As Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose regains his strength for the upcoming season, the former league MVP says he would consider it an honor he was selected to be apart of the team that will represent the United States in the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain.
Rose was a member of the team that won gold back during the 2010 FIBA World Championships. While on the roster, Rose started in all nine games of the tournament all while averaging 7.2 points and 3.2 assists per game.
"I mean if they pick me yeah" Rose said Monday in Manila when asked if he wants to join Team USA. "If they select me on the team it will be an honor."
However, being that he is continuing his recovery from a ACL injury that forced him to miss the entire 2012-13 season, he wasn't able to participate in Team USA's four-day camp in Las Vegas last July.
According to USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo, Rose can still be part of Team USA as he "qualifies in a lot of ways" to represent the national team.
"He knows our system. He's been part of USA Basketball. He's a terrific guy. He's a great competitor" Colangelo told USA Today back in July. "We have to wait and see what he looks like. How quickly does he get back to that level and then it's going to be up to him as to whether he wants to be with us next summer."
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