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Yep Bulls are not going to let that pick convey next year
Presti keeps on winning
Yep Bulls are not going to let that pick convey next year
Chicago have been the kings of mismatched pieces lately... Giddey + Derozan + Vucevic? Makes no sense. If the Bulls are starting over, I could see an offer for Coby White. He's not a world beater, but a White/Tre rotation would be a big improvement. He's got that large PG profile the Spurs seem to want and has slowly & steadily improved.
with SGA/J-Dub, and an emerging Cason Wallace, OKC had no use for another playmaking type in Giddey who was also a poor shooter and a defender who was getting exposed. They may miss his rebounding a bit but thats a replaceable skill.
Meanwhile the Bulls who are going in a very different direction had no need for a 30 year old 3&D player and are taking a swing on an on-ball playmaker who is still quite young, which they kind of do need with Lonzo's situation not looking good.
Im just surprised OKC didnt have to attach draft assets to get it done.
First news that the 76ers are likely out on George, then the Bulls make a retooling type trade for a guy who needs the ball . . . is DeFrozen walking through that (76ers) door? If so, their goes any chance of winning a championship during Embiid's prime.
Spurs obviously couldn't have made this trade and shouldn't have either way (aging, limited creator, with a play style unlikely to lend itself to longevity). If they want this type of guard, draft Carter or sign Melton (so long as his back checks out). The 76ers appear more interested in Caldwell-Pope anyway.
yup bulls are tanking,Good chance they lose demar derozan and drummond and just go for a for sure rebuild.
Drummond already said he's not returning.
Will be interesting to see what they offer to Pat Williams, he's RFA.
Assuming the Bulls lose DePression this likely raises their floor tbh. Giddy sucks if you're trying to win a le but he should statpad enough to net the Bulls a spot in the play-in.
Also sucks one less team to compete in the playoffs against atl.
i dont think hes good enough to stat-pad you into wins tbh
Gotta keep the hope alive for the Bulls pick tbh...
tbh I didn't even know that trades were possible before draft night. Is this a new rule starting this year or has a trade like this always been possible but nobody would do it?
The Bulls are stuck with Lavine. Hopefully he stays healthy, they re-up DeRozan and make a run at the play-in. But since their pick goes to the Spurs if it lands outside the top 10 they will have a lot of reasons to tank.
Thunder still got over 30 mill cap space. Presti's just getting started.
Hoopshype reporter said in his video he had heard the Spurs were close/imminent to trading for Giddey from sources.
At least one of DeRozan or LaVine is guaranteed to be gone now because Giddey/White will be the starting back court, none can credibly play the four and there isn't anything resembling a POA defender in the bunch.
Let the Chicago tank begin! I've been saying that pick has the danger of potentially not conveying. The good news is that it turning to Top-8 protections in year 2 and 3 make it harder for Chicago to fully protect it (example: Portland falling from 4 to 7 this year... CHI will have to HARD tank to fully protect 2026 and 2027... but that may not be something they are against either).
Either way, I'd be looking to monetize that CHI pick sooner.
Does PAFTO have a thing for guys who can't shoot, thinking they can fix them, the way some women have a thing for broken males, thinking they can fixing them?
If Bulls are going to go into hard tank, maybe 8 + 35 for Ayo or Coby + 11? Maybe that would take CHI25 instead of 35. Or maybe just CHI25 straight up for Coby.
Sniff Crew thinking BWrong & Co are on the same stratosphere as Presti
Not having to attach any picks to turn Giddey into Caruso is insane tbh.
Giddey can't shoot for
Although if we could have traded Giddey for Collins just to get him off the books I could have stomached it for one season
I am shocked that Bulls couldn’t get a pick from OKC knowing OKC had to move on from Giddey for most part alongside OKC having so many extra picks where they could afford to give one up.
Bulls must really like Giddey the player because theres no way that they weren’t getting offers for Caruso involving pick(s). Im not sure it means a tank for CHI - they may think Giddey really helps them. Just have to see what else they do.
I like Alex Caruso a lot, but... he's 30 years old. It's kind of weird that OKC had to burn their nice recent lotto pick so quickly. They got a nice piece for them, and he might push them over the edge into the Finals, but it's not a long-lived one. Really nice role-player, but they still have a longjam at the guard spots. Just feels like they should have gotten more for Giddey in some way.
So, it's great as a short-term swing, but that's kind of it? Odd. Kind of feels like the Gordon Hayward swing. Probably work better, of course, but not for too long.
Not entirely sure what the Bulls do here. Caruso would have gotten attention on the market, I'd think. I get that people hate him now, but Giddey is talented. It's not like they're contending, and OKC's problem wasn't so much with him (it was) as they had zero self-creation beyond SGA, zilcho.
40-60 games. He’s a fool. JJ was well on his way to developing a media brand that he could have majorly cashed out on in a few years. Fired coach doesn’t carry the same cachet as former player, and his podcasts will likely die now from inattention.
I’m not the biggest Giddey guy but he is a legit talent and I’d expect he’s going to have a big Olympics for Australia (possibly increasing his stock heading into next year).Giddey can't shoot for
Although if we could have traded Giddey for Collins just to get him off the books I could have stomached it for one season
His game reminds me of Nikola Topic to an extent…
Right on cue
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