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

Rose, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, had a blazing start to his career with the Chicago Bulls, leading his team to the playoffs en route to winning Rookie of the Year. He made the All-Star team in his 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. With Rose out, the Bulls lost the series as the No. 1 seed, and the former MVP was never the same.

Rose sat out the following season due to knee rehabilitation, and for most of his career it felt like he was trying to get back to his old self.

Prior to 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 hitting the free agent market, signing with LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers.

This was the beginning of the next phase of Rose’s career, where he was mostly a reserve who bounced from team to team. He played 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 get him into the Hall of Fame. If he hadn’t been injured, there was a decent chance Rose would have been headed to Springfield, but it wasn’t meant to be.

That said, a 16-year NBA career that included three All-Star appearances and an MVP award is extremely admirable. Rose can hang up his boots knowing he gave it everything he had.

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