The Bulls and Pistons Have Reportedly Discussed a Trade for Zach Lavine…..

The Bulls and Pistons Have Reportedly Discussed a Trade for Zach Lavine…..

So hey we’ve got some Zack LaVine trade buzz after everything kind of remaining quiet on the Zack LaVine trade front teams reportedly not being interested in him unwilling to take on his contract unsure of his ability to impact winning we’ve heard it all before the reasons why teams are hesitant to trade Zack

Line and his contract but this morning we received a report from Pistons beat writer James Edwards which for the record I can’t really speak to his credibility I’ve seen his name pop up here and there a few times and he’s been covering the team for a while but for me

Personally if I don’t see it reported from Shams or W or at least I don’t see it corroborated by one of the Bulls beat Riders most notably Casey Johnson then I always take up with a grain of salt but the report indicates that the Bulls and Pistons have discussed a trade centered

Around Zack LaVine where the Bulls would like a return of Buon bogdanovich mainly for salary filler but bogdanovich is actually still a solid shooter and contributor and one of Kate Cunningham Su Thompson Jaden Ivy or Jaylen Duren you know what I’ll say is this we always talk about well why haven’t the Bulls

Made any trades why do they seemingly never make moves why does the front office just just sit on their hands while the team remains mid well if this report is true this is why the Bulls have unrealistic expectations for what they can get in the form of a trade they

Way overvalue their players on the trade market don’t get me wrong ask for the world you should try and get the best return possible for your players but this is over the top why would the Pistons ever give up one of these young players mentioned for Zack LaVine and

Taking on his contract I get that the Pistons are historically bad this season they had that embarrassing 28 game losing streak they’ve had all but five wins this season and they need a big big is name to get fans excited about the team a ready now player that can get

Them some wins and get them out of this Perpetual state of losing and just a talent of a player that is older that can help these younger guys on their roster I get that from the Pistons perspective but is Zack LaVine the right play here because by taking on his

Contract you’re really limiting what you can do for the future in terms of signing free agents or making additional moves the Pistons have a ton of cap space going in the next season with B donovich on a partial guarantee or sorry not even partial guarantee none of his

Contract next season is fully guaranteed Joe Harris is also coming off the books the only player they have under contract for a while is Isaiah Stewart I just don’t see how getting Zack LaVine makes sense for both the now and for the future now as a bulls fan I would gladly

Take this you’re talking about going from a situation in which you thought there was no trade market for Zack Laine and you might be lucky to simply just move his salary off the books based on what was being reported nationally but if you can get bogonovich

And one of those players one of Cade Jaden Ivy Jaylen Duran or assur Thompson yeah you take that all day every day especially if LaVine is still wanting to be moved I doubt that he’s going to be happy going to Detroit but hey you’re under a contract you have to go to where

You’re traded but again come on now the Pistons are not going to give up that kind of package for Zack LaVine and so if this report is true it explains a lot why the Bulls have more or less done nothing since 2021 on the trade front

We’ve heard AK in some of the press conferences after trade deadlines talking about how you you know trades were available and discussed and while they would have made trades but at what cost if the trade wasn’t worth it like they clearly want the world in trade discussions and that just isn’t

Realistic as a front office they need to lower their asking price they need to lower their trade expectations you’re in a situation where your team hasn’t made much progress over the last two plus years you haven’t made any trades because teams are thinking you’re crazy

In your trade demands and like I said I like the fact that they’re aggressive in their initial ask in a trade negotiation but you eventually have to start coming down to ensure a deal gets done otherwise you’re not going to go anywhere you’re never going to make progress if you have such little

Self-awareness in understanding the landscape of the NBA trade market now I will say Jaden Ivy is probably the most realistic of those young players if they’re seeking one of them along with bogdanovich just given Ivy is kind of having a down year he’s been in and out

Of the starting lineup this season he’s seen a reduced role compared to his rookie season and there’s been talk about the Pistons and Ivy not in alignment with his role on that team so that is the only player I could could see them coming to an agreement on but

Even then I just don’t see how this benefits the Pistons long term taking on a bigger contract for a player who doesn’t fit their timeline and while you could argue well they’re getting off of bogdanovich’s contract who is the oldest player on their team and certainly doesn’t fit their timeline he’s

Effectively on an expiring deal with his contract not being guaranteed next season they can get him off the books next year if they really want to and on top of that at the beginning of the Season there was talk of the Pistons trying to get a first round pick in

Return for bogdanovich because bogdon is one of the better outside Shooters in the league that could be extremely valuable to a contending team that needs a sharp shooter and added scoring so I don’t view trading bonovich as a throwaway for the Pistons or a salary incentive move when they’re trying to

Extract value from him in the form of draft capital and then Kate Cunningham I mean there’s no way the Pistons are giving up on Kade say what you will about Kade you know for being a number one pick and an expected generational Talent who has had his issues with

Injuries but Kate is a player you can build a franchise around that’s not going to happen Jaylen Duran and SE Thompson two players that have a lot of upside potential there’s no way the Pistons would ever move on from either of those guys for Zack LaVine I would be

Ecstatic if the Bulls got one of these players in a deal for LaVine but this is a fantasy world right here in a way I almost hope this report isn’t true because it would seriously make me question the competence level of this front office and the faith I have in

Them to build a contender which has already been waning as it is but thinking they could get something like this for Zack LaVine would set it over the edge for me anyway we’ll see if these discussions gain any Traction in the coming days don’t forget the Bulls

Are taking on the Lakers in a late game tonight I’ll have the post game video out either later tonight or tomorrow morning be on the look out for that in the meantime as always be sure to subscribe and I will see you in the next one

Discussing how recent trades for Pascal Siakam and Terry Rozier impact a potential deal for Zach Lavine

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