On today’s B.S. Report, Grantland’s Bill Simmons had the always-excellent Zach Lowe on to discuss the state of the league heading into the All-Star break, as well as topics pertaining to the festivities of said weekend. Simmons went out of his way to bring up the Bulls early in the chat. “We gotta talk about this Bulls […]
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Reports: Bulls and Warriors “Intrigue” Kevin Love As Trade Rumors Resurface
The conference finals didn’t even get underway before the Kevin Love trade rumors heated up again. In a post about Sam Mitchell being a candidate for their vacant head coaching position, Yahoo!’s Adrian Wojnarowski writes that the Wolves are having a tough time roping in flashier candidates with Love’s impending free agency clouding the direction of the […]
5-on-5: Melo to Chicago, Finals projections, MVP picks.
1. What are your thoughts on the story this week about Noah recruiting Carmelo Anthony? Peter Owen: Noah’s non-denial of the conversation – via a great teenage girl impression – at least confirms the talks happened. Whether they were talking about it at length with Noah strongly selling the city and the team or if […]
Trade Rumor: Luol Deng to the Washington Wizards for the Number 3 Pick and Emeka Okafor
According to a report from ESPN’s Marc Stein earlier today, the Chicago Bulls are once again exploring Luol Deng’s trade value and have entered “exploratory discussions” with the Washington Wizards about a possible trade. As of now the outlined trade would send Luol Deng and his expiring contract to the Washington Wizards for the Emeka […]
Pau Gasol and the Bulls
Sam Smith of Bulls.com recently discussed the possibility of the Bulls acquiring Pau Gasol. And here’s the attention-grabber: “The interesting part, according to Lakers’ insiders, is Gasol would like to play for the Bulls.” So with Gasol most likely out as a Laker and wanting to play in Chicago… …what do the Bulls do? As Smith […]
No moves so far…but plenty of reports and rumors
Jason Richardson is reportedly going to sign a four-year, $25 million contract with the Orlando Magic. So you can officially cross his name off the list of potential Bulls shooting guards. Apparently, J-Rich decided to go for money over winning. After all, Dwight Howard has demanded a trade. So unless Orlando pulls off an amazing trade […]
Carlos Boozer: Apparently under investigation
According to Mitch Lawrence of the NYDailyNews: “The Bulls are looking into whether Boozer really suffered the injury to his shooting hand — as he said he did — after tripping over a bag at his home as he went to answer the door on Oct 2. … Immediately after Boozer provided an explanation, red flags went […]
‘Melo and the Windy City
According to Mark J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports: “Carmelo Anthony(notes) still hopes to persuade the Denver Nuggets to trade him, preferably to either the Chicago Bulls or New York Knicks, an NBA source with knowledge of Anthony’s wishes told Yahoo! Sports. The Knicks have limited assets to offer the Nuggets, which makes the Bulls a […]
Say goodbye to Captain Kirk and the 17th pick…say hello to cap space
After being one-upped in the all-important “Cap Space Race” by the Miami Heat — who created extra financial flexibility by trading Daequan Cook and their first round pick in last night’s draft — the Bulls countered by reportedly agreeing to send Kirk Hinrich and the 17th pick to the Washington Wizards for (you guessed it!) extra financial […]
Vinny: Rumors of my firing have been greatly exaggerated
Vinny Del Negro isn’t worried about all those rumors of his impending doom. In fact, he finds them kind of amusing: “It’s just funny to me. There’s really nothing to say. You have all these people that have rumors, and everyone has their sources. It’s just not accurate. I don’t have time to deal with rumors. […]