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Grunfeld has blackmail photos.
Thats my only explanation for him...
Untill next year. mea culpa, dump contract, try again.
Grunfeld has blackmail photos.
Thats my only explanation for him...
If you even last that long...
Bulls Rumors
The Bulls are still on a hunt to move Tyrus Thomas and Kirk Hinrich. Sources are telling me that they are talking with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers to acquire expirings such as Brian Cardinal, Adam Morrison, and Sasha Vujacic.
Chicago would send Tyrus Thomas to Minnesota and Kirk Hinrich to the Lakers and grab Minnesota's 2nd round pick in 2010 and well as the Lakers 2nd round pick in 2010. Kirk Hinrich would be the starting PG on a contending Lakers team and Tyrus would be the 6th man in Minnesota coming off the bench in favor of Kevin Love.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/3...kson-deal-done
If there is any deal that involves helping the Lakers, it's probably going to happen..so I expect a 3-way deal with them getting Hinrich and some other team getting Thomas to get done..
FU Minnesota
Good GOD!
That would be absolutely gangbusters by the Lakers and nearly as ridiculous as the Gasol trade.
WTF. I swear if the Wolves steal Thomas like that, I'm going to be sooo pissed. And, it's probably likely to happen since it includes the Lakers. FML.
Thomas to Wolves? Hinrich to LA?
this would suck.
I just realized that Rambis is the Wolves coach..ohhhh deja-vu coming up..
sob,.......
And then Rambis will hand the WC trophy to the Lakers the same way Jerry West did 2 years ago...
Well, it benefits the Lakers so I guess it'll happen, but the report is wrong about Vujacic' contract. It has one more at 5.4M, so this trade creates 3.6M in cap space for Chicago this summer. Trading TT with Salmons would create 5.8M in cap space. We'll see.
Edit: Take note that the writer of the bleacherreport post is a first time contributor who calls himself whyso serious. The same post claims that his reliable sources have told him that Amare is on a plane to Cleveland. Might want to wait for a more reliable source on these stories.
Last edited by Mel_13; 02-16-2010 at 02:46 AM.
the article has been deleted so... everyone stop panicking.
remember: everyone can write everything on bleacherreport. it's an open source network. and a lot of clueless wanna-be use it.
however, the Lakers interested in Hinrich has been reported for quite some time (already last summer). to guess this you don't need "inside" sources.
point is, the Bulls might very well be willing to hand Hinrich just for expirings and the Lakers might very well once more rob the league at this point. they could offer just Fisher and Morrison for Hinrich in a straight deal.
Guess we'll find out just how much Buss is willing to pay. They already owe 83M for just 8 players next year. If they add Hinrich for expiring deals and the lux tax line is around 65M next year, Buss could be looking at total payroll expenses approaching 125M. I don't think they'll trade for Hinrich unless they can offload Sasha or Walton in the process. We'll see.
that's right. on the other hand, it was reported that Kobe is pushing for Hinrich. and with all those rumors that the Cavs are prepared for a big move, Lakers as well might feel they should do something. the money for Hinrich is a lot considering the lux tax. not that much if they see him as the crucial move to get past the Cavs in the finals. Hinrich clearly helps to solve the only real weakness of this Lakers roster.
It'll be interesting to see how it works with the 3rd team in the deal..
It was reported that the Bulls were asking for Shannon Brown in the deal, but I doubt they really care that much, probably just trying to play it tough in negotiations..
Another interesting thing is that the Chicago Daily Herald is saying that the Bulls are trying to expand the deal with Minnesota for Thomas..they're reportedly asking for Al Jefferson in the deal with Luol Deng in it on their side..
if the Bulls try to create a blockbuster, Spurs could play a role. their several medium size expiring contracts are often helpful in such deals.
(of course, Deng for Jefferson works straight and does make some sense for both).
Jefferson for Deng and TT would need some additions. Spurs as the 3rd team that gets Gomes from the Wolves (Bonner to Chicago) is a somehow sensible scenario.
(if Wolves get Deng and TT, Gomes is the logical odd man out)
Gomes doesn't offer the qualities of TT on defense and regarding athleticism, but he would be an upgrade over Bonner.
or an extended 3 team deal:
Spurs get Gomes and Salmons
Bulls get Jefferson, Bonner, Mason
Wolves get Deng, TT, Finley (bought out)
all teams win.
edit: one more thought. there were rumors that Joe Johnson could be the prime target of the Bulls. such a trade would support such a theory. (they wouldn't need to trade Hinrich for cap space)
Rose-Hinrich-Johnson-Jefferson-Noah looks very good and very balanced on offense and defense, doesn't it?
Last edited by mountainballer; 02-16-2010 at 05:57 AM.
If you people think the Bulls don't want Mason as bad as the Spurs want TT you'll are crazy. They got rid of Gordon an havnt been the same since. They have a chance at another pure shooter in Ma$on.
I can definitely see how the Bulls would salivate over a shooter like Mason. If that report is true, perhaps that will push this Thomas deal "over the top" for the Spurs.
I do want them to go after Salmons too. However, I would be surprised if Pop parted with ALL of his trio of "one-trick ponies" (Bonner/Mason/Finley). Those guys that are pretty much shooters only - nothing else.
How would Pop coexist with Tyrus Thomas? Pop has a history of giving up on bigs who can't pick up his defensive schemes -- and almost none of them can.
POP!?! Pop, this mutha a don't even play bigs! Finly at PF makes us a ing joke of the NBA. POP!?! that fool! How many shots have he blocked lately, better yet how many charges has he taken!
Might take awhile but he'd get it eventually.. and he'd at least be a physical presence around the rim in the meantime, which the spurs are in desperate need of right now.
It took McDyess half a year to finally look like he understood what he was supposed to do out there, it would probably take Thomas until the 2nd round of the playoffs or more.
You.
I don't think haslem would add that much to this team. he is going to be an upgrade but is not going to make us a contender. He is old and probably wont see that much playing time anyway.
Thomas would be great.The guy is a versatiule defender and and is young.
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