The Memphis Grizzlies recently announced that they were waiving Rose, and that they let him out of his contract. Part of this could be a result of the emergence of backup point gu

The Memphis Grizzlies are waiving veteran point guard Derrick Rose at his request and will buy out the final year of his contract.

Derrick Rose, the former MVP who played his college ball in Memphis, will be waived by the Grizzlies, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic. Rose requested this despite having one season left on his contract,