MINNEAPOLIS — In 2008, Dwyane Wade rehabilitated his surgically-repaired left knee in Chicago, receiving periodic visits from USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo.

"Although he wasn't quite ready, I went with him (for the Olympic team)," Colangelo said in a phone interview. "And he turned out to be maybe our best player when we won gold at the (Beijing) Olympics."

The Bulls must hope history repeats itself.

USA Basketball announced Wednesday a three-day stop in Chicago, including an Aug. 16 exhibition at the United Center against Brazil, as part of its preparation for this fall's FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. And Derrick Rose, who underwent his second straight season-ending knee surgery in November, hopes to be part of it all.

After getting positive signals from Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf over lunch last week in Phoenix, not to mention from Team USA assistant coach Tom Thibodeau, Colangelo said he plans to monitor Rose personally this summer as he once did Wade.

"If he's capable of going, the Bulls want him to go to (Team USA) camp," Colangelo said. "There's a lot to find out about where he is. For his own peace of mind, he needs to know that anyway.

"Derrick is part of our family. We want him to have that opportunity. He has plenty of time between now and then to get himself ready."

Rose, who tore his right medial meniscus Nov. 22, is doing everything but taking contact. He has said he plans to attend Team USA's minicamp from July 28-Aug. 1 in Las Vegas.

"He's feeling great, which is the encouraging thing," Thibodeau said. "He's bouncing all over the place. The rehab is going very well."

Colangelo said perhaps only 20 from the 2014-16 national pool of 28 players will attend the Las Vegas minicamp. From there, he and coach Mike Krzyzewski hope to pare down to 12-15 for the Aug. 14-16 stint in Chicago, an Aug. 17-22 stint in New York and an Aug. 24-26 stop on the island of Gran Canaria.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup will be Aug. 30-Sept. 14. Rose, who typically avoids scrimmaging in offseasons, played when Team USA won gold at the 2010 world championships in Turkey.

"Derrick used that summer as a springboard to do amazing things, becoming MVP," Colangelo said.

The Chicago stop is a nice nod to the roots of Colangelo and Krzyzewski, who attended Bloom and Weber high schools, respectively.

"We've never forgotten where we came from," Colangelo said. "We want to celebrate the game while we're there."

Tickets for the exhibition at the United Center go on sale May 16.