Chicago rebuild finally happening: offers for LaVine and Vucevic

[amcoolio]

Would Chicago take expirings for Vuc? I like his fit in Charlotte as Williams insurance and a different look off the bench, if he would accept that role.

Bertans and 2nds work. Or if Chicago wants a center Bertans and Richards

[coldfish]

These Lavine trades are mostly awful. Chicago might as well keep him. His contract sucks but its not like the Bulls will have any reason to have the capspace any time soon. No player worth a dam would sign in Chicago right now.

More likely than not, he has a 2 year deal remaining and will opt out to get a last bag. His contract isn't as bad as people are making it out to be.

Would Chicago take expirings for Vuc? I like his fit in Charlotte as Williams insurance and a different look off the bench, if he would accept that role.

Bertans and 2nds work. Or if Chicago wants a center Bertans and Richards

The real Chicago Bulls are idiots. Who knows what they would take for Vuc. They SHOULD take expirings for him.

[7r5ur]

The only way Lavine is traded is if the Bulls add some sweetner or take back some negative contracts. He is not worth his contract.

I think we need to readjust how we value players. Because 3-level scorers that have been all-stars and are arguably top 30 guys will always have a place somewhere regardless of contract. Teams will overlook the pay to get the best or 2nd best player on their team.

If LaVine can be considered to be the best or 2nd best player on a team in the league and that team is keen to try for playoffs then there will absolutely be a team willing to give some value for him. Even a desperate team trying for a big 3 might even go for him.

Bulls waited a couple years too long on Zach. Word is out on him. His teams are consistently worse when he's on the floor. Doesn't play team ball. He is walking playoffs repellant. He is also coming off of a significant injury/surgery and was one of the very worst contracts in the entire league BEFORE the latest injury.

If they can get off of Lavine without giving up multiple 1sts they need to take it and run. Maybe pray a team like the Lakers gets desperate and lets you get away with just swapping for their assortment of iffy contracts without notable assets changing hands.

[Hoopstar23]

Yeah?

But over the tax means you have the tax MLE and 4 other salaries?

If you can get Klay to do a 1+1po at like 10-12 mil a year? You can fill the other roster spots.

No bird rights on Superdario so maybe he’s kept with part/all of the taxMLE?

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-offseason-what-is-the-cbas-second-apron-and-how-does-it-limit-high-spending-teams-215607328.html

The second apron is a new, additional threshold, slated as roughly $11 million ($190 million total) above the first apron for 2024-25, which will handicap team decision-makers more than ever before.

What are you saying though?

I guess I’m confused if you’re agreeing with me or disagreeing or just saying what the apron is?

It doesn’t seem to impact what I said.

Golden State would only have the tax MLE and vet min to add to the roster unless Klay takes less than most expect him to.

I'm agreeing with you