Derrick Rose said he started jumping "a couple days ago," another step in his recovery from a torn left ACL.

"Recovery has been good," Rose said. "I'm rehabbing five times a week. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we do lower and upper body and bike workouts. I'm starting to shoot now. I'm starting to jump a little. I'm seeing improvement every week.

"My leg does get sore sometimes, but I'm able to fight through it. My trainers are making sure I'm doing a great job telling them what's going on so they can treat me right."

Rose vowed to return better than before.

"My only goal is to win a championship," he said. "Hopefully, it's soon. I'm going to put my heart into whatever I do on and off the court. The team that we have now, we have a good shot.”