Indiana Pacers guard Jalen Rose, fronts, goes up for two of his team-high 19 points after getting apst Denver Nuggets forwards Antonio McDyess, right, and Keon Clark in Indianapolis March 7, 2000. Rose, named the NBA's most improved player last season, re-signed Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000 with the Indiana Pacers. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, although he was expected to sign for the maximum allowed a player with his experience, a seven-year deal starting at $9.2 million and increasingby 12.5 percent per year.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)