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***Official NBA Thread***
- Thread starter Mister Wright
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dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Butler is a top 15 guy and they gave up an overrated Zach LaVine, a nothing in Kris Dunn and a 9 pick downgrade. It's a no-brainer. Whether Butler really fits with what they've got is another story, they now have zero shooters. You'd think they'd be trying to free room for one of the top PG's out there this FA period but I'm certain Thibodeau is gonna throw a pile of money at Derrick Rose and destroy this team haha.
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
In the meantime, I have no idea what the hell the Bulls are doing...
Rebuild mode?
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
Selling Jordan Bell for cash doesn't make me feel very confident in this rebuild.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Don't forget that the Bulls traded Jusuf Nurkic and Garry Harris for Doug McDermott. Then traded Doug McDermott, Taj Gibson AND a draft pick for Cameron Payne, Joffrey Lauvergne and Anthony Morrow. Then they traded their only asset in Butler for Kris Dunn, who's going to play Payne's minutes.
Competent.
Competent.
yeah...didn't say they were doing it well...
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
I think that Rubio works well with the 3 stars as he's a fine distributor. The issue is at power forward where Dieng needs to go. I wouldn't mind someone like Ilyasova (who gets traded every other month) on a cheap contract.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
That was an insane decision. Surely Bell is the type of guy you'd want to develop. Are the Bulls going to keep Rondo and Wade for this rebuild?
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Couldn't disagree more. You need someone who can shoot and play off the ball around Wiggins and Butler. Rubio's talents are with the ball in hand, and with Butler, Wiggins and Towns he's gonna be doing a lot of standing around without it. You can help off Rubio without worry, he's a historically bad shooter. I agree about Dieng as well, which is why they're not going be that good next year unless they make some serious moves.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Ever heard of small sample sizes? This article is a few years old now but is still relevant. Even with his improvements recently, he's improving from a historically bad place that it doesn't really matter. You need a very good shooter to play next to these guys. One who doesn't do his best work with the ball in his hand.
Like I said, I do agree that PF is also a huge issue for them, Dieng is one of the most overpaid players in the league at this point. The rumours last week of both Ryan Anderson and Patrick Beverley being available are where these guys should be going. Throw the house at that deal cause that solves both issues instantly. Anderson is bad money in a few seasons but that doesn't matter now you've traded for Butler with two years left. You gotta have a crack.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
In what month does the DWade buyout come?
cp3 to houston does this give the rockets enough ammo to challenge the spurs and especially the warriors? also i guess this means harden will go back to being a shooting guard?
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