Rose admits his minutes will be limited

And with the season opening Thursday with back-to-back games against speedy guards Tony Parker of the Spurs and Rajon Rondo of the Celtics, Rose admitted playing major minutes could be unrealistic.

"It's going to be tough, I'll tell you that," Rose said. "I'm like an old man. I gotta wait 20, 30 minutes into practice to get loosened up. And it gets stiff when I stop playing."

Pressed on how many minutes he thought would be realistic, Rose backtracked a bit into vagueness.

"At least 20," he said. "I just want to play more. I don't care if it's 5 or 10. I just want to be out there. It's up to (the medical staff). Right now, I'll play whatever minutes they want me to play."