Derrick Rose, the NBA's 2011 Most Valuable Player, is also rising in the ranks of the shoe game. The Chicago Bulls point guard signed with Nike after leaving the University of Memphis and has quickly become one of their most popular sponsored athletes. Known for his quick drives to the basket, great dribbling and fluency on the fast break, Derrick Rose needed a shoe to showcase his best talents. Thus, Adidas introduced their lightest weight shoe ever so that Rose wouldn't be slowed down on the court. The Adizero Rose 1.5, which uses the company's Sprintskin technology and a Puremotion midsole to make for a top-notch shoe.