Derrick Rose is going home, and a record crowd of freshmen are following him to the NBA. The Chicago Bulls selected Rose, who grew up on the city’s South Side, with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley. With Beasley going second to Miami and Minnesota picking O.J. Mayo at No. 3, college freshmen made up the first three picks for the first time in draft history. New York Knicks followed at No. 6 with Italian forward Danilo Gallinari, whose father played with new coach Mike D’Antoni overseas.

With Beasley going second to Miami and Minnesota picking O.J. Mayo at No. 3, college freshmen made up the first three picks for the first time in draft history.

Al Madison Square Garden di New York, Chicago chiama con il numero uno la guardia di Memphis, poi Miami indica Michael Beasley. Gallinari “pescato” col numero 6 dai Knicks di D’Antoni.