MIAMI — Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley will be forever linked. That's an inevitability for players who get chosen No. 1 and No. 2 in an NBA draft.
So on some level, it's fitting their first pro game - one that won't have fans, won't count in standings and will likely be long forgotten in a few days - will pit them against one another. Rose's Chicago Bulls face Beasley's Miami Heat on Monday, one of three games that will open the Orlando summer league's weeklong schedule.
For a meaningless matchup, there's an abundance of big-game hype.
And it almost seems like neither 19-year-old can truly understand why.
"I didn't even know we're playing Miami first," Rose said. "I'm not going to be checking him."
"If you want to make it a Mike Beasley and Derrick Rose show, go ahead," Beasley said. "But that's not how it's going to be."
Fair enough.
Beasley, Rose set for first meeting as professionals....
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Monday, July 7, 2008
Beasley, Rose set for first meeting as professionals
Posted by Dstall at 7:45 AM
Labels: Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose, Miami Heat, Michael Beasley, NBA, NBA Draft
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