Kirk Hinrich Fantasy Ownership Skyrockets with Derrick Rose Out for Season

Kirk Hinrich's fantasy stock is hot after Derrick Rose's injury. (Noah Graham/Getty Images) Well, that was fast. With the news that Bulls guard Derrick Rose

Kirk Hinrich's fantasy stock is hot after Derrick Rose's injury. (Noah Graham/Getty Images)

Well, that was fast. With the news that Bulls guard Derrick Rose is out for the season after knee surgery, comes this:

Ownership of Kirk Hinrich up 22.6 percent in ESPN fantasy basketball. Sad reality of Rose injury news.

— Brian Mahoney (@briancmahoney) November 25, 2013

The fantasy hounds are flocking to Rose's backup, a 10-year veteran who's averaged 12.1 points per game in his career. And while he's a longshot to match Rose's production, he does wear these sweet glasses and makes 80 percent of his free throws.