Derrick Rose appeared at the Chicago Bulls' practice facility on Saturday.

Rose was in good spirits and will begin his rehabilitation process.

Rose did not address the media but is very confident he will play again this season. The Bulls believe he will miss four to six weeks with the torn meniscus in his knee.

Derrick Rose is expected to return from his knee surgery in four to six weeks.

"We expect Derrick to be playing this season," said Gar Forman.

Rose had the damaged part of his meniscus removed during the surgery, which was described as minor.

Rose first tore the meniscus in his right knee in November of 2013 and subsequently missed the remainder of the 13-14 season.

Derrick Rose is scheduled to have a meniscectomy on Friday morning for his meniscus tear in his right knee. 

A timetable for when Rose will return will be determined following the procedure.

Rose first tore the meniscus in his right knee in November of 2013.

The Chicago Bulls have held exploratory conversations with free agent guard Nate Robinson as a potential roster addition, league sources told RealGM.

Discussions have yet to advance, but the Bulls were made aware Tuesday night that Robinson has a strong desire to sign with the franchise. Robinson is a natural fit for the roster, familiar with its core players and coaching staff.

Chicago has entered planning mode, with some hope that Derrick Rose can still return this season from a torn meniscus in his right knee. Even if Rose misses a possible minimum of four weeks, there's belief the Bulls could hold firm on their current 14-man roster.

Robinson had the most complete and dynamic campaign of his 10-year NBA career as a reserve guard for the Bulls in 2012-13, averaging 13.1 points and 4.4 assists in all 82 regular season games. The 30-year-old had helped lead the Bulls to a Eastern Conference semifinal behind three 20-plus point performances in the 2013 postseason.

Robinson has spent the past two seasons with the Denver Nuggets. He was bought out of his contract after a trade to the Boston Celtics and became a free agent.

With Derrick Rose undergoing another surgery for a torn meniscus in his right knee, Russell Westbrook has been referenced as a reason for optimism.

Westbrook underwent three surgeries following his torn meniscus suffered during the 2013 NBA Playoffs. Westbrook has inarguably been one of the NBA's best players since the third surgery from December of 2013. Westbrook had a PER of 24.6 while playing all 82 games during the 12-13 season.

PER by Month

November 2013: 16.8

December 2013: 24.7

(third surgery)

February 2014: 24.8

March 2014: 30.9

April 2014: 31.3

Playoffs 2014: 28.6

December 2014: 30.0

January 2015: 19.9

February 2015: 35.0

Rose's production has been consistently down from his MVP levels since returning from a torn ACL. 

10-11/14-15

PER: 23.6/15.9

TS%: .550/.496

AST%: 38.6/29.8

FTr: .348/.224

Dunks Per Game: 0.39/0.09

(Westbrook: 0.52 in 12-13/0.77 in 14-15)

Derrick Rose will undergo surgery after an MRI revealed medial meniscus tear in his right knee.

Rose was experiencing pain in the knee, which is the same knee that suffered a torn meniscus last season.

Rose appeared in 46 games this season for the Chicago Bulls, averaging 31.0 minutes per game after missing 72 in 13-14.

During the 2012 NBA Playoffs, Rose tore the ACL in his left knee.

Taj Gibson revealed Saturday that he has played through a grade two ligament tear in his left hand for the past month.

Gibson suffered the injury on Jan. 19.

"It was severe," Gibson said. "Doctors didn't know what we could do. They put a big cast on my hand. Oh man, I don't wish that on anybody. But it's kind of almost healed up now. (Thibs) said, 'Never give a team any kind of uphill trigger point on you to try to slow your game down.' That's why I always remained quiet and whatever happens, whatever criticism I take, that's what I'm going to take."

Kendrick Perkins will be bought out by the Utah Jazz.

The Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls are interested in Perkins once he clears waivers.

Perkins played for both Doc Rivers and Tom Thibodeau with the Boston Celtics.

The Chicago Bulls have maintained contact with free agent wing Ronnie Brewer throughout the season as a potential signing, league sources told RealGM.

No signing is imminent, sources said, but both sides have familiarity. The Bulls have one roster spot available and have historically filled the roster in the second half of the season.

Brewer played two full seasons with the Bulls from 2010 to 2012 and finished last season with the franchise. He has averaged 7.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in eight NBA seasons with Utah, Chicago, New York, Oklahoma City and Houston.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Clippers have had talks with the Denver Nuggets on Arron Afflalo.

The Nuggets are making Afflalo available in trade talks, though serious discussions have yet to take place at this point.

Afflalo has a player option for the 15-16 season.

The Nuggets re-acquired Afflalo in the offseason in a trade with the Orlando Magic.