As much as I think Vuc was a bad signing to begin with, horrible defensively and declining in general....and don't get me wrong, my preference would be to trade him, but I think it's a tough sell with 2 years left because other teams see the same things we can see. Saying that, even before it became clear that the Bulls were going to do more of a youth movement off-season, I would have been satisfied with reducing Vuc's importance/role some. If Jalen Smith is really a via-able option, they now have the makings of a rotation at center and can use use Vuc less (say 25 minutes per night with more of an emphasis against teams that are more favorable to his style).

Agreed on Ball. Nobody is going to be trading for him for any kind of help on the floor, but an expiring contract can have value so maybe there's something they can eventually do there.

DeRozan is now talking about taking a 1 year deal and going back into free agency next season. I'm not sure if they have the money, but a team like Denver could make sense if he wants to be on a winning team and willing to take a reduced role. I think they lost both Jackson and Pope so bringing in a scorer in a 6th man type role could be a landing spot, but I just don't know if his style of play fits into most teams these days.

I don't think Derozan would ever accept a reduced role though. He's one of the guy's that will say that he wants to win, but it has to be on his own terms. I can't see accepting anything less than being the #2 option. And that's even on a contending team. I think an ideal role for him would be that of 6th man scorer off the bench. But I don't believe he wants that role at this stage of his career.

In terms of Vuc I still believe someone would take that salary on. He's still a legitimate Starting NBA center. $20 mil per year is about the norm for one of those.

I keep hearing the team to watch is Golden State. They really need another scorer to pair with Curry now that Clay has moved on. Clearly Zac would be my preference, but the Warriors don't seem that interested (they allegedly turned down a trade involving Chris Paul and Andrew Wiggins previously). Derozan could makes some sense there though.

They are the No. 1 trade destination for me too. They have to try and stay competitive in order to maximize Steph Curry's final few seasons. I don't think they want to go into full rebuild mode with that being the case. I don't think they have cap space to sign Derozan outright. Anything with them would have to be via a sign and trade.

GS just traded for Kyle Anderson (from Minny) on a 3 year/$27M deal. Does anyone know if that means they are likely out on DeRozan?

Sacramento has been rumored to be interested in Zach, but even that now seems to be more media driven because they were interested in him when he hit free agency originally. We're running out of teams though for Zach or DeMar.

Still also curious on the Lakers/DeMar, but I think it would have to be a 1 year type deal to a team that can use a 3rd/4th option like Denver/LAL.

Neither the Lakers nor Bulls can afford to pay Derozan. He's definitely gone from the Bulls it seems. He is in a terrible position if he wants to get paid. The Only Contending team with the Cap Space to pay him was Philly but they preferred Paul George.

Bulls can pay him. They offered. I doubt it's still on the table though. It's fucking nuts if it still is.

Bulls can pay him. They offered. I doubt it's still on the table though. It's fucking nuts if it still is.

They actually can't. They would have to move Lavine in order to pay him. The 2 year $mil dollar deal that was sort of talked about but never offered was contingent upon them trading Lavine. The Bulls never spoke to Derozan during the period that you could exclusively negotiate with your own player. That's why he's looking elsewhere. I hope they don't bring him back.

The Bulls would have to pay into the luxury tax in order to sign Derozan. And we know that they will never do that.

The Bulls would have to pay into the luxury tax in order to sign Derozan. And we know that they will never do that.

I dont know, saw it in a Bulls group I check out. But it has been pretty well documented that there were offers for Caruso and Drummond. Not sure on DeMar, but makes sense. But ownership told AK that they had to push for the playoffs.

Sounds like the Kings maybe an option for a sign/trade for DeRozan.

Did not really see that one coming.

Another guard. Duarte had a really Rookie Season and then fell off after that.