Derrick Rose will be named the youngest MVP in the history of the NBA. Both KC Johnson of the Chicago Tribune and Jon Greenberg of ESPN Chicago are reporting that they are being told the news by league sources.
Rose will become the youngest NBA player to ever win the award. He is also only the third player to ever win the award without having ever received a vote before, but is the first to do that while having had the opportunity to win before.
Rose scored over 2000 points and had 600 assists this season, becoming only the third player since the merger to do that. The previous two, Michael Jordan and Lebron James, also won the award in the years in which they accomplished this achievement.
It's been quite a year for Rose. He won the gold medal at the Wold Championships during the summer. He had career highs in scoring, rebounding and assists during the season in leading the Bulls to the league's best record, despite injuries to two key teammates for significant portions of the season. So far in the postseason, he's won his first series in his career.
Rose also joins his coach, Tom Thibodeau, in receiving regular season hardware. Thibodeau just received the Coach of the Year award before tonight's game. The last time a Bulls' head coach and player won the award in the same season, they won the NBA Championship.
Considering the timing of the announcement, Rose should officially receive the award prior to the game on Wednesday.
Rose started the season saying "I don't see why I can't be MVP." Now, apparently neither can those who voted for the award. In all likelihood, though, Rose is only thinking about the Finals MVP.
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