SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Back to reality on role players. Although Giddey has legit value as a talent but yeah, the other stuff. Well, the Thunder got better.
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Back to reality on role players. Although Giddey has legit value as a talent but yeah, the other stuff. Well, the Thunder got better.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Now see what DFS and Isaac go for if and when they get dealt.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
This is literally the last summer that he’s cheap.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
The most sensible trade was always Barnes/Huerter for LaVine. If the Bulls wanted picks, it's dicey.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
I guess I can squint and see him doing Lonzo’s role from the half season he was healthy for the Bulls but the missing piece is that Lonzo turned into a really good floor spacer whereas teams were just leaving Giddey wideass open during the postseason.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
That Caruso trade might have been one of those warning shots from Chicago to up the value or they'll start shedding more value pieces it would take to move these two haha.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
But Caruso was that value piece. Lavine and Vuc are both still useful players but on awful contracts and Pat Williams, Demar, and Drummond are all free agents which leaves Coby White (who they rightfully shouldn’t be trading at this point in time) and Ayo as their only other two pieces that people would probably be interested in.
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I was thinking salaries matching. Caruso is currently on a 9 million dollar per year contract.
Anyways, good luck moving LaVine without Caruso attached, seeing it’s unlikely they’d include the 11th, maybe Williams can sweeten the pot.
How on earth does Chicago get better in that deal, let alone they lost one of the few attractive pieces they had to get off LaVine. Does that mean they have decided to keep him? And if so how does Giddy fit into that roster?
Two more firsts. Not kidding.
Gimme pat Williams
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Dude is a restricted free agent with a 30 million dollar cap hold
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
That's what I'm saying. One add on down.
If we take on LaVine can we get the pick if it's top 10? Or two future picks?
I remember that whole NOP/Blazers tank fiasco where Blazers wound up not getting the FRP because of weird protections and NOP making their insane playoff run.
I remember that whole NOP/Blazers tank fiasco where Blazers wound up not getting the FRP because of weird protections and NOP making their insane playoff run.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
I highly doubt the Bulls will be including valuable picks with LaVine. Maybe 2nds. It's not like LaVine is dealing with some kind of career ending injury at this point. He's just not reliable physically. Maybe those knees start turning on him who knows. Either the Bulls want to break that salary up, or will hold onto him and maybe wait for a Western conference team to get desperate after a slow start next season then actually get some kind of value. If I were them and the Kings offered Barnes and Huerter I'd do it. If not, the smart move is for them to probably wait. Especially if they are going to rebuild anyway. Give the ball to LaVine like they did last season when trying to up his value and see what round two looks like.
coolhandluke
Starter
I like LaVine but he was hobbled last year and didn’t have the usual pop in his play. Taking on that huge contract with his injury history and downward trending play is a big risk. Monte likes to hedge his bets and if the Kings take that risk, he will ask for more compensation from the Bulls.
Jdbraver137
Bench
Can you explain how this affects their ability to trade him?
Livinthedream
All-Star
What are we saving as far as assets to go get a PF? Because we will seriously be up short if we don't get both Lavine AND Kuzma, but lose Monk, Barnes, Huerter and Sasha.
Jdbraver137
Bench
I am guessing Keegan but who plays sf?
Livinthedream
All-Star
Brown likes to play a 3 guard lineup, so theoretically Lavine can play SF. But any trade to get Lavine after Malik walks free is going to put the Kings in a precarious situation. Getting Caruso in the deal would have helped. I'm not so sure it makes sense to get Lavine by himself.
If we lose Monk, you definitely need to get a Replacement who can create and score.
Other than that, why not just add some wings like Dallas added Derrick Jones. Guys who won’t break the bank but address a deficiency. Would go a long ways to solving the issues we had with a few teams.
Other than that, why not just add some wings like Dallas added Derrick Jones. Guys who won’t break the bank but address a deficiency. Would go a long ways to solving the issues we had with a few teams.
CarlosBob
G-League
I think the best we can do with our assets right now and the other teams possible trade candidates (except Isaac) is to be patient and wait a year. Draft the player who we think has the highest upside while being able to play 20+ minutes in his rookie season and then make the big trade the next off-season when Huerter and Barnes will become in a near 40M of expiring contracts. And even maybe we can allow ourselves to include this young guy after his rookie season and make of him an appealing asset beside the 40M.
A player like Jaquez or Podziemski and 40M of expiring deals + 2 1st picks can give us a 3rd star with real positive value and not the players that are being discussed right now. Or at least a real good complement without the picks.
Trade our expiring deals, Duarte, Vezenkov and Lyles/Mitchell (depend if Monk is gone or he stays) for a starter caliber PF (DFS? Portis? Stewart?). And try to get 2 of Jalen Smith, Naji Marshall, Lonnie Walker, Goga Bitadze or FA like those to complete the rotation and still being competitive.
A player like Jaquez or Podziemski and 40M of expiring deals + 2 1st picks can give us a 3rd star with real positive value and not the players that are being discussed right now. Or at least a real good complement without the picks.
Trade our expiring deals, Duarte, Vezenkov and Lyles/Mitchell (depend if Monk is gone or he stays) for a starter caliber PF (DFS? Portis? Stewart?). And try to get 2 of Jalen Smith, Naji Marshall, Lonnie Walker, Goga Bitadze or FA like those to complete the rotation and still being competitive.
