2019/20 Players' Transactions: Breaking News , Trades, Free Agents, And Rumors

We would have to take a bad contract back if we're sending out Deng, and Chicago has no bad contracts really past next season. I don't think we'd have to part with Clarkson in a Wade trade though. Too much talk about them just straight up cutting him to help them tank.

I could see us maybe sending out Black, Brewer, a couple seconds and maybe a little cash for Wade. They get instant cap relief with Black being cut and essentially turn Wade's 23.8 million into Brewer's 7.6 million. Makes their team more tanktastic, and saves them 16 million.

If we can keep Wade healthy and let him play 25 minutes a game or so with Clarkson and Hart giving him lots of breathers, I think we have something there. Lopez is MUCH better than anything we had at center the last 3 years. I think that team can battle a bit for the 8th seed. And getting Ingram, Ball and Zu into the playoffs, even if it's a 4 game sweep with 20 point blowouts in each game at the hand of GS, would be invaluable.

 

I'm sure they're prepared to do it, but if they do they should wait until next summer. I believe, just based off of what we've seen, the Lakers are going to give Randle another shot unless Indiana calls and asks for him. I don't believe Clarkson is getting that shot though. If the FO didn't want D'Angelo, I can't see how they'd want Clarkson. Clarkson's tunnel vision is atrocious and he's responsible for at least a couple of dents in the floor with how long he pounds the rock.

I think we see Clarkson moved for an expiring and hopefully a pick or two. I'd try to get that done and then when the time calls for it next summer, start offering up Deng + picks to move him. If he can't be moved, waive him as a last resort. We only free up 11-ish million as opposed to 18, but I'll take it.

 

One issue I see with attaching Clarkson to Deng is the sheer amount of money we'd have to take back in expirings. Not many teams have 30 million in expirings, and if they do, they aren't likely to give up that big of a chunk of cap relief for Jordan Clarkson and a mystery pick in the distant future.

 

But why? If you were Chicago, would you want to move the expiring contract of Wade for 3 years of Deng so you can have a 6th man (Clarkson) and a pick in 2019 at the earliest? A pick that could be a late first if the rumors of PG-13 to LA are true and we get another star? I mean, would you do that if you were a Bulls fan? It's sort of idiotic. We'd be TICKED if the Lakers did something like that. Chicago is a nice market too. After next season the only salaries they'll have are Robin Lopez, Dunn, Lavine and the kid they drafted this year. They'll also have a high pick next year. Why take on 3 ugly years of Deng? If they waive Lavine's rights and don't extend a qualifying offer, they will have close to 3 max slots available to play with Markkanen, Dunn and whoever they take with their high (ie tank) pick next year.

 

Yeah I mean it's not like the Bulls FO is in high standing right now... We could always throw another pick in there too, maybe two 2nds. How badly do you want to keep Wade around? If he's got value, why not try to use it? I'm not saying it'd be easy to dump Deng, but that deal is not much different than what we just did with Brooklyn.

D'Angelo/Mozgov = Lopez (good player, expiring)/ 27th pick
Clarkson/Deng/1st ??? Wade/Valentine

No? I at least make the offer. I know Clarkson is no D'Angelo, but they're also getting a 1st and we're not asking for a 1st back along with the expiring. I understand the Deng deal is the definition of an albatross, but I'm still going to try.

 

Once again the Houston Rockets are sellers during FA in order to try to lure someone (Chris Paul apparently). Once again, we should be the guys to help them do it.

Trevor Ariza- 7.4 million expiring
Lou Williams- 7 million expiring
Patrick Beverley- 5.5 million (one more season non-guaranteed)

We could absorb any of those deals with our cap space, technically Beverley and another piece. If they felt confident they've got someone on the way, let's be the people who take those contracts for picks again. Houston can't give up a 1st round pick next year, but we could get a couple 2nds or something out of them for helping them out.

 

Ariza is always welcome home.