[Gottlieb] Source: The Bulls passed on multiple offers to trade Alex Caruso for multiple picks, including one in the top 10 of the 2024 draft The reason? A mandate from ownership at the trade deadline to push for the playoffs
by justusinreddit
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i can’t believe they were holding onto him like their lives depended on it and they traded him for fucking josh giddey
they haven’t made a trade in years and they finally do and its terrible
To get a guy that got played off the court in the playoffs.
I guess that’s not an issue because they’re not gonna be sniffing the playoffs anyway
wasn’t there a headline last week about that still being the mandate
LMAO
I’m not sure Giddey is worse than a top 10 pick this year tbh. He’s got tons of talent and skill
Oh my god bro
Those fucking dumbass lmaoooo
damn they must be REALLY HIGH on Giddey
Good ownership is often the difference between a competent front office and a not so competent one.
I feel bad for Chicago fans.
You couldn’t even do this shit in 2k holy shit
The ownership thinks Michael Jordan still plays for the Bulls
Who in the top 10 offered their pick for Caruso? I can’t really see that
the bulls are an abomination for not bothering to ask for a pick
those drose years tricked me into rooting for this stupid ass franchise
Josh fucking Giddey. Zero picks involved just a 1v1…. The Bulls are one of the most baffling teams we have in the league and I for one love watching this nonsense
“In the top 10” usually means 9 or 10. I’d take Giddey over that. And AKME doesn’t have the job security to trade for like Philly’s 2028 first or whatever. He was stuck.
We’ve had Colangelos installed for less than this.
Look I hate this trade too but let’s be real – Giddey is young and has shown some potential and this draft has widely been considered one of the worst in years. He’s surely more of a sure thing than what I assume is a pick around number 10.
Presti is a silver tongued demon I swear lmao. We must never get rid of him
I don’t know how flipping Caruso for Josh is a sign of winning basketball. What do they think OKC are trying to do?
Move the Bulls to Seattle lmao.
Honestly smart by the Bulls GM to get around the push for the playoffs thing by acting like Giddey makes them better.
This reminds me when we could of got a first for Bojan like a year before he was traded but Troy waited for some reason
How is making your team worse a push for the playoffs? Like genuinely I think this trade actually made us better then them now
I mean if you put Giddey into this draft he’s probably a top 10 pick isn’t he?
The Bulls just strive to be the worst kind of treadmill team.
They’re not even on the 4-6 seed treadmill, they’re on the play-in treadmill.
The Chicago owner is such a bastard. Wasn’t it his fault that the Jordan Bulls soured at the end? And they blamed it all on Krause
*Josh Giddey furiously googles age of consent in Illinois*
Stop it. We’re already dead. Leave our corpse alone.
Presti must be Danzo, mind controlling people without them knowing lmao.
To be fair to Jerry Reinsdorf, he’s 88 years old and…from his perspective, fuck the future.
Idk I’d take Giddey over everyone in the 24 draft besides Sarr
Giddy is arguably the better player in this trade.
Pushed for the playoffs just to still be mid. Just shows the owners only care about money.
Also a top ten pick in this draft is awful value
If you see a Bulls fan, give them a hug.
Until Reinsdorf is gone, this is how life is I fear.
Chicagos got to be one of the most mismanaged teams in the league. This trade is brutal.
I don’t think I will see Chicago win a NBA title any time soon. It’s hard enough to win a championship with a competent organization. And ours is complete ass
People are sleeping on Josh Giddey. He is only 21 and is already an elite passer and decent scorer. His floor is probably Sabonis.
Everyone looking at the negatives of this trade and not the positives.
Caruso is 30 years old.
Giddey is 21 years old.
Caruso is at his peak and Giddey is not.
Caruso is injured more often than Giddey.
Yes Caruso is a better player but no need to ignore these factors because of it
pump the brakes on the emotions. The GM’s know more than this entire collection of feelings
Fuck Jerry.
I hate this team
I feel bad for Bulls fans and my squad hired a podcaster today
Kind of weird commentary in this thread. Giddey is a borderline starter on a decent team. Caruso is a bench player on any team. What are we taking about here?
Bear in mind that a top 10 pick in this draft (which means like 8-10, probably) is really like 18-20 in most drafts.
I would rather have Giddey than the median 18th pick in a typical draft.
People are over-rating the value of draft picks vs. 21-year-old players who have proven they belong on an NBA floor.