Bulls star Derrick Rose understands the concerns surrounding his knees. He sees only one way to ease them.

The 2011 NBA MVP is ready to go after being sidelined the past two seasons by knee injuries. Rose says the only way to quiet his doubters is to "actually be on the court and actually playing."

Besides getting their point guard back, the Bulls brought in Pau Gasol to help ease some of the scoring load and defend the rim. They also added Nikola Mirotic and drafted Doug McDermott, giving them more shooting options.

But Rose still remains a question mark with practices starting Tuesday and the opener Oct. 29 at the New York Knicks.

>>Bulls Open Training Camp

(Chicago, IL) -- Training camp is officially underway for the Bulls. The team held its annual Media Day yesterday and now begins to prepare for the upcoming season. The Bulls will host the Washington Wizards in the preseason opener on Monday. The regular season starts October 29th.

>>Blazers Exercise Fourth-Year Option On Lillard

(Portland, OR) -- The Portland Trail Blazers are exercising the fourth-year option on guard Damian Lillard. In two seasons, he has averaged 19.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and six assists. Last season, Lillard averaged a career-high 20.7 points per game. His 403 three-pointers through his first two seasons are the most in league history. Lillard is already tied for eighth on Portland's all-time list for three-pointers.

>>Celtics Ink Evan Turner

(Boston, MA) -- The Boston Celtics are adding guard Evan Turner to their backcourt. The two sides finalized a deal that ESPN reports is a two-year contract in the range of 3.3-million-dollars per season. The former second-overall pick out of Ohio State averaged 14 points, five rebounds and more than three assists per contest in 81 games between the 76ers and Pacers last season.

>>Suns Sign Morris Twins To Contract Extensions

(Phoenix, AZ) -- The Suns are locking up a pair of twins. Phoenix has signed power forwards Markieff and Marcus Morris to contract extensions. The "Arizona Republic" reports Markieff's deal is four years for 32-million-dollars, while Marcus gets a four-year deal worth 20-million. ESPN had reported the 52-million combined would be split evenly down the middle. The two twins played with each other at the University of Kansas and were reunited when the Suns acquired Marcus from the Rockets in a trade. After losing Channing Frye during the offseason, Markieff is expected to be the team's starting power forward.