Lac/Chi/Phi: Lou/Sato/#21 (no Orlando)

[Resistance]

Yeah but Lou Will is also going to be 34 next week and might start taking his tumble any moment now. Sato is in full prime and he'll be rock solid for the next 3-4 years at worst. It matters here.


Nah, pretty sure you want the player who plays a define role well rather than the one who is only possibly a NBA rotation player.

Even if you have Dunn as good as Sato, I have the fit quite awful. It is like adding a worse offensively Beverly.

Dunn is like a poor man's Smart and LAC probably needs both of them to replace Bev and Lou.
But the problem is Chicago doesnt need troublemakers and need bluechip prospects/picks to give up all defensive 1st type in Dunn (number2 in dbpm, steals) and a swiss army knife thats paid bargain in Sato they dont even cost 20 combined a yr.
Basically, Chicago has all these coveted prime bench players that can play in the finals 20mins but most of them dont even have their own firsts every trade scenario has been tough to the point Chicago will just keep them rather than help Lebron another ring.

Chicago has all these coveted prime bench players that can play in the final

Some think that LaVine will eventualy be able to establish himself as a #2 option on a contemder while others have lower expectations for him.

If Chicago is unable to identify, garner and establish good #1 & #2 options, then having a quality bench really doesn't matter much in the grand scheme of things.

The balanced ensemble approach for a roster works from time to time, but top teams usually get to the top because they have one or more superior players.

[Hogesy]

That original proposal is one of the few decent suggestions I have seen posted on here. Well done I think all sides accept

[HotelVitale]

But the problem is Chicago doesnt need troublemakers and need bluechip prospects/picks to give up all defensive 1st type in Dunn (number2 in dbpm, steals) and a swiss army knife thats paid bargain in Sato they dont even cost 20 combined a yr. Basically, Chicago has all these coveted prime bench players that can play in the finals 20mins but most of them dont even have their own firsts every trade scenario has been tough to the point Chicago will just keep them rather than help Lebron another ring.

So we're not actually GMs and aren't making deals--you can talk like a real person and not like a used car salesman. Kris Dunn is not a 'coveted bench player,' he's a marginal NBA player at the moment coming off a serious injury who will have to prove that he can be a useful rotation player. Can definitely play defense but he's never put together a season in which his defense has been great enough that it makes up for his consistently bad offense. Can't shoot, can't be a pass-first PG, hasn't been able to drive enough to be a big plus at that. Dunn also isn't under contract for you, so if any team wants him they can just sign him.

Sato has more value but 'swiss army knife' overlooks the fact that he's a super low volume player who can't make much happen. He's never averaged more than 12 points per 36, a rate which puts him among the lowest rotation players in the whole league. That could be okay for a specialists but he's also not particularly good at defending or distributing (never averaged more than 6.8 dimes per 36). He's just a guy that doesn't hurt you much but doesn't help you that much, a nice back-up--but he's already getting paid like a very good backup--2 more seasons at $10m per year--so it's not like he's an amazing commodity. Getting a late 1st is great value for him and the Bulls should obviously jump at that (unless they're planning on him needing to soak up big-minutes alongside White).