Post#110 » by Peelboy » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:42 pm
What I think they'll do:
- Trade Lavine for fractional pennies on the dollar.
- Make noise about trading Vuc, but not do it because their demands for return are too high.
- Resign DDR something like 2/$80 or 3/$100 but potentially some kind of PO or TO.
- With the 11th pick, pass on guys with established skills for some raw athleticism and a kid who's a "nice guy," basically this year's PW/DT. Someone who in a year or 2 we can realistically say "I think maybe he can be a rotation player."
- Based on some workouts, hold onto Lonzo as the potential midseason acquisition that they think can skyrocket this team from a 35-win to a 39-win pace.
What they should do:
- Trade Vuc
- Trade AC for a FRP, if you can, get a 2d thrown in.
- Resign PW to a reasonable deal, with his injury history and limited performance, should be doable. Or S&T him for something.
- Draft 2 guys with defined NBA skills. I'm an Illini homer to be sure, but I think Terrance Shannon Jr has the makings of a good pro, kind of Ayo but with better skills coming out of college. I also like Coleman Hawkins as an NBA big who can shoot, defend the perimeter and has some handle/passing skills. But happy with anyone of those ilk.
- Turn team over to Coby/Ayo.
- Get Zach to buy into playing off ball a a spot-up shooter/slasher with the goal being to rehab image and trade him midseason (I assume you can't trade him for much in the offseason).
- Demar is the big Q. I love the person, and as a player, as much as he's a ball stopper and has a retro game, he's also fairly clutch and seems good for development of kids. If he can continue to work on the 3 and step back to Coby/Ayo, I would consider resigning him short term - IF you can trade Vuc and Zach.
The biggest problem really isn't the roster as it is now. It's the guys doing the drafting/trading to try and remake that roster. Even the worst roster is just a couple years at most from a potential retool. And the Bulls have some useful pieces. But when you're fairly confident that any draft picks will be useless for at least 1-2 years (if they ever get useful), and that any trades will be steals (for the other team), there isn't really much hope. Which is why I might actually resign Derozan - at least a team with him, Coby, Ayo is entertaining on a game by game basis. Without him and replacing him with worse players, which is the most likely outcome for this crew, there's still no title hope and concurrently less entertainment value.