The NBA world was plunged into torrential shock and emotion after Derrick Rose called time on his 16-year career.

Derrick Rose Flu Deng wasn't exaggerating when he said that nobody wanted to face D-Rose during his prime.

For Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, however, a prime D-Rose was more explosive than Morant. "Derrick Rose because I've seen it live in person," said O'Neal on his podcast.

Understandably, Rose feels a deep sense of regret over the fact that load management did not exist during his prime years in the league. For D-Rose, it was just unfortunate that he came in a bit ...

Richard Hamilton: Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Kyrie Irving want 'no smoke' with prime Derrick Rose Prime Rose was indeed different ...

CJ Watson spoke about how players faked injury or illness to avoid playing against prime Derrick Rose.

Rose and Westbrook were great despite their outside shots; Morant will be greater because of his. Those two force-fed defenders one kind of poison, while Morant lets opponents pick.