The Chicago Bulls front office impressed me again

(Originally posted on Sunday 23 June 2024)

The Chicago Bulls front office impressed me again and this is NOT sarcasm! I really mean it. I loved their decision to stand pat at the last trade deadline and I love their decision to now trade Alex Caruso away as quickly as possible.

I think that before the last trade deadline some of the other teams claimed that they were interested in Zach LaVine, but in fact wanted Caruso just as much as LaVine FOR THE SAME TOTAL PRICE. I think it was the reason why the Chicago Bulls front office didn't do ANYTHING at the last trade deadline – they didn't want to give Caruso away “for free”.

Now they traded Caruso away as quickly as possible and it feels like showing a finger to all those other teams that wanted to fleece them. Now the other teams that claim they are interested in Zach LaVine have to come up with a good offer just for LaVine. Do you want (just) Lavine? Then prove your real interest by giving a good offer!

The same thing applies to the LaVine's agent – do you claim you can find a good trade for (just) LaVine? Then prove it!

I have to add that I am devastated that some Internet sites that “seem to be all about Chicago Bulls” constantly criticize the Chicago Bulls front office, blindly repeating all kind of crap being spread by the other teams that want to fleece the Chicago Bulls.

In a recent article about the Caruso trade I found a quote that suggested that the Chicago Bulls front office wanted (at the last trade deadline) as many as 4 first-round picks for Caruso. This is BULLSHIT. I am 100% sure that it was the price for both LaVine and Caruso, so quoting such a misleading claim is completely pathetic.

On the same (supposedly “all about Chicago Bulls”) site I found an even worse thing – one of the proposed trades (after the Caruso trade) was this: LaVine (to 76ers) for a single SECOND round draft pick! A player like LaVine just for a single SECOND round draft pick! What a fucking disgrace proposing such a deal!

The Chicago Bulls front office impressed me by trading Caruso away as quickly as possible and I firmly believe that they won't “trade” LaVine away for such a pathetically low price. Good job, guys!