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NBA limbo is not for the faint of heart.
The “New Guys” learned that the hard way for over 85 hours.
The Bulls acquired Zach Collins, Tre Jones and Kevin Huerter – labeled the “New Guys for days – in a three-team deal that sent Zach LaVine to Sacramento last Sunday, but because the trade deadline was still alive and well through Thursday afternoon, so was the speculation that one or all of the three could be dealt elsewhere.
So they were around the team, but didn’t practice or dress for two games, instead just wearing street clothes on the bench, living in a hotel, and wondering what was next.