CLEVELAND -- Derrick Rose and the Cavaliers agreed to a one-year deal for $2.1 million contract Monday after spending the day together, discussing how the team will return to the Finals without Kyrie Irving.

Rose, 28, the 2011 NBA MVP whose career has been hampered by knee injuries, will come to the Cavs looking for his first trip to the Finals after eight pro seasons. He's also looking at a potential starting spot in the same lineup with LeBron James, now that Irving has asked for a trade and James is eager to see him off.

Rose has spoken to James, who welcomed his new teammate on Monday.

🌹 🌹 🌹🌹🌹 Let's Rock G!! — LeBron James (@KingJames) July 24, 2017

Rose was a dominant player for the Bulls, winning Rookie of the Year in 2008. He was injured in the 2012 playoffs and missed all of the following season and most of the next one because of knee injuries. He averaged 18 points last year with the Knicks -- in his only season with New York after the Bulls traded him there last summer.

Rose played 64 games last year before suffering a torn meniscus. He passed his physical with Cavs doctors Monday. But his health and the struggles associated with it put him in the spot of looking for a place to play st a discounted rate.

Rose chose Cleveland over the Lakers. He was also in discussions with the Bulls and Bucks. All of those teams could've paid Rose more than the league minimum the Cavs offered, though it is unknown what other offers Rose actually received.

Rose was always said to value winning above all else in his free agency tour, and the Cavs have gone to three straight Finals with James and are looking for a fourth.

Irving's request to be traded was a topic of discussion between Rose and the Cavs, sources said, though they declined to say if Rose was promised a starting job.

Rose is expected to sign his contract Tuesday. For the moment, that would bring Cleveland's roster to a full 15. But the likely trade of Irving could include a deal for a point guard, so there is more of this story to tell.

Rose joins a free-agent class that includes Kyle Korver, backup point guard Jose Calderon and Jeff Green in Cleveland. The Cavs also signed Turkish forward Cedi Osman. They still have $2.5 million remaining of their mid-level exception to the salary cap.

Rose is averaging 19.5 points and 6.0 assists for his career. He is represented by former Bulls sharpshooter B.J. Armstrong. They met with new Cavs GM Koby Altman and others all day Monday in Cleveland.

Altman was formally named the GM on Monday, about an hour before word spread of Rose's contract.