 5 U-25 Point Guards in the League

1. Derrick Rose

Derrick Rose

The 2008-2009 rookie of the year was drafted 1st overall at the 2008 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He claimed the Skills Challenge trophy at the All Star weekend in his rookie season beating several All Stars.

He became the first Bulls player to score more than 10 points in his first 10 games after Jordan and he tied Kareem Abdul Jabbar for most points scored by a rookie for the season. In his playoff debut against then champions Celtics, he scored 36 points with 11 assists. Next season he was named to All Star team, making him the first Bulls player since Jordan to play in the All Star, and made to the playoffs with a 41-41 record and lost to the Cavaliers in 5 games.

He has the ability to make difficult layups in traffic and has established himself in the league as an incredibly strong and fast athlete. He has come through many clutch situations for the Bulls which lead us to his MVP season where the Bulls finished the League leading 62-20 and made it to the conference finals.

He was the youngest player in the league at 22 to win the MVP trophy. Ever since that season his career has been injury plagued and he is set for return this season with a lot of expectations from bulls fans on him.