The Sweet Life of Zach and Coby: We got AK's, The Official 2021 Chicago Bulls Off Season Thread

[EBK String]

Can’t believe those real gm geeks crying about giving up 2 1sts for a multi all star double double machine with range

weirdo mf’s

I dont see him as the 2nd best player on a title team. They need another star, but who are they going to get?

 

[LEEeveryday]

Lonzo would've been the cherry on top, but damn - we have to have the best shooting front court in the league.

Zach, Pat, and Coby better slash the fukk out of defenses

 

[Conscious Pilot]

 

[Serious Face]

Wow. This is the first time in I don't know how long I've seen the Bulls make trades of this level during the midseason. I need to process this.

 

[jwinfield]

Wow. This is the first time in I don't know how long I've seen the Bulls make trades of this level during the midseason. I need to process this.

 

[jwinfield]

That sounds like the bulls fans on Facebook that says trade Lavine for draft picks

Cats on there were talking about trading Zach for Kevin Huerter and the 6th pick last summer

 

[god shamgod]

I dont see him as the 2nd best player on a title team. They need another star, but who are they going to get?

you said cam reddish was the next t mac what you see don’t mean jack

the bulls have to crawl before they walk , they’re showing the only player on the roster worth a damn(excluding the rook)they’re trying to win or they’d lose him in fa.they had to make some moves & will make more this summer. Being competitive draws talent not being in the lottery year after year hoping you can draft a player that becomes an all star

 

[CHICAGO]

I dont see him as the 2nd best player on a title team. They need another star, but who are they going to get?

YOU CANT WIN A TITLE
WITHOUT MAKING THE PLAYOFFS.

CAN THEY ATLEAST DO THAT
BEFORE YOU START THESE TYPE
OF CRITIQUES?

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[Straw Hat Luffy]

Dudes talking about another star like we about to face the nets to go to the finals or something


Sports fans I tell yea

 

[@OffHalsted]

Garpax Should've done this 2 summer ago

And we finally got that moslty white team GarPax always wanted

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

Y’all had a good trade deadline. Vucevic and Lavine will be a nightmare to guard .


Would y’all have traded Coby White in a package for Lonzo ? IDK if N.O would want him but every time I see him play the 1 he looks like a bum and Zo would be a perfect fit

 

[jwinfield]

I dont see him as the 2nd best player on a title team. They need another star, but who are they going to get?

I doubt AK/Marc did these trades thinking Zach/Nikola has us as title contenders.

We've still got Pat, Coby, and a bunch of cap space to use add talent.

We finally have management that seems to have a good reputation around the league and a coach that players seem to like.

 

[Straw Hat Luffy]

Y’all had a good trade deadline. Vucevic and Lavine will be a nightmare to guard .


Would y’all have traded Coby White in a package for Lonzo ? IDK if N.O would want him but every time I see him play the 1 he looks like a bum and Zo would be a perfect fit

Nope.

Maybe if the pelicans were a playoff team and Lonzo had been killing it all season

 

[Regular_P]

Damn, you guys had a day. I remember telling @Brozay after Chicago drafted WCJ that he was soft as fukk at Duke and I didn't understand the hype around him. Can't believe your front office was able to dump him for Vucci. That's a massive upgrade.

 

[jwinfield]

Karnišovas isn't done reshaping Bulls after active deadline

He’s not done.

That was the word around the league as soon as Artūras Karnišovas made the first big splash Thursday morning by acquiring Nikola Vučević and Al-Farouq Aminu from the Magic for Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter and lightly-protected first-round picks in 2021 and 2023.

Though Lauri Markkanen remains on the roster, and potentially fits in future plans, multiple league sources said the Bulls engaged in talks with the New Orleans Pelicans centered on the restricted-free-agent-to-be and Lonzo Ball. That deal was rejected by the Pelicans, who sought first-round picks that ultimately moved to the Magic.

In this season of evaluation, Karnišovas and general manager Marc Eversley watched coach Billy Donovan place more responsibility on Wendell Carter Jr.’s plate. And the third-year big man not only endured another injury-plagued season but failed to run with the opportunity, losing his starting job to 14-year veteran Thad Young.

AKME, as fans have started calling the new regime, watched Donovan hand the keys to the car to second-year guard Coby White and White show flashes but ultimately lose his starting job to veteran Tomáš Satoranský.

Management and Donovan watched a team whose young players struggled with confidence issues and toughness at times and acquired, in Theis and Brown, a physical rim protector and an intriguing young talent who could benefit from a fresh start.

Another big message from Thursday is that the new regime wants to win now. They believe a muddled-up Eastern Conference playoff picture is there to crash. Get in the playoffs now, making a situation with two All-Stars in Vučević and Zach LaVine even more attractive for potential future acquisitions.

LaVine stands to benefit greatly from Thursday's moves. Not only does he project to form a potent pairing on the court with Vučević, they signal a clear commitment to him moving forward.