With the Bulls struggling to begin this season, naturally things have turned to tank talk. That would mean trading from the ‘big’ 3 for assets and getting worse for this season, a scenario that is not likely all given ownership and front office plans. At least not before seeing what the team can do against this somewhat softer schedule coming up.
But while DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine are likely here to stay, there’s a bit more urgency when it comes to Nikola Vucevic, since he’s on a fairly reasonable expiring $22 million salary.
Maybe the Bulls have this in mind and can eschew ‘continuity’ to get something of value for Vuc and perhaps reshuffle the roster a bit while remaining competitive?