Bulls’ Rose: I’m the best player in the NBA

Derrick Rose believes he's the best player in the NBA. (AP)

With two consecutive NBA Finals victories, NBA MVPs, and Finals MVPs, LeBron James is widely considered the best player in the NBA.

Tell that to Derrick Rose.

Asked by CNN who the best player in the league is, the Chicago Bulls point guard responded “Derrick Rose,” without missing a beat.

The 2010-11 MVP missed the entire 2012-13 season, recovering from a torn ACL in his left knee, suffered in the first round of the 2011-12 playoffs.

Rose led Chicago to the 2011 Eastern Conference finals, before losing to the LeBron’s Miami Heat.

The 24-year-old Chicago native is expected to be back for the Bulls’ season opener.

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