Tequila Cowboy wrote:The Bulls are working really hard to become the dumbest team in pro sports.
You and I have both had come to that conclusion a long time ago. I think that the Rondo signing is perfect though. From his days with the Celtics, he has a name with the casual Chicago Meatball fan that signifies winning. Whereas, the more intellectual Bulls fan knows that he will be an utter disaster in the locker room and will help them lose games. His contract will help assist them in remaining above the salary floor, meanwhile they should have a nice lottery pick in what is expected to be a fruitful 2017 draft.
Although Gar Foreman believes that they acquired Brook Lopez (since he continues to call him Brook), the Robin Lopez component to the Derrick Rose deal actually looks like it was a fairly astute prognostication in forecasting how much starting big men would get in the upcoming free agency. $13 million cost controlled years shouldn't hinder them in their efforts to rebuild, with the contracts that Noah, Howard, Mosgev, and others were able to achieve on the open market. I shouldn't give Gar/Pax credit for that, as that was probably an unintended result of two awful managed organizations Bulls/Knicks doing business.
Sadly, the Chicago Bulls will not be a destination to go to next free agency while they will have the ability to sign 2 more max players, while putting other solid pieces around them. I don't have any confidence in Paxson/Reinsdorf/Foreman to do the right thing. I hope they will at least realize that they need to be picking high in the draft for about 3-4 years in a row to even have the chance to call themselves a contender.
I'd be on the phone today with any of the contenders who missed out on the Durant sweepstakes in an effort to send Jimmy Butler's cost controlled (highly valuable) contract , back in a package which could benefit the Bulls gearing towards the future. I wouldn't settle for anything, but a substantial ransom, but the Bulls should be able to get a ton back. Especially given what free agents players are currently getting on the market. Doesn't Boston have the right to swap first round picks with the Nets next year? I think that would be the first call I would make.