The Chicago Bulls announced today that Derrick Rose’s No. 1 jersey will be officially retired, making him the fifth Bulls player to receive this franchise honor. The Rose jersey retirement ceremony will be held during the next NBA season (2025-26), and details will be announced at a later date.

Rose will join Jerry Sloan (No. 4), Bob Love (No. 10), Michael Jordan (No. 23), and Scottie Pippen (No. 33). The NBA retired Bill Russell’s jersey (No. 6) across the league after his passing in 2022.

Rose, the Bulls former No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2008 NBA Draft and eventual Rookie of the Year winner, spent eight seasons in Chicago while amassing one of the most prolific careers in Bulls history. A three-time NBA All-Star (2010, 2011, 2012), Rose became the youngest player in league history to win the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award in 2011 to go along with All-NBA First Team honors that season.

He guided the Bulls to the best record (62-20) in the NBA in 2010-11, consecutive seasons (2010-12) with the top record in the Eastern Conference and was a part of seven-straight NBA Playoff appearances for the Bulls from 2008-15.

The Chicago native played in 406 regular season games for his hometown team, posting career averages of 19.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists. Rose holds the third-highest assists per game average and ninth-highest scoring average in team history. He is one of two Bulls players (Michael Jordan, 1988-89) to record at least 2,000 points and 600 assists in a single season after recording clips of 25.0 points and 7.7 assists in 2010-11.