This article is speculating at best. As I drove into the office this morning, Phil Jackson was asked on the radio if he had any interest in Rose.
Not only did Phil say that the Lakers have no interest in Rose, he then spent a few minutes basically insulting the guy. Phil said Rose’s whole game is predicated on athleticism that he no longer has (meaning he never developed the skills to be a decent player in this league), which is why he’s bounced around the league and which is why he is without a team now. And he also said that he wouldn’t break the PG rotation on the Lakers and on and on. And then he repeated once more that he wouldn’t have any interest for all of those reasons.
But here is what this article had to say:
“It's also believed that the Los Angeles Lakers have strong interest, with coach Phil Jackson a well-known admirer of big guards, but it appears Rose has no shortage of title contenders to choose from.”