Vucevic? Get's traded for expiring contract?

Donovan? Gone finally at end of year?

Seems bad, but what the fuck did they ever do for the Bulls other than make the play-in games?

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It's a mess but you know what? It was a mess the second they talked themselves into the 3 year window. It was doomed from the start.

solid resume there .

We hired the first front office EURO that is a complete dumbass. He's like a Ukrainian Gar Foreman

I agree that AK’s record has been abysmal in such a results oriented position and I’d have no issue with his being fired. That said, the LaVine trade was not horrible. Saying they got their own pick back implies that was nothing. In fact it is essentially a 1st round pick. I get that they likely could have kept it this season since they will almost certainly fall down the standings, but even if that’s the case the pick would’ve just moved to a less protected (and just as critical) 1st the next 2 seasons. They also were able to dump LaVine’s seemingly untradeable albatross of a contract and can now fully embrace the rebuild. The next GM will be grateful.

On a side note, maybe the market for Vuc may heat up since there are a number of teams that are apparently “going for it” this season that are in need of a big man (including the Lakers and Mavs).

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It's pretty amazing though that they are now just starting this process and will likely be awful through at least next season, if not longer.

They have no draft capital, they signed players to contracts that they want to now unload

Most importantly, they aren't a good team.

Hopefully, between now and the trade deadline, they move on from Vuc, Ball and anyone else, just not hopeful they will recoup much in return other than potential salary relief.

Dallas is actually in decent shape with their bigs I can see the Lakers making a move but with Vuc's defensive limitations I could also see them passing on him

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I don't know if the Lakers will be a tough out but I think Dallas has positioned itself as a tough out.

In the playoffs, the last couple years, the physicality doubles. Luka plays either way. Finesse or physical. But only on one end and the Lakers lost their best defensive starter. From here on, the Lakers are going to be the most interesting team, win or lose.

Dallas is going to be tougher than people think for at least this year, but beyond this year, it's hard to justify trading a 25 year superstar for 1, maybe 2 years, where you think your team is better positioned to win (on a team that just got to the Finals with him).

I don't rule anything out, but Vuc to the Lakers is hard for me to envision if they want to improve their rim protection.

Do the Lakers have the ability to take on that salary? What does that look like? It always feels like other teams find ways to do things and the Bulls are constantly capped out despite moving on from some of their higher cost players.

Vuc is checking about $20 Mil per year. Which is pretty easy to trade. Bulls hate to go over the Cap and I think AK overvalues his players. Which males it tough to trade them

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Steak Dinner Boom

Is there a league that gives away as much money as the nba

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the issue is not what they got back but rather acquiring those players in the first place and being convinced it would somehow get them to the Finals. You can't get back good for junk.

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Randomly watching(why?) a Bulls game tonight.

Sweet fancy moses this fagggot Patrick Williams is the worst basketball player I have ever seen.

Your basketball takes are getting dumber and dumber by the second.

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Bulls have signed Ball to a 2 year, $20M deal

Great comeback, it's considered a cheap deal in NBA terms, but what is the purpose? I am sure he will be described as a great leader (of a bad team) and a hard worker...just don't see the point. If this helps them win a game, seems like a move that wasn't needed.

Why did they resign Ball?

Please tell me they are not going to go down this road that are just a couple tweaks away

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Hate to see them give Ball another dime. Bulls have already paid him $80m for virtually nothing. I guess AK needs to save face somehow.

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Jimmy Butler will have earned $320 million in his career after this latest extension. Pretty good for a guy who never finished higher than 10th in MVP voting.

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I love Jimmy Buckets. Banged that little redhead from ESPN. Pissed off Mrs Riley. Those two things alone makes for a decent career.

I would've taken him as a life long Bull over the LaVine poo poo platter we have been served up for the last 10 years. Worst trade in franchise history.

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you'll never get a complaint from me about Jimmy. That guy earned every dollar he made. He may not have been worth it, but he gave you his best both in and out of season from the moment he arrived.

I mean more guys like Patrick Williams, where that contract was bad the moment he signed it and everyone knew it but no one seems to care. It happens with every team in the league

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I doubt Miami agrees with that.

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He’s quit on a couple franchises now.

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He put a garbage team on his back and took them to the finals as an 8th seed. I'm sure Riley was pissed about that.

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Does that mean he can be "the guy" or "the man"? Or is that not how that works?

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