Bulls 09-10

[pdga#7648]

The Bulls signed Kyle Korver, and sent an offer sheet to J.J Reddick. He will most likely stay in Orlando. But the better news is, they are going after Josh Howard(Dallas)
Korver will be good off the bench. He reminds me of Nocioni, but a better shooter. If they can get Howard, I think Deng will be gone in a trade. But things are starting to look a little brighter in Chicago. Almost positive they will advance past round #1 of the playoffs.

[philvb85]

I believe Orlando has offered Quentin Richardson a multi-year deal, which if he accepts would mean not matching our offer to Redick which would have put them over the cap anyway.  We have put together a decent roster without the superstar acquisition.  If we get solid production from our back-ups and barring any major injuries we should look good for a top 4 seed in the East. 

[Mike Clark]

Orlando is already way over the cap. ATM the have the highest payroll in the league. If the match JJ Redick's offer from the Bulls there salary will be around $98mil. They would be pay some $27mil in luxury tax. Holly sh@t. Where is Orlando getting all this money from? They probably will not end up the highest payroll but they will be in the top 3 for sure. The Lakers only have 8 players under contract atm.

This is a good sign for the Bulls getting Redick. The Bulls want Redick bad according to the report I have seen on the contract. Front loaded with $14mil up front. Eat the salary now and only have to $6mil for the final 2 years. Not bad. And really make Orlando pay to match the offer. Pretty smart. The Bulls should make Matt Barnes an offer as well. There is the defensive minded player they need.

[Dan Michler]

Matt Barnes would be a significant score.  Redick?  He's maybe half as good as Hinrich was.  Not sure how I'm supposed to be excited about that.

Udonis Haslem agreeing to come back and play for the Heat for about 1/3 the money he was offered by Denver and Detroit.  Doesn't this sound fishy?  I mean winning is nice, but this is a job too.  How can he justify giving up that much money?  Its not like a guy like Haslem has made all the money he could ever need.  I understand the lack of state taxes makes up for some of that, but still, that is crazy.  I wonder if they find a way to pay these guys on the side so it doesn't count against the salary cap.  If I were Haslem, I'd ask LeBron to play for 1 million a season so they can pay me what I deserve.  LeBron's endorsements/business deals far surpass his salary.  He is the guy who should be giving up 2/3 of his salary for the sake of winning, not journeymen NBA role players like Haslem.

[buettgdj]

Matt Barnes would be a significant score.  Redick?  He's maybe half as good as Hinrich was.  Not sure how I'm supposed to be excited about that.

I agree with this statement. Hinrich was only a good trade if we landed Lebron and/or Bosh. Since we landed neither, we really should not have traded him. He plays great defense and is an excellent role player.

That being said, it was impossible to look into the crystal ball and know that Lebron and Bosh would sign with Miami. Chicago was clearly the best pick if he wanted to win a championship next season. C'MON MAN!

[Mike Clark]

Hirich is a better overall player. Redick is a better perimeter shooter than Hinrich. Which is more of what this team needs the way it is put together. They are essentially the same player Redick is younger and cost about the same. It would have been nice to keep Hinrich but business is business and if they get Redick it will all work out in the end. Personally I wish the Bulls would have made a offer for Anthony Morrow. The only offer out there for him is 3 years $12mil. The Bulls could offer a little more than that. I guess they question his defense cause there is no questioning his shooting. They could end up with both if they made him an offer.

The Bulls simply had to trade Hinrch for to have the best chance at Lebron and a 2nd max contract. They tried to trade Deng. Nobody in the wanted the Deng's contract. Hindsight is what it is. I am happy the Bulls did what they had to do to free up money to their best shot at LeBron. It is not their fault he turned out to be a punk/sellout. If Boozer stays healthy I will be more than happy with Boozer over Bosh. Health is my only concern with Boozer. Plus he came to the Bulls for $2-3mil less per year than Bosh. Good deal for the Bulls.

[philvb85]

The Magic reportedly matched our offer to Redick, which will cost them an extra 7 million in luxury tax on top of his salary for the first two seasons, effectively making him a 14 million a year player.  Not entirely sure what they are doing down there already having signed Richardson to a deal.

I'm guessing we go after Ronnie Brewer next but the free agent talent pool appears to be quickly drying up.

[Mike Clark]

Orlando ownership must be loaded. That match brings there current salary to about  $91-92mil. More power to them. $20mil+ in luxury tax for a team that did not even make the finals last year, ouch. What a way to kill a franchise. I thought Mark Cuban owned the Maverick's. Maybe it his brother.

According to KC Johnson, next on the Bulls list is Brewer, Bogans for SG and Alston for backup PG. I am good with that as well. They are good role players. Brewer or Bogans could be starting SG. Athletic, good defenders, decent scorers. They just do not have the outside shot Redick does. Hopefully the Bulls here good news from Brad Miller today. There are a few guards out there still. Josh Howard is still available. He won't be ready till the All-Star break but still a good SG. There are also a couple of trade opportunities out there as well. Rudy Fernandez, Portland, and Andre Iguodala, Philly, are supposedly available.

[Mike Clark]

Looks like the Bulls are going to sign Ronnie Brewer for 3yr$12.5mil. The 3rd year is not guaranteed. They still have around $10mil under the cap left.

[philvb85]

It seems that everyone is getting overpaid this off-season.  Brad Miller signed a 3 year deal at 5 million per year.  There is no way I can see him being worth that much and I'm glad we didn't cave in and give him whatever else we have left in the cap.  We still need to keep focus on finding a backup point guard.

[Dan Michler]

Sounds like the Bulls are going to sign McGrady.

Not a huge McGrady fan, but I do think he may be good for this team off the bench.  We aren't exactly heavy on guys who can score off the dribble.  When Rose is on the bench, T-Mac would give the Bulls another scoring option.  Not counting on him for more than 20 min a game and maybe 8-10 ppg as he has really old legs at this point.  Hopefully this is not more than a 2 year deal and hopefully he'll feel like playing some defense.  I'm still aiming at that 4th seed in the East for the Bulls this year.

[philvb85]

Did they release the terms of a potential contract yet?  I'm trying to figure out how much more money we have left after signing Kurt Thomas.  Can't be more than 3-4 million per year.  I don't really know where I stand on signing T-Mac, it could prove to be a great pickup or a colossal failure. 

[Mike Clark]

I haven't seen any numbers but I would think it is for the veterans minimum or close to it. The amount of money they have left depends on if they use their exceptions on certain players, like K.Thomas. It could be anywhere from 2-5mil. C.J.Watson used up a lot of that money. He is making 3mil next year. I was surprised by that. The Bulls had 7.8mil left after signing Brewer. So minus Watson's 3mil that leaves 4.8mil before Thomas. If they use a veterans exception on Thomas that number doesn't change. If not they have around 2-3mil left. Plus another veterans exception and mid-level exception if they want to use it. I think they have all their exceptions this year but I could be wrong. Omer Asik is going to make some where around 1.5-2mil. Not sure if that was before Brewer's signing or not. Basically they do not have much left just enough for a couple of guys if needed.

[pdga#7648]

Free agent guard Keith Bogans has agreed to a two-year deal with tbe Chicago Bulls, according to a league source. The 30-year-old played last season in San Antonio.



The second year of the deal is partially guaranteed. Bogans was also considering the Knicks, who agreed to a deal earlier this week with former Spur Roger Mason, Jr.

The Bulls have been in pursuit of Portland guard Rudy Fernandez, who wants a trade from the Trail Blazers. The acquisition of Bogans does not preclude Chicago from continuing to try and get Fernandez; a source pointed out Friday that the Bulls still have some cap room and only 12 players under contract.

[Dan Michler]

I realize most of us are sick of hearing anything about LeBron, but I read these quotes from him on ESPN today and he continues to blow my mind.  He truly is on the level of a 10 year old mentally.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5470162

[Dan Michler]

Reading about possible Bulls trades for Carmelo.  Trading Noah for Carmelo would get us no closer to winning a title.  In fact, I think its a step backwards.  This would leave us without size, without a defensive presence, and without an energy leader on our team.  You don't win titles without size, the Miami Heat may prove this point in 2011.  We wouldn't be as good as the Nuggets were with Carmelo.  This would be a huge mistake.

Acquiring Carmelo for Deng and Taj Gibson would be a major addition.  This is basically swapping out Deng for Carmelo in our starting lineup and losing Taj off the bench.  Carmelo would provide exactly what this team is missing, with the exception of his lack of defensive intensity.  Pencil in Carmelo and Boozer for a consistent 20+ ppg to go with Rose as one of the top 5 point guards in the game...this team could win some games. 

The best part is that I don't think any of our star players would be stepping on each other's toes.  With LeBron and Wade you have an odd tandem of 2 guys who do exactly the same thing on the basketball floor.  Its yet to be seen how that will play out.  With this potential Bulls team, you have Noah as the hustle guy, the rebounder and defender.  Rose as the point guard and guy who can break down the defense off the dribble.  Carmelo the wing man and perimeter scorer.  Boozer the low post presence on the offensive end.  It seems like a perfect mesh on paper.

Noah and Boozer would be the best rebounding tandem in the league.  I think we'd be the team to beat in the East unless Miami adds a real big man.....that being said, why would Denver want to take on Deng's contract?  Seems like a bad deal for them, I don't expect to see it happen.

[pdga#7648]

99.9% sure he wont be a Bull anytime soon.... This was an ESPN headline today









One of the final significant hurdles for a blockbuster four-team trade that would send Carmelo Anthony(notes) to the New Jersey Nets hinges on the All-Star forward's willingness to agree to a contract extension with the Nets, two front-office executives involved in the deal told Yahoo! Sports.


Anthony is unhappy with the Nuggets' instability.

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The Denver Nuggets and New Jersey are having ongoing discussions centered on No. 3 overall pick Derrick Favors(notes) and the Nets' 2011 first-round pick and a protected 2012 first-rounder the Nets received from the Golden State Warriors going back to the Nuggets. The proposed trade also would involve the Utah Jazz and Charlotte Bobcats. Under the proposal, league sources said the Nets would also send point guard Devin Harris to the Bobcats, who would move forward Boris Diaw to the Jazz, who send forward Andrei Kirilenko to the Nuggets to complete what one front-office source described as a "very complicated" deal

[Dan Michler]

Boozer breaks his hand while answering a doorbell?  Out 8 weeks?  My gut tells me this is foreshadowing Boozer's career as a Bull...

[pdga#7648]

got D Rose on my fantasy team along with Noah. Pretty stoked.