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Knicks trade:
Fournier
Dallas 1st 2024
Bucks 1st 2025

Bulls trade
Drummond
Caruso

Knicks trade for Caruso and Drummond to bolster their depth and to survive Randle missing time. Caruso is a Thibs type of player and drummond rebounding can help too. They have the extra picks that

Bulls get the 2 picks they seek for Caruso, at the cost of adding their backup C

Knicks can roll out with

Brunson/Caruso/McBride
Donte/Grimes/Caruso
OG/Hart/Grimes
Randle/Achiuwa
Hartenstein/Drummond

Solid 11 Man rotation for the playoffs, they probably remove Achiuwa and Mcbride from the rotation there.

Bulls could even keep the dread pirate Drummond TBH, I'd be fine with Torrey Craig as salary filler instead...or sending Flynn+cash for an expiring like Mills & then using that 5-7M expiring + picks for Caruso.

Depth Chart
Brunson | Caruso | McBride
DiVincenzo | Grimes
Anunoby | Hart | (Craig)
Randle | Achiuwa
Robinson | Hartenstein | Sims

2nd units
Brunson - DDV - Hart - Anunoby - RobinHart
Caruso - Grimes - Hart - Randle - RobinHart

Closing Lineup
Brunson - Caruso - Anunoby - Randle - RobinHart

3rd Stingers
McBride - (Craig) - Achiuwa - Sims

*drools*

I'd say that's good for the Bulls if there are another deal or two to follow.

As stated the Bulls give up their backup center, you need to identify who they get to replace Drummond. Doubly fast because both Williams and Craig at the PF are injured, you do know that Caruso has basically been starting at the PF backed up by rookie Phillips. Until they get some tall players, can't just help the Knicks go for it.

ChettheJet wrote:I'd say that's good for the Bulls if there are another deal or two to follow.

As stated the Bulls give up their backup center, you need to identify who they get to replace Drummond. Doubly fast because both Williams and Craig at the PF are injured, you do know that Caruso has basically been starting at the PF backed up by rookie Phillips. Until they get some tall players, can't just help the Knicks go for it.

Yeah, if your FO was willing to sell us Caruso for those two picks, keeping Drummond out of it wouldn't be a dealbreaker for us

ChettheJet wrote:I'd say that's good for the Bulls if there are another deal or two to follow.

As stated the Bulls give up their backup center, you need to identify who they get to replace Drummond. Doubly fast because both Williams and Craig at the PF are injured, you do know that Caruso has basically been starting at the PF backed up by rookie Phillips. Until they get some tall players, can't just help the Knicks go for it.

Since some Knicks fans are ok with not getting Drummond, bulls can keep him and add any filler, and maybe send 2 2nd rounder and fournier to the pistons for Bojan?(or one of the 1sts?)