{"id":33101,"date":"2012-02-23T12:45:33","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T20:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s47052.p737.sites.pressdns.com\/?p=33101"},"modified":"2012-03-05T13:14:30","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T21:14:30","slug":"chicago-bulls-guard-derrick-rose-denies-interest-in-pau-gasol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakersnation.com\/chicago-bulls-guard-derrick-rose-denies-interest-in-pau-gasol\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Bulls Guard Derrick Rose Denies Interest in Pau Gasol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With all the trade rumors surrounding Pau Gasol recently it&#8217;s no surprise that some of them may not be as credible as others. After a report surfaced last week that reigning league MVP Derrick Rose was interested in bringing Gasol to the Chicago Bulls, it now seems that those reports were premature.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s47052.p737.sites.pressdns.com\/chicago-bulls-guard-derrick-rose-denies-interest-in-pau-gasol\/2012\/02\/23\/gasolboozer\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33102\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  title=\"GasolBoozer\"  width=\"300\"  height=\"203\"  class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-33102 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/s47052.p737.sites.pressdns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/GasolBoozer-300x203.jpg\" ><\/a><br \/>\nRose denied reports that he wanted the Bulls to trade Carlos Boozer for Gasol during an <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/chicago\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/7604330\/chicago-bulls-derrick-rose-denies-rumors-pushing-pau-gasol-trade\">interview with ESPN Chicago<\/a>, stating that he&#8217;s happy with the team he currently has.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I heard about it after (Monday&#8217;s) game,&#8221; Rose said. &#8220;That&#8217;s something I wouldn&#8217;t say to anyone, that I need someone to come to this team or I&#8217;m trying to get rid of someone on this team. It was all false and that&#8217;s something I would never do.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is probably good news for the Lakers, as well, as it doesn&#8217;t seem like a very good deal for them, especially after Gasol&#8217;s 24 points on 11-of-18 shooting, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals on Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/s47052.p737.sites.pressdns.com\/store\">Lakers Nation Store: Shirts &amp; Stickers On Sale Now<\/a> &#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not the team decides to trade Gasol is still up in the air, but it seems there&#8217;s one less suitor for the 7-foot Spaniard than we thought there was.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With all the trade rumors surrounding Pau Gasol recently it&#8217;s no surprise that some of them may not be as credible as others. 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