Published 6/25/2008
by BY CLYDE TRAVIS, Special to the Sun-Times
at Chicago Sun-Times Bulls
NEW YORK Derrick Rose is set to go from Englewood to the top of the basketball world, if the script goes according to plan. Surrounded by his family, the 19-year-old point guard is anxiously anticipating Thursday's NBA draft. I am in a win-win situation, two great organizations [the Bulls and Miami Heat who have the top two selections in the draft], Rose said.
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