[CameronCrazy11Participant]

Obviously the Bulls have been linked to Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love countless times as they will most likely amnesty Carlos Boozer and have the cap room needed to absorb contracts for those two. I’ve been a Bulls fan for as long as I can remember and want nothing more than to have the Bulls return to contender status ASAP. That being said, I’m not completely convinced that acquiring Anthony or Love will do that. While I think that both guys are great players, I just don’t see them being that key difference that pushes Chicago over the top if it means that they would need to sacrifice their young players. With the recent news that European sensation Nikola Mirotic is ready to come over, I think it’d be better overall for the Bulls to move on from Melo and Love, unless they can sign Melo straight up. I feel that trading Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson, Doug McDermott and/or Mirotic, will still only put the Bulls at 3rd best in the East since they will be lacking overall depth. By keeping their current guys, amnestying Boozer, and signing Mirotic, the Bulls will still have a fairly deep team with some more money to sign some key role players. Now a large part of this will depend on whether or not Derrick Rose is completely healthy. Being realistic he’ll still probably an All Star type talent, but probably not MVP though.

Hypothetical Line-up (there would probably be about 2-3 other minor FA signings for roster spot purposes)
PG-Rose/Hinrich
SG-Butler/Snell
SF-Parsons/McDermott/Dunleavy
PF-Gibson/Mirotic/Randolph
C-Noah/Smith

Just my thoughts on this topic, let me know what you all think because this whole offseason has me kind of crazy with what’s going to happen in Chicago.

By the way, I just want to clarify that I would only not want Melo if it meant that Chicago would have to trade away key young pieces and thus weaken the overall team.

[TyroberParticipant]

 Obviously signing Melo would be great, but I would be just as happy if they got Parsons. Parsons would be a perfect fit and would be cheaper as well. If Rose stays healthy that is a championship contender.

[phila9012Participant]

mirotic would be a great sixth man and he would be turnign 24 in February, so he could provide immediate help along with longterm potential, if they were able to get both of them them that would be great, or sign and trade him for parsons because the rockets need a stretch 4 and the bulls need a someone who can create their own shot and wing scoring

[phila9012Participant]

mirotic would be a great sixth man and he would be turnign 24 in February, so he could provide immediate help along with longterm potential, if they were able to get both of them them that would be great, or sign and trade him for parsons because the rockets need a stretch 4 and the bulls need a someone who can create their own shot and wing scoring

[phila9012Participant]

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[phila9012Participant]

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[TyroberParticipant]

 Obviously signing Melo would be great, but I would be just as happy if they got Parsons. Parsons would be a perfect fit and would be cheaper as well. If Rose stays healthy that is a championship contender.

[IhateusernamesParticipant]

 How much would parsons be making?

[IhateusernamesParticipant]

 How much would parsons be making?

[Lebron’s HairlineParticipant]

 The bulls should shoot an offer at Parsons ASAP, it would put the Rockets in a bind as they have to worry about losing Parsons without getting Melo back. If the Rockets match, then that could pretty much take them out of the Melo sweepstakes and push the Bulls ahead in the Melo race

[Ghost01Participant]

This is an excellent point. But I think everyone on here (including me) is more Bullish (oh god, yes pun intended) on the Bulls getting Parsons then the Bulls are.

 

I don’t know what they are doing. I can’t blame them for Melo, you can’t do anything to change a guys mind who talks so often about winning when really it’s money and being a star in NY that’s all that matters to him. Talking himself into Calderon, a 2nd round pick, and playing on the worst defensive team in the league as "Phil Jackson building a contender". But their fallback plan seems to be nonsensical. They don’t need Mirotic and Gasol, and Mirotic can’t sign with anyone else so they should sort out the FA market first. I would offer Parsons the RFA max right now, put Houston in a bind. If you miss on him there will be reasonable options, but at least you tried, and they need perimeter guys. Right now they only have Butler Snell and McDermott, that later two I was hoping would be coming off the bench. parsons fits perfectly, especially in an East that could be once again all time bad next year. Parsons and Mirotic put this team in position to absolutely contend for the East. Not sure why they don’t see this, but apparently waiting on Melo to reject them and recruiting a 34 year old who plays the only position you have a surplus at

[Ghost01Participant]

This is an excellent point. But I think everyone on here (including me) is more Bullish (oh god, yes pun intended) on the Bulls getting Parsons then the Bulls are.

 

I don’t know what they are doing. I can’t blame them for Melo, you can’t do anything to change a guys mind who talks so often about winning when really it’s money and being a star in NY that’s all that matters to him. Talking himself into Calderon, a 2nd round pick, and playing on the worst defensive team in the league as "Phil Jackson building a contender". But their fallback plan seems to be nonsensical. They don’t need Mirotic and Gasol, and Mirotic can’t sign with anyone else so they should sort out the FA market first. I would offer Parsons the RFA max right now, put Houston in a bind. If you miss on him there will be reasonable options, but at least you tried, and they need perimeter guys. Right now they only have Butler Snell and McDermott, that later two I was hoping would be coming off the bench. parsons fits perfectly, especially in an East that could be once again all time bad next year. Parsons and Mirotic put this team in position to absolutely contend for the East. Not sure why they don’t see this, but apparently waiting on Melo to reject them and recruiting a 34 year old who plays the only position you have a surplus at

[Ghost01Participant]

….is the way to go. I like Gasol on the Bulls, but if you’re getting Mirotic, you simply don’t need 4 bigs that want to play over 20 mins a game. 

 

I hope Gasol takes a hard look at OKC and San Antonio, that would be a dream scenarios for those teams.

[Ghost01Participant]

….is the way to go. I like Gasol on the Bulls, but if you’re getting Mirotic, you simply don’t need 4 bigs that want to play over 20 mins a game. 

 

I hope Gasol takes a hard look at OKC and San Antonio, that would be a dream scenarios for those teams.

[Lebron’s HairlineParticipant]

 The bulls should shoot an offer at Parsons ASAP, it would put the Rockets in a bind as they have to worry about losing Parsons without getting Melo back. If the Rockets match, then that could pretty much take them out of the Melo sweepstakes and push the Bulls ahead in the Melo race

[HitsterParticipant]

 Parsons is an interesting choice but would he be any better than say Deng who they traded away and his price would be similar. Long term Parsons would have more upside but I would not over pay for him.

Bringing over Mirotic and drafting McDermott were smart moves and gives them nice bench depth. Anthony Randolph’s length will be of interest to Coach Thibs and he could make use of him. There has always been a lot of love for Anthony R on here and as it will be contract year for him this coming season, he’ll need to really try to step up to earn a new deal going forward.

The key to any Bulls moves will be if they amnesty Boozer, I certainly felt that their draft night moves were designed to do this and if Mirotic comes over then I’d assume that Boozer is put on the amnesty list. For all the moans about Boozer’s efforts he’d have a fair few suitors at around $4 million plus for one year so that would offset the buy ot a bit.

The Bulls will have to watch the cap going forward as they will probably look to renew Jimmy Butler and his new deal will kick in from 2015. I’d say a ballpark minimum would be $7 to $8 million a year. Noah will also expire in 2016 and would be due a renew at around $12 million a year at least taking into account he’d be 31 then.

The Bulls if they do get the roster they want will be able to add a quality veteran or two for league minimum or one of the exceptions.

But I still feel that the Bulls future will largely depend on how well D-Rose’s knees hold up going forward. I just want to see him back playing and getting a solid 70 games plus season under his belt and making the All Star game on merit next year.

 

 

 

 

 

[HitsterParticipant]

 Parsons is an interesting choice but would he be any better than say Deng who they traded away and his price would be similar. Long term Parsons would have more upside but I would not over pay for him.

Bringing over Mirotic and drafting McDermott were smart moves and gives them nice bench depth. Anthony Randolph’s length will be of interest to Coach Thibs and he could make use of him. There has always been a lot of love for Anthony R on here and as it will be contract year for him this coming season, he’ll need to really try to step up to earn a new deal going forward.

The key to any Bulls moves will be if they amnesty Boozer, I certainly felt that their draft night moves were designed to do this and if Mirotic comes over then I’d assume that Boozer is put on the amnesty list. For all the moans about Boozer’s efforts he’d have a fair few suitors at around $4 million plus for one year so that would offset the buy ot a bit.

The Bulls will have to watch the cap going forward as they will probably look to renew Jimmy Butler and his new deal will kick in from 2015. I’d say a ballpark minimum would be $7 to $8 million a year. Noah will also expire in 2016 and would be due a renew at around $12 million a year at least taking into account he’d be 31 then.

The Bulls if they do get the roster they want will be able to add a quality veteran or two for league minimum or one of the exceptions.

But I still feel that the Bulls future will largely depend on how well D-Rose’s knees hold up going forward. I just want to see him back playing and getting a solid 70 games plus season under his belt and making the All Star game on merit next year.

 

 

 

 

 

[tuck243Participant]

 He gives them a much needed ball handler that’s capable of getting his own shot…  GM’s have gone on record to say after LeBron, Melo, and Bosh- Lance is the top FA to get…  He play Chicago style of defense plus Noah will back him up unlike the Pacers…   

Melo would be a perfect fit, but if not… Get Lance and maybe they could package Taj & others for K. Love since Lance will probably get around 11 or 12 a year…  

[tuck243Participant]

 He gives them a much needed ball handler that’s capable of getting his own shot…  GM’s have gone on record to say after LeBron, Melo, and Bosh- Lance is the top FA to get…  He play Chicago style of defense plus Noah will back him up unlike the Pacers…   

Melo would be a perfect fit, but if not… Get Lance and maybe they could package Taj & others for K. Love since Lance will probably get around 11 or 12 a year…  

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