Why The Chicago Bulls Do The Deal
With that context in mind, punting on the LaVine era may be painful for the Bulls.
After all, they really just put a team around him. In acquiring DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic, the Bulls have been trying to transition into win-now mode in recent years. They’ve burned real assets doing so.
It isn’t working. This deal is an acknowledgment of that. The Bulls might as well cut their ties and start over.
How better to do so than with this influx of young players? Obviously, Kuminga is the highlight here.
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At the same time, either Moody, Baldwin Jr., or Wiseman could still develop into a high-impact player – as the Bulls know well.
Should the Warriors really give up on those guys already?