CAVS, ROSE FINALIZING DEAL

After one tumultuous season with the New York Knicks, former NBA MVP Derrick Rose is finalizing a one-year agreement with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity because the deal wasn’t announced publicly. The one-year deal is for the veteran’s minimum of $2.1 million. Rose’s signing comes on the heels of last week’s news that Kyrie Irving told Cavs management he was seeking a trade. Rose, who averaged 18.0 points, 4.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds in 64 games for the Knicks, saw his season cut short after he suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee late in the season.