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The youngest MVP in NBA history! Happy 37th birthday to Derek Ross

9:56pm, 4 October 2025Basketball

October 4th News Today is the 37th birthday of NBA legend Derek Ross. Let us wish him a happy birthday together.

Ros was born in 1988. He was selected by the Bulls as the No. 1 pick in 2008. He won the NBA Rookie of the Rookie in the rookie season and was selected for the All-Rookie Team.

In his 15-year career, Ross has played for the Bulls, Knicks, Cavaliers, Timberwolves, Pistons, Knicks and Grizzlies, and has been selected into the All-Star three times and once in the All-Squad. He has played in a total of 723 regular season games in his career, averaging 17.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.

In the 2010-11 season, Ross averaged 25 points, 4.1 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1 steal, winning the regular season MVP, and he also became the youngest MVP in history.

In January this year, the Bulls officially announced that they will retire Rose's No. 1 jersey in the 2025-26 season.

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