The Bulls don’t appear to have made any progress on the Zach LaVine trade front, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks (YouTube link). Chicago has made an effort this offseason to find a taker for LaVine, but hasn’t found many teams with interest — even if a draft pick is attached to the two-time All-Star. “Literally, there is no market for Zach LaVine,” Marks said. “They are trying … [Read more...] about Trade Rumors: LaVine, Johnson, Ingram, Pacers, Carter
FA Rumors: Lakers, LeBron, Harden, Klay, George, Magic, DeRozan, More
Having confirmed on Saturday that LeBron James would be open to accepting less than the maximum salary in certain scenarios, agent Rich Paul tells Dave McMenamin of ESPN that the idea would be for the Lakers to add an “impact player” using that extra flexibility. James Harden, Klay Thompson, and Jonas Valanciunas are a few of the “impact” players who might fit that criteria, … [Read more...] about FA Rumors: Lakers, LeBron, Harden, Klay, George, Magic, DeRozan, More
Bulls’ Torrey Craig Picking Up Option
Bulls forward Torrey Craig has exercised his $2.8MM player option for next season, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). Craig, 33, came to Chicago last summer, signing a two-year contract that paid him $2.5MM this season and included the option for 2024/25. The defensive specialist appeared in 53 games this year, making 14 starts and averaging 5.7 points, 4.1 … [Read more...] about Bulls’ Torrey Craig Picking Up Option
Patrick Williams Agrees To Five-Year Deal With Bulls
Free agent forward Patrick Williams will re-sign with the Bulls for $90MM over five years, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). The fifth season is a player option, tweets Jamal Collier of ESPN. Williams, 22, was expected to be a cornerstone of the franchise when Chicago selected him with the fourth pick in the 2020 draft. He hasn’t lived up to that … [Read more...] about Patrick Williams Agrees To Five-Year Deal With Bulls
QO Decisions: Jazz, Okeke, Pacers, Krejci, Celtics, More
The Jazz declined to issue qualifying offers to guard Kira Lewis or center Micah Potter ahead of Saturday’s deadline, reports Tony Jones of The Athletic (Twitter links). As a result, both players will be unrestricted free agents this summer rather than restricted. Lewis, the 13th overall pick in the 2020 draft, didn’t establish himself as a rotation player during … [Read more...] about QO Decisions: Jazz, Okeke, Pacers, Krejci, Celtics, More