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There are still 10 days until NBA free agents can verbally agree to deals with teams, but that won’t stop the rumor mill from churning between now and then. Some free agents can already begin to negotiate deals with the teams they ended the season with, which is why Pascal Siakam and the Pacers reported deal has already been made public. We’ll likely get a few more of those deals over the coming days, but the most exciting part about the NBA offseason is all the trade rumors we get, regardless of how much truth is behind them.
There’s already been one major trade rumor making the rounds, as Jimmy Butler’s name has been tossed around as a possible trade candidate. It’s unclear exactly which teams would be attached to him, but with a resume like Butler’s, every contending team in the league would surely be getting on the phone if the Heat truly made him available via trade. We’ll have to see if anything comes of that rumor, but until then, here are the latest trade rumors circulating around the league.
The Bulls are at a critical juncture this offseason. They have to make decisions about re-signing DeMar DeRozan and Patrick Williams, if they’ll cash in — or not — on the best trade asset in their bag in Alex Caruso and what to do with Zach LaVine. Chicago tried to trade LaVine during the season, but a non-existent trade market and season-ending injury to the Bulls guard quickly ended those hopes. LaVine’s contract is hefty, and under a new CBA in which teams are penalized for dipping too far into the luxury tax, no one is exactly ponying up to pay the remaining three years, and $138 million he’s owed, especially with his injury history.
It’s why this report from NBC Chicago’s K.C. Johnson isn’t at all surprising:
“[The Bulls] floated as many as 15 proposals centered on the two-time All-Star guard to various teams including the Sacramento Kings, Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers.”
Given that LaVine is still a member of the Bulls, those teams didn’t like what Chicago was trying to sell them. The Sixers had been a reported team interested in…
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Author : Jasmyn Wimbish
Publish date : 2024-06-20 17:43:15
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