Chicago to put Nikola Vucevic on trade block if DeMar DeRozan leaves?
If DeMar DeRozan leaves, there’s quietly a growing belief around the league that Chicago could look to move center Nikola Vucevic and lean further into a youth movement and roster retooling, league sources told HoopsHype.
Source: HoopsHype
Source: HoopsHype
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Chicago Bulls open to helping the Lakers facilitate a sign-and-trade for DeMar DeRozan @Sportando sportando.basketball/en/chicago-bul… – 3:42 PM
Chicago Bulls open to helping the Lakers facilitate a sign-and-trade for DeMar DeRozan @Sportando sportando.basketball/en/chicago-bul… – 3:42 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
DeMar DeRozan had a great year, but it is really hard to find a landing spot for him.
Here’s why a sign-and-trade hasn’t happened yet and what the likely endgame is for him:
sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/de… – 3:22 PM
DeMar DeRozan had a great year, but it is really hard to find a landing spot for him.
Here’s why a sign-and-trade hasn’t happened yet and what the likely endgame is for him:
sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/de… – 3:22 PM
KC Johnson @KCJHoop
DeMar DeRozan led the NBA in minutes played and fourth-quarter points. As recently as mid-April, he emphatically stated “this is where I want to be.”
So why is he unsigned? And what happened with him and the Bulls?
Column for @NBCSChicago: nbcsportschicago.com/nba/chicago-bu… – 2:29 PM
DeMar DeRozan led the NBA in minutes played and fourth-quarter points. As recently as mid-April, he emphatically stated “this is where I want to be.”
So why is he unsigned? And what happened with him and the Bulls?
Column for @NBCSChicago: nbcsportschicago.com/nba/chicago-bu… – 2:29 PM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Story: Reporting on Lauri Markkanen trade talks, including new interest from the Pelicans, sources say. Plus, DeMar DeRozan updates, Lakers trade interest in Jerami Grant, Kyle Kuzma’s trade value, Knicks center options, and 76ers targets on @hoopshype. hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rumo… – 2:10 PM
Story: Reporting on Lauri Markkanen trade talks, including new interest from the Pelicans, sources say. Plus, DeMar DeRozan updates, Lakers trade interest in Jerami Grant, Kyle Kuzma’s trade value, Knicks center options, and 76ers targets on @hoopshype. hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rumo… – 2:10 PM
Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz
NEW: Heat calls on DeMar DeRozan, and DeRozan also has interest in Miami, per multiple sources. But Lakers, others also reportedly involved
miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia…
Here are the precise rules complications with Miami acquiring DeRozan.. World got confirmation today that Mitchell – 1:38 PM
NEW: Heat calls on DeMar DeRozan, and DeRozan also has interest in Miami, per multiple sources. But Lakers, others also reportedly involved
miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia…
Here are the precise rules complications with Miami acquiring DeRozan.. World got confirmation today that Mitchell – 1:38 PM
The Ringer @ringernba
📝 The Mavs got way better
📝 The Lauri Markkanen sleeper team
📝 DeMar DeRozan could be the steal of the summer
@KevinOConnorNBA’s free agency observations: theringer.com/nba/2024/7/2/2… – 11:44 AM
📝 The Mavs got way better
📝 The Lauri Markkanen sleeper team
📝 DeMar DeRozan could be the steal of the summer
@KevinOConnorNBA’s free agency observations: theringer.com/nba/2024/7/2/2… – 11:44 AM
Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
The Lakers have been quiet so far in free agency. Could DeMar DeRozan change that?
(Story by @jovanbuha) nytimes.com/athletic/56105… – 11:31 AM
The Lakers have been quiet so far in free agency. Could DeMar DeRozan change that?
(Story by @jovanbuha) nytimes.com/athletic/56105… – 11:31 AM
Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
🎙️📻: A NEW #thisleague UNCUT podcast alongside @ChrisBHaynes is out. Covering …
🏀 Paul George, Klay Thompson and more free agency moves (and misses)
🏀 New power struggle atop the East
🏀 Shifting focus now to DeMar DeRozan and trades
FULL POD: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pau… – 10:47 AM
🎙️📻: A NEW #thisleague UNCUT podcast alongside @ChrisBHaynes is out. Covering …
🏀 Paul George, Klay Thompson and more free agency moves (and misses)
🏀 New power struggle atop the East
🏀 Shifting focus now to DeMar DeRozan and trades
FULL POD: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pau… – 10:47 AM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
NBA Free Agency 2024: What next for LeBron James, DeMar DeRozan? sun-sentinel.com/2024/06/30/nba… Process about to move to second tier. – 9:00 AM
NBA Free Agency 2024: What next for LeBron James, DeMar DeRozan? sun-sentinel.com/2024/06/30/nba… Process about to move to second tier. – 9:00 AM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Where the NBA free-agency list stands: sun-sentinel.com/2024/06/30/nba… Top remaining: LeBron James, DeMar DeRozan, Miles Bridges, Gary Trent Jr., Caleb Martin, Buddy Hield, Saddiq Bey, Tyus Jones, Haywood Highsmith, Lonnie Walker IV, Kyle Lowry, Luke Kennard. – 8:28 AM
Where the NBA free-agency list stands: sun-sentinel.com/2024/06/30/nba… Top remaining: LeBron James, DeMar DeRozan, Miles Bridges, Gary Trent Jr., Caleb Martin, Buddy Hield, Saddiq Bey, Tyus Jones, Haywood Highsmith, Lonnie Walker IV, Kyle Lowry, Luke Kennard. – 8:28 AM
Evan Sidery @esidery
DeMar DeRozan is the final free agent remaining who LeBron James is willing to take a $20 million pay cut for, per @jovanbuha (nytimes.com/athletic/56105…).
The Lakers and Bulls have discussed the possibility of a sign-and-trade involving DeRozan. pic.twitter.com/v01GBMktHq – 7:54 AM
DeMar DeRozan is the final free agent remaining who LeBron James is willing to take a $20 million pay cut for, per @jovanbuha (nytimes.com/athletic/56105…).
The Lakers and Bulls have discussed the possibility of a sign-and-trade involving DeRozan. pic.twitter.com/v01GBMktHq – 7:54 AM
Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
NEW POD: Klay Thompson passes on the Lakers, NBA free agency disappointment, DeMar DeRozan the next pivot? via @BleavNetwork
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kla… pic.twitter.com/QbguDwG0SJ – 10:01 PM
NEW POD: Klay Thompson passes on the Lakers, NBA free agency disappointment, DeMar DeRozan the next pivot? via @BleavNetwork
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kla… pic.twitter.com/QbguDwG0SJ – 10:01 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Lakers spurned by Klay Thompson: Is DeMar DeRozan their next target?
— The Lakers pivoting to DeRozan and his fit in LA
— Why I’m skeptical it would work given the weaknesses in his game
— LA’s roster constraints
Watch: youtu.be/QOo2Dg9h4kE pic.twitter.com/40mMhgIjut – 9:56 PM
Lakers spurned by Klay Thompson: Is DeMar DeRozan their next target?
— The Lakers pivoting to DeRozan and his fit in LA
— Why I’m skeptical it would work given the weaknesses in his game
— LA’s roster constraints
Watch: youtu.be/QOo2Dg9h4kE pic.twitter.com/40mMhgIjut – 9:56 PM
Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Hartenstein to Thunder, Eubanks to Jazz. Will #Bulls be able to trade Vucevic? Sacramento could use a center and have salaries that could work. Imagine how much easier it would be if Bulls had given Vuc a 2-year deal instead of 3. – 11:36 AM
Hartenstein to Thunder, Eubanks to Jazz. Will #Bulls be able to trade Vucevic? Sacramento could use a center and have salaries that could work. Imagine how much easier it would be if Bulls had given Vuc a 2-year deal instead of 3. – 11:36 AM
Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
#Bulls and AK have an interesting challenge ahead:
— Goal apparently is to finish in bottom 10 and keep next year’s draft pick
— But, need to get LaVine playing well to rehab his trade value
— And try to find a new home for Vuc, without taking back too much talent in return… – 12:06 AM
#Bulls and AK have an interesting challenge ahead:
— Goal apparently is to finish in bottom 10 and keep next year’s draft pick
— But, need to get LaVine playing well to rehab his trade value
— And try to find a new home for Vuc, without taking back too much talent in return… – 12:06 AM
More on this storyline
DeMar DeRozan, a California native, has previously been linked to a homecoming with the Lakers in free agency. Now, the Lakers are once again said to have exploratory interest in him, league sources told HoopsHype. -via HoopsHype / July 2, 2024
The Lakers’ interest is genuine, and the Bulls are open to sign-and-trade possibilities, sources confirmed. But any sign-and-trade would have be for at least three years and at less annual salary than what DeMar DeRozan wants. Thus, a potential scenario is DeRozan playing next season—possibly with the Lakers—on the $12.8 million non-taxpayer midlevel exception and then re-entering unrestricted free agency next offseason. -via NBC Sports Chicago / July 2, 2024
This is why the Caruso-for-Giddey trade offered a second clue. DeRozan consistently praised Caruso, almost projecting a sense of awe when discussing his team-first mindset and defensive prowess. DeRozan also was close with assistant coach Maurice Cheeks, whom the New York Knicks hired, and some behind-the-scenes staffers who have quietly been let go. From the Bulls’ perspective, there’s no doubt DeRozan outperformed his three-year, $81.9 million deal while making two All-Star appearances in Chicago. It’s why internal discussions during the season initially centered on offering DeRozan a two-year deal at a high annual salary, perhaps nearing $40 million. -via NBC Sports Chicago / July 2, 2024
Joe Cowley: Just spoke to one NBA insider who said that what Arturas Karnisovas is attempting to do with this roster is “ambitious, but an uphill battle.” If the Bulls exec gets his way he would be without DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic, taking a step back for two seasons. -via Twitter @JCowleyHoops / June 30, 2024
The Bulls are known to be looking to move Nikola Vucevic, along with the never-ending Zach LaVine saga. The Caruso trade both helps and hurts those efforts because Caruso’s contract was a quality lubricant for teams willing to take on those contracts, which now isn’t available. -via Action Network / June 27, 2024
Losing badly to the Greek national team over a 29-point defeat, Montenegro managed to bounce back in the Acropolis Tournament by welcoming the Bahamas to Europe with a 93-80 victory. Nikola Vucevic and Marko Simonovic were crucial for the Montenegrin side, dominating at the rim against the Caribbean national team, with Kendrick Perry helping from the control room. Chicago’s center had yet again another double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds, while the newest Bahcesehir player led the team in scoring with 20 points. Unicaja Malaga’s point guard, instead, followed with a double-double of 15 points and 11 assists. -via EuroHoops.net / June 26, 2024