Former NBA MVP Bullish On Title Chances Of Motor City This Season

Derrick Rose has accomplished so much in his career except for an NBA title. Approaching the 2019-20 NBA season positively, the former Most Valuable Player feels that the Motor City squad has the right tools to make it all happen. If so, it would be the franchise's fourth NBA title. The last one came in 2004.

At 30-years-old, there is no question that Rose will have plenty of chances. However, injuries have stood in the way and his durability will be important to reach those NBA title aspirations. Hence, D-Rose will need to be cautious and make sure he is healthy for the coming season to improve their chances at the Larry O'Brien title.

"While I'm in the game...I wanna win a championship that's what I really wanna do," said Rose in an interview with Sirius XM Radio. "I got all the accolades that I wanted, now it's time for me to really get the one that I really, really want."

With the Minnesota Timberwolves, Rose played the most number of games for an NBA team since 2017. He normed 18.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists, averages he had with the New York Knicks back during the 2016-17 NBA wars. And if he stays the course, it seems Rose could jack up those numbers even more to boost the Pistons NBA title aspirations.

The Pistons do have the personnel to make it happen. They have Blake Griffin, Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson in tow for the coming season. For as long as all stay healthy on the same page, head coach Dwane Casey is left with little to no excuse for the Pistons to fall short of expectations.

The Pistons fell short last season after they got swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. That debacle also set an NBA record for most consecutive playoff losses with 14, the Detroit Free Press reported. Hence, such is another reason for the Pistons to approach the coming season with a mission as they look to improve and advance deeper in the postseason wars.

Rose signed a two-year deal with the Pistons and it appears he wants to kick that off with a bang. And nothing would be sweeter than to help his current team go deep into the playoffs this NBA season. He does have the talent but will still need to make sure that he stays away from getting injured. Suffering further from these could be detrimental - including the possibility of cutting short his pro basketball career.