Wayne Warner: I’m starting to get my head around that there is little or no trade return for LaVine, Vučević, Giddey, P Williams, Jevon Carter, Duarte, etc,…but there should be trade returns for White, Ayo, Ball, Craig, and Smith… and will result in more losses in 24/25 season thus retaining first round draft pick So you still get to start Giddey, LaVine, Williams and Vučević so get to see joy on court.
Sam: That would be a plan, and I agree it’s more likely you can get a higher draft pick for players like White and Dosunmu, but the question you have to ask is not about just joy for this season but where it’s all headed. I don’t believe given their ages and production the Bulls would want to lose White and Dosunmu. Maybe one with both up for large extensions after next season. But you also want to have a mix of productive veterans and young players even if you are choosing the path of the draft and not go through again that roster filled with draft picks like in the 2017-18 season and just after. And then are Zach and Vučević part of moving forward? Feb. 6 is the trade deadline, so it’s closing in on decision time. An aside about that Jimmy Butler trade and the 2017 rebuild that led to management changes. Patience is vital in sports, and it probably was too much to ask with an impatient fan base and media. But looking back that actually was a heck of a trade. And not because of Butler’s latest issues. The Bulls got two legitimate All-Stars who were great shooters to fit the updated NBA game, Zach LaVine and Lauri Markkanen. And Kris Dunn, whom the Bulls will see Monday when they play the Clippers in the rescheduled game from the Los Angeles fires, is a Defensive Player of the Year candidate and one of the best defensive guards in the NBA after working himself back from injuries and the G League. It was the team’s vision at the time as blurry as it might have seemed then.
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