Rose did not want to get into how he thought the team would be put together in the future — amidst the speculation from fans surrounding New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony possibly coming to the Bulls.
“That’s the last thing [on my mind],” Rose said. “I work out six days a week so I don’t got time to think about basketball like that.”
Rose did say he had gotten a chance to communicate with former teammate Luol Deng — who was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in early January.
“I got a chance to talk to him,” Rose said. “I texted him and talked to his friend. It’s a business but at the same time when you play with a person for six years … and I remember Lu, when I was in high school, playing for the team. And him playing and actually being a teammate, so being his teammate is kind of weird, but my feelings go out to him and his family and I wish him nothing but the best.”
Rose also noted that his rehab for the torn meniscus has been much easier than the grueling rehab he went through after tearing the ACL in his left knee during the 2012 playoffs.
“It’s an easier process for sure,” he said. “I’m able to walk. It feels normal right now but I know I’m not there.”
As for whether he’s ahead of schedule or behind schedule, Rose said he isn’t concerned about that at the moment.
“I haven’t even asked,” he said. “We haven’t even talked about it. I just come in every day, six days a week, and do all my work and see how far it’s going to take me when I step back on the court.”
Scott Powers of ESPNChicago.com contributed to this report.
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