Paxson: Trading Rose was a basketball decision

Vice president of basketball operations John Paxson said trading Derrick Rose in June was strictly a basketball decision and had nothing to do with the point guard's legal issues.

"We did not. We knew what everyone else knew," Paxson said. "We didn't do anything beyond that. These are legal matters. It's not our purview. Like we said, trading Derrick was difficult for what he meant to our organization. … We wish him well."

At New York Knicks media day, Rose said he wasn't worried about potentially missing practice time.

Wade speaks up again:

Dwyane Wade helped deliver a speech about athletes speaking out on social issues at the start of the summer's Espy Award broadcast. Wade spoke specifically about the need to address gun violence and racial profiling.

On Monday, he was asked about San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's decision to passively protest during playing of the national anthem.

"I don't really have a pulse on what NBA players are doing when it comes to these things," Wade said. "I think for me, things in this city that I've seen, we have a different kind of battle here in Chicago, a different focus. My focus is on this city and what am I capable of doing to help our youth in this city in a bigger way. That's where my focus is."

Bulls horns:

Dwyane Wade told Comcast SportsNet he'd like to be introduced before home games as, "From Chicago," in the same way Derrick Rose was during his years with the Bulls. NBA players are typically identified by their college or home country. … The Bulls added four players to their training camp roster. The most familiar is probably Thomas Walkup, the bearded guard who had success with Stephen F. Austin in the NCAA Tournament last spring. The others are guard D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera from Georgetown, forward J.J. Avila from Colorado State and forward Vince Hunter, who played for Tim Floyd at UTEP from 2013-15.