Steve9347 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 The Bulls’ game-plan for the immediate future is coming into focus. League sources with knowledge of Chicago’s plans say that they’ll definitely be looking to deal Luol Deng before the Feb. 20 trading deadline. Deng is a free agent this summer and the Bulls don’t want to pay him anything close to top dollar. The second part of their house-cleaning: They intend on using their amnesty move this coming summer to part ways with Carlos Boozer. Boozer is scheduled to make $16.8 million next season. As we reported earlier, Derrick Rose has caught wind of the plans and is none too thrilled about being part of a rebuilding project. Tom Thibodeau won’t be very happy with it, either. http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1566399 No time like the present, Bulls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 5, 2014 -> 07:57 PM) I think him as the one star, would never win a championship. If another star came along I think he could If you paired him with the mythical creature known as a healthy Derrick Rose, they might have a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 01:04 PM) The Bulls’ game-plan for the immediate future is coming into focus. League sources with knowledge of Chicago’s plans say that they’ll definitely be looking to deal Luol Deng before the Feb. 20 trading deadline. Deng is a free agent this summer and the Bulls don’t want to pay him anything close to top dollar. The second part of their house-cleaning: They intend on using their amnesty move this coming summer to part ways with Carlos Boozer. Boozer is scheduled to make $16.8 million next season. As we reported earlier, Derrick Rose has caught wind of the plans and is none too thrilled about being part of a rebuilding project. Tom Thibodeau won’t be very happy with it, either. http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1566399 No time like the present, Bulls... Unless the Bulls FO suddenly changed their minds from the past week or two from whom I've talked to, I'm not buying this B.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 01:14 PM) Unless the Bulls FO suddenly changed their minds from the past week or two from whom I've talked to, I'm not buying this B.S. Dinner with GarPax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 01:15 PM) Dinner with GarPax? Not telling. But if there's news to report, I will make sure I give my interview to Flapship right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 02:06 PM) If you paired him with the mythical creature known as a healthy Derrick Rose, they might have a shot. Maybe if we're lucky, Mirotic as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 01:16 PM) Not telling. But if there's news to report, I will make sure I give my interview to Flapship right away. Send it to Soxbadger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Why is NYDN breaking all of this Bulls stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexSoxFan#1 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 01:28 PM) Why is NYDN breaking all of this Bulls stuff? Because it's most likely bulls***. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 01:28 PM) Why is NYDN breaking all of this Bulls stuff? Because they do not fear a made up story and never have. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 01:50 PM) Because it's most likely bulls***. Every story about Chicago's NBA team everywhere is Bulls s***. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 05:07 PM) Every story about Chicago's NBA team everywhere is Bulls s***. Especially if the basis of the story is that the Bulls are actually going to do something intelligent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 One thing I believe to be true is that the Bulls are not interested in exposing their plan to the media before they put it into action. The best way for us to extract value for Deng is to act like we really want him to be a Bull in the long term and are totally willing to ride things out after the deadline. I also don't believe the NYDN knows a damn thing about what Derrick Rose or Tom Thibodeau are thinking. I sure wouldn't want to run Thibs out of town because I sincerely believe he is the most valuable person to this franchise in the post-Rose's knees era. He is a rare breed of coach that adds value to the on-floor talent. With that said, I don't think we are automatically a tanking team if we trade Deng and amnesty Boozer. As others have said, this should be a team that at least makes the playoffs and in the East may be a top 2-3 seed immediately: PG - Rose SG - Butler SF - Dunleavy PF - Gibson C - Noah BN - Snell BN - Mirotic BN - 2014 CHI 1st round pick BN - 2014 CHA 1st round pick Might flip-flop Snell and Dunleavy. I don't think Mirotic will do much starting in the early going of his first NBA season, though I do expect him to be an important part of the team. There also could be other good pieces involved in trading Deng (Waiters? 1st round pick? "rotational player"?) as well as possibly brought in with the limited cap space that may exist with the losses of Deng and Boozer. There's some real room for growth. In an NBA where you're usually focused on getting a single, super-talented player, that's a pretty deep and young squad under contract for a while. They could all suck, sure, and Rose could be a fringey player for years, but it's not all that bleak in comparison to most other franchises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I feel like a key to bringing Mirotic over is starting him. He's on the best team in Spain getting paid very well, a star in his home country. Oh yay let me leave to play with Kirk Hinrich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 05:39 PM) I feel like a key to bringing Mirotic over is starting him. He's on the best team in Spain getting paid very well, a star in his home country. Oh yay let me leave to play with Kirk Hinrich. He hasn't been in his Spanish team's starting lineup until this season and really doesn't get great minutes even now. When he was drafted by us, he hardly played at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 ESPN says Luol Deng had been traded to Cleveland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Dan Gilbert confirms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Get Bynum and a future 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 This is a great trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 The pick is from the Sacramento Kings and is top 10 protected for the next two seasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 This is pretty much exactly what we would have wanted. Getting a first round pick, especially one that could potentially be rather high, is a great deal for Deng, who no longer had any value for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 QUOTE (Jake @ Jan 7, 2014 -> 12:09 AM) This is pretty much exactly what we would have wanted. Getting a first round pick, especially one that could potentially be rather high, is a great deal for Deng, who no longer had any value for us. And this really helps in making this team suck. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 In other news, DeAndre Jordan continues to post my favorite stat lines in the NBA. 14 points on 10 shots, 17 rebounds, 8 blocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Whoa. Did not expect to see this when I logged onto ESPN Chicago. I like it. Didn't think the Bulls had the balls to actually make a move though. And it sounds like we're going to immediately release Bynum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord chas Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Bulls just going to dump Bynum and save that cap money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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