NBA trade rumors: Warriors turned down Zach LaVine proposal from Bulls before waiving Chris Paul

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Before the Golden State Warriors waived Chris Paul on Sunday, they turned down a trade proposal involving Chicago Bulls wing Zach LaVine, according to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes.

“I was told that the Chicago Bulls were trying to get something going with the Golden State Warriors, trying to get a Zach LaVine package together,” Haynes said in an appearance on NBA TV. “What I was told: It could have been Zach LaVine for Chris Paul or Andrew Wiggins.”

It is no secret that the Warriors were trying to use Paul’s contract, which included $30 million of non-guaranteed salary, to upgrade their roster. Paul had already agreed to push his guarantee date back from Friday to Sunday, but, according to Haynes, he was not willing to move it back again. 

After rejecting the Bulls’ offer — and, presumably, any other offers that were on the table involving Paul — Golden State decided to waive Paul, and general manager Mike Dunleavy called the future Hall of Famer to deliver the news. Paul is now an unrestricted free agent, while Wiggins and LaVine — former teammates with the Minnesota Timberwolves — remain with the Warriors and Bulls, respectively… for now, at least.

Some thoughts/questions:

What exactly did Chicago offer? Did it propose multiple trades that would have sent LaVine to Golden State, with some including Wiggins and some including Paul? Who else came up in these conversations? Paul’s salary is significantly smaller than LaVine’s, and Wiggins’ is even smaller than that.How is one supposed to value LaVine in this new salary-cap environment? The 29-year-old’s production has slipped since he made the All-Star Game in 2021 and 2022, he’s coming off foot surgery and any team acquiring him would have to be OK with paying him about $50 million during the 2026-27 season. Wiggins’ contract ends at the same time, and, even when you factor in his injury history (and…


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Author : James Herbert

Publish date : 2024-06-30 23:26:15

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