<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-sticking-points-in-nuggets-bulls-zach-lavine-trade-talks');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Sticking points in Nuggets-Bulls Zach LaVine trade talks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NBA-rumors-Sticking-points-in-Nuggets-Bulls-Zach-LaVine-trade-talks.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Sticking points in Nuggets-Bulls Zach LaVine trade talks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T07:47:39-08:00">December 23rd, 7:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T13:48:31-08:00">December 23rd, 1:48pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Denver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-trade-proposal-lands-zach-lavine-3-team-deal-bulls">Nuggets are trying to make improvements</a> to their team, and one name that continues to come up is Zach LaVine. Even though the Nuggets may want LaVine, there’s something that’s keeping the Chicago Bulls from <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-all-my-latest-nba-trade?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=153497921&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">making the trade</a>, according to Marc Stein.</p><p>“One potential trade iteration to surface as part of Denver’s confirmed interest in Chicago’s Zach LaVine is a swap that would bring LaVine and Torrey Craig to the Nuggets in exchange for Michael Porter Jr. and Zeke Nnaji,” Stein wrote. “Yet the Bulls, league sources say, have balked at Nnaji’s inclusion in such a trade. This is Year 1 of a four-year, $32 million contract for Nnaji that, while descending in value annually, runs through 2027-28.</p><p>“Denver has also weighed whether it is wiser to trade Porter for two players if the Nuggets indeed decided between now and the Feb. 6 trade deadline that they are prepared to part with an organizational favorite.”</p><p>Porter has been a big part of the Nuggets’ success, as he’s a plus shooter and rebounder. If <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-zach-lavine-fit-with-nuggets-eye-opening-take-amid-trade-rumors">they trade Porter for LaVine</a>, they’ll miss some of his skills, but they’ll get in return someone who can create his own shot, similar to Jamal Murray.</p><h2>Nuggets want to improve their roster</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Zach-LaVine_c7e252.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>At 15-11 and fifth in the Western Conference, the Nuggets believe that they can improve their roster to be better this season. After the turnaround of their roster the past two years, they’re looking to make a big splash, but it’s uncertain if they’ll actually do something.</p><p>The Nuggets still have Nikola Jokic, one of the best players in the world who can do everything on the court. Jamal Murray has struggled throughout the season, but when he gets into a rhythm, it’s hard to stop him offensively. The bench is the one area that the Nuggets should look to improve, but that’s probably where a trade comes into place.</p><p>Right now, it seems like the Nuggets want to improve their starting lineup, and Zach LaVine is one of the players that they want. With what the Nuggets like to do on offense, it’s hard to see how LaVine would fit in unless he’s going to play the Michael Porter Jr. role, but in that case, you may as well keep him. The team may be better just trying to improve the bench, but it’ll be interesting to see which players may be available around the league to help them in that department.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Sticking points in Nuggets-Bulls Zach LaVine trade talks

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bulls-news-zach-lavine-fit-with-nuggets-eye-opening-take-amid-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Zach LaVine’s fit with Nuggets draws eye-opening take amid trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bulls-news-Zach-LaVines-fit-with-Nuggets-draws-eye-opening-take-amid-trade-rumors.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Zach LaVine’s fit with Nuggets draws eye-opening take amid trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T10:09:23-08:00">December 19th, 10:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T10:09:23-08:00">December 19th, 10:09am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-nuggets-targeting-zach-lavine-trade-to-pair-with-nikola-jokic">Denver Nuggets have reportedly expressed interest in Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine</a> as trade rumors swirl ahead of the February 6 deadline. LaVine, a two-time All-Star, has drawn attention for his scoring ability and potential fit within a Nuggets roster led by reigning MVP Nikola Jokić.</p><p>A Western Conference scout recently shared insights with The Athletic’s Darnell Mayberry on how LaVine could integrate into Denver’s system, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6005819/2024/12/19/zach-lavine-bulls-nuggets-trade-value/" rel="noopener">stating</a>, “He probably needs to be in a different environment. There are not a lot of guys who can do what he does. I’ve always been a big fan, actually. Not as your No. 1 guy, not as your No. 2 guy, but as your No. 3 guy.”</p><h2><b>Zach LaVine’s potential fit with Nikola Jokic spark debate amid trade rumors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Zach-LaVine-8-gestures-after-a-three-point-basket-against-the-Memphis-Grizzlies.jpg"><figcaption>© David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>LaVine, 29, is averaging 21.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game this season while shooting an efficient 50.1% from the field and 42.8% from three-point range, despite the Bulls holding a 12-15 record. His best season came in 2020-21, when he averaged 27.4 points, five rebounds, and 4.9 assists, shooting 50.7% from the field and 41.9% from deep.</p><p>The scout emphasized that LaVine’s role in Denver would involve deferring to Jokić, whose playmaking elevates teammates. “He’s obviously going to have to defer,” the scout said. “But the thing about Jokić is he makes everybody better. I think (LaVine) will fit in fine. Jokić is so special, he makes guys better probably more than anybody in the entire league.”</p><p>Despite LaVine’s offensive prowess, concerns about his defense and his impact on winning persist. “There are a lot of naysayers, no doubt about it,” the scout acknowledged. “‘His defense is bad. He’s not a winning player, blah, blah, blah.’ You can make that argument: ‘He hasn’t really elevated the Bulls. So if he’s that good, why haven’t they been better?’ I think part of it is he just has too prominent of a role.”</p><p>LaVine’s eight-year tenure with the Bulls has <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/zach-lavine-record-with-bulls" rel="noopener">resulted in a 167-230 record</a>, according to StatsMuse. While he helped lead Chicago to the playoffs during the 2021-22 season alongside DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic, the Bulls were swept in the first round by the Milwaukee Bucks.</p><h2><b>Nuggets face hurdles in potential LaVine trade, with Michael Porter Jr. as key asset for Bulls</b></h2><p>For the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-denver-perfect-zach-lavine-trade-offer-to-bulls">Nuggets, acquiring LaVine would come with challenges</a>. His current five-year, $215 million contract includes three years remaining and a player option for the 2026-27 season. Denver would likely need to include forward Michael Porter Jr. in any potential deal, as Porter’s $35.9 million salary is the team’s most significant trade asset.</p><p>Porter Jr., who is averaging 18.5 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 2.8 assists this season while shooting 51.2% from the field and 38.5% from three, is under contract for two additional years at $38.3 million and $40.8 million, respectively. The Nuggets’ limited draft capital would also complicate negotiations, leaving them with only pick swaps to offer in 2026 and 2031.</p><p>“You don’t want him as your No. 1 guy. If he’s your No. 3 guy, I think you’re ahead of the game,” the scout said of LaVine. “You’re not relying on him every single night.”</p><p>As the trade deadline approaches, LaVine’s future with the Bulls remains uncertain, but his potential fit alongside Jokić in Denver continues to draw attention.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Zach LaVine’s fit with Nuggets draws eye-opening take amid trade rumors

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Having previously worked in the nonprofit and legal sectors, he decided to pursue his true love of writing with ClutchPoints. Dominik's hobbies include painting, cooking food, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and always having a laugh. His main focus areas are UFC coverage and all things sneakers.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s rare to see a new colorway of any retor Air Jordan silhouette outperform the original colorways worn by Michael Jordan for the Chicago Bulls. However, once in every blue moon, a colorway comes along and captivates sneakerheads with its innovative color scheme and wearability in the streets. For the first time since 2013, we’ll see the long-awaited Air Jordan 11 “Gamma” make its first retro return.</p><p><i><b>Check our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers">Sneakers news</a> for more upcoming releases and breaking content!</b></i></p><p>Arguably seen as Michael Jordan’s most iconic signature sneaker ever, the Air Jordan 11 has captured the hearts of basketball and sneaker fans alike for their futuristic look and classic color schemes. The “<a href="https://stockx.com/jordan-11-retro-space-jams-2016">Space Jam</a>” Jordan 11 remains a favorite for all movie fans, while the “<a href="https://stockx.com/air-jordan-11-retro-concord-2018">Concord</a>” Jordan 11 is widely considered as the most recognizable Jordan sneaker of all time.</p><p>The “Gamma” colorway first released in 2013 and while met with some resistance from Air Jordan purists, the shoes have steadily become a cult classic for their exclusivity and simple, yet retro design. Making their return for the first time, fans can wait patiently and avoid some of the $400+ price tags they’re fetching on the <a href="https://stockx.com/jordan-11-retro-gamma-blue">aftermarket</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Gamma” Air Jordan 11 returns December 2025 🥶 <a href="https://t.co/s422OzD53O">pic.twitter.com/s422OzD53O</a></p><p>— Modern Notoriety (@ModernNotoriety) <a href="https://twitter.com/ModernNotoriety/status/1864845140931547409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Air Jordan 11 “Gamma Blue” Rumored to be Returning in 2025 <a href="https://t.co/XySCakWbNz">pic.twitter.com/XySCakWbNz</a></p><p>— SneakerAlert (@SneakerAlertHD) <a href="https://twitter.com/SneakerAlertHD/status/1864846504357175301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/air-jordan-11-bred-velvet-releasing-november-2024">Air Jordan 11</a> “Gamma” features a sleek, all-black design accented by an unmistakable Jordan Jumpman logo in gamma blue. The shoes are made with an all-black patent leather mudguard along a black mesh ballistic upper. We see what is typically a translucent outsole take the form of a darker, more opaque shade of gamme blue. Finally, the shoes are finished with Jordan’s “23” logo on the heels in Varsity Maize to complete the look.</p></figure><p>While there’s no official release date announced just yet, the shoes have been rumored by a number of sources including <a href="https://x.com/zSneakerHeadz">@zSneakerheadz</a> to be expected around the 2025 holidays. They’re expected to come with a $230 price tag, a bit of an increase from their $185 tag back in 2013. Be sure to follow our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers">Sneakers news</a> for more updates on this momentous release!</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Air Jordan 11 ‘Gamma’ rumored to return in 2025

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-nuggets-targeting-zach-lavine-trade-to-pair-with-nikola-jokic');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Nuggets targeting Zach LaVine trade to pair with Nikola Jokic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NBA-rumors-Nuggets-targeting-Zach-LaVine-trade-to-pair-with-Nikola-Jokic.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Nuggets targeting Zach LaVine trade to pair with Nikola Jokic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T19:15:17-08:00">December 17th, 7:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T06:54:11-08:00">December 18th, 6:54am</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2024 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-critics-on-michael-malone">Denver Nuggets have been rather disappointing versus expectations</a>, right?</p><p>Now, sure, they aren’t the Philadelphia 76ers or some other poor squad that can’t seem to find a win despite adding incredible talent to their roster over the offseason, but after<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-mistake-nuggets-made-with-kentavious-caldwell-pope"> saying goodbye to Kardavious Caldwell-Pope</a> during the offseason, the Nuggets have been treading water in the Western Conference, clearly behind the top teams but not so bad that they could approach a rebuild.</p><p>Could the Nuggets catch fire and go on a run? Sure, but they might just need some help to get there, with the dynamic duo of Tony Jones and Sam Amick discussing some potential options the team could pursue based on their reporting.</p><p>One name to keep an eye on in the Mile High City? Zach LaVine, the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6002502/2024/12/17/zach-lavine-trade-rumors-nuggets/" rel="noopener">highest-paid player</a> on the Chicago Bulls, has been on the block for what feels like two years now since the team low-key started to pursue a youth movement around players like Coby White and Josh Giddey.</p><p>“With the NBA’s trade window opening this past weekend, and with the trade deadline less than two months away, the Nuggets are canvassing the league in pursuit of a player who can offer significant help offensively, league sources tell <i>The Athletic</i>,” Tony Jones and Sam Amick wrote for The Athletic.</p><p>“As a result, the Nuggets have either expressed interest in or have had preliminary trade discussions on the following players: Chicago’s Zach LaVine, Washington’s Jordan Poole, Utah’s Jordan Clarkson, Atlanta’s De’Andre Hunter, Brooklyn’s Cam Johnson, and Washington’s Jonas Valančiūnas.”</p><p>Alright, while that collection of players is incredibly eclectic, ranging from guards to wings and even a center for good measure, the idea of bringing LaVine to Denver is a very interesting one for more reasons than one.</p><p>On the one hand, LaVine is a good scoring guard who could likely play a similar style to long-time point guard Jamal Murray in the two-man offensive game. He can score from all three levels and is a beast in the fast break, where he could benefit from some Jokic deep passes Bo Nix-style.</p><p>And yet, LaVine is also a poor defender who does pretty much the opposite of what the KCP used to bring to the table. He would certainly start on the team next to Murray and Michael Porter Jr., but his defensive struggles might provide more harm than good for the Nuggets, as opposing teams would almost certainly target him down the stretch in playoff games, where his position could be exploited.</p><p>Factor in the contractual situation, as Lavine is <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/player/_/id/15365/zach-lavine" rel="noopener">making $43 million this season</a>, almost $46 million next year, and nearly $49 million in 2026-27, and the idea of bringing the UCLA product to town feels incredibly unlikely, unless, of course, Denver wants to send MPJ to Chicago to move off of his contract too. And yet, the Nuggets wouldn’t be having conversations with the Bulls about LaVine if they didn’t think he could help them out, so hey, you never really know: maybe the two teams could make a deal before the deadline, and every other team will have to adjust to this new NBA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Nuggets targeting Zach LaVine trade to pair with Nikola Jokic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-what-bulls-want-nikola-vucevic-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: What Bulls want in Nikola Vucevic trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NBA-rumors-What-Bulls-want-in-Nikola-Vucevic-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: What Bulls want in Nikola Vucevic trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T10:35:18-08:00">December 15th, 10:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T10:35:18-08:00">December 15th, 10:35am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the 2024-2025 NBA trade deadline less than two months away, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/1-bulls-trade-candidate-entering-2024-25-season">Chicago Bulls are a team to monitor</a> in the East. The Bulls own an 11-15 record through their first 26 games and are reportedly considering a trade for center Nikola Vucevic.</p><p>While the Bulls are open to moving Vucevic, they are <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/all-the-latest-nba-trade-talk-and" rel="noopener">only looking to do so</a> for a first-round pick in return, according to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of ‘The Stein Line.’ The reporters pointed out Chicago’s return for sending Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder as the reason they are opting to be more picky with a potential Vucevic trade.</p><p>“After failing to extract any draft compensation from Oklahoma City in its Alex Caruso-for-Josh Giddey swap in June, Chicago is said to be seeking a first-round pick to part with center Nikola Vučević, who has had a tremendous season offensively,” Stein and Fischer wrote. “The two-time NBA All-Star is averaging 21.0 points and 9.8 rebounds per game while shooting a sizzling 58.7% from the field and 47.4% on 3-pointers.”</p><p>Despite turning 34 in October, Vucevic is having one of the best years of his career. The stretch big man’s 21 points per game are the most he is averaging since the 2020-2021 season when he was traded to Chicago from the Orlando Magic. While he is averaging just under 10 points per game, he has averaged a double-double in each of the previous six seasons.</p><h2><b>Bulls looking to be active at 2024-2025 NBA trade deadline</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Nikola-Vucevic_5cee05.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The claim comes shortly after ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel reported that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jimmy-butler-warriors-rumors-latest-trade-block-intel-siegels-scoop">Bulls are “open to all offers.”</a> Siegel noted that Vucevic is the most likely player to be moved due to his age, desirable skill set and contract situation. Since the beginning of the season, Chicago has also been believed to be willing to move Zach LaVine and Lonzo Ball, while none of their role players should be considered untouchable.</p><p>Siegel singled out the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Pelicans and Detroit Pistons as teams potentially interested in Vucevic. The Warriors, however, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-serious-pursuit-dennis-schroder-trade-with-nets">recently traded for point guard Dennis Schroder</a>, potentially altering how aggressive they will want to be at the deadline.</p><p>While the Bulls might not consider themselves complete sellers at the upcoming NBA trade deadline, nothing appears off the table. Chicago has made the play-in tournament in each of the previous two seasons and were eliminated before making the playoffs. Approaching the midway point of the 2024-2025 season, they are back in the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference and seemingly destined for the same fate.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: What Bulls want in Nikola Vucevic trade

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After Chicago <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-zach-lavine-sets-impressive-franchise-record-vs-celtics" rel="noopener">Bulls guard Zach LaVine set a franchise record</a> in a 138-129 loss to the champion Boston Celtics, is the asking price too high for the veteran guard and Bulls center Nikola Vucevic? That’s the question one NBA insider answered recently, according to sources, per Hoopshype’s Michael Sotto.</p><p>League executives <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/top-nba-trade-candidates-for-the-2024-25-season/">say</a> the Bulls’ steep asking price for LaVine and Vucevic will make trading difficult in 2024-25.</p><p>“Thus far, multiple executives who’ve spoken to the Bulls say Chicago still has asking prices that are “too high” for LaVine and Vucevic, given their contracts,” Sotto reports. “If both players continue their torrid paces, will a playoff contender believe adding either player could be the missing piece to a deep playoff run? That’s the question Chicago is willing to wait for the answer.”</p><p>Given LaVine’s healthy start to the regular season and Vucevic shooting a career-best 57.7% while averaging 20.9 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, selling high isn’t an awful place to start. Amid the NBA’s purgatory in 11th place in the Eastern Conference with an 8-13 record, the Bulls are 4-6 in their last ten games.</p><p>“LaVine has played well after appearing in only 25 games last season. He’s shooting career-highs from the field and three-point range but is owed $138 million through the 2026-27 season, including his player option,” Sotto said. “Vucevic is also shooting better than ever from the field and three-point line while averaging 20 points for the first time in four seasons. He’s owed $41.48 million through the 2025-26 season.”</p><p>For many, seeing the Bulls trade DeMar DeRozan to the Sacramento Kings during the offseason signaled the beginning of a fire sale into a rebuilding phase heading into 2024-25. However, Chicago isn’t in any rush. Still, waiting won’t change the salary attached to Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic’s contracts.</p><h2><b>Zach LaVine sets impressive franchise record vs. Celtics</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Zach-LaVine-8-and-center-Nikola-Vucevic-9-talk-on-a-time-out.jpg"><figcaption>© Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Zach LaVine’s 29 points led the Bulls in Sunday’s loss to the Celtics. He made 13 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, going 5-for-8 from the floor, including 3-for-5 from deep. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-zach-lavine-sets-impressive-franchise-record-vs-celtics">LaVine surpassed Kirk Hinrich for most threes</a> in the Bulls’ franchise history with 1,051 career three-pointers.</p><p>LaVine’s been heating up from deep lately, connecting on a whopping 12-of-13 threes in his last four games combined. However, the Bulls went 1-3 throughout that stretch but will look to bounce back from their nine-point loss to the Celtics. They’re hosting the Bulls on Tuesday.</p><p>LaVine enters the matchup, averaging 22.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 0.8 steals per game this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bulls’ trade demands for Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic still ‘too high’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-bulls-confident-at-least-1-big-trade-before-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bulls confident they’ll make at least 1 big trade before deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bulls-confident-theyll-make-at-least-1-big-trade-before-deadline.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bulls confident they’ll make at least 1 big trade before deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-01T19:40:54-08:00">December 1st, 7:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-01T19:40:54-08:00">December 1st, 7:40pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls might blow the roster up a few seasons too late, but at least they’re now more open to the idea. As a team good enough to qualify for the play-in but not talented enough to go deep in the playoffs, the Bulls need to tweak their roster badly, which involves trading players like Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic, and Lonzo Ball before the trade deadline. Otherwise, they could try swinging these high-profile assets for another quality veteran, instead of the half-baked <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-bulls-thunder-alex-caruso-josh-giddey-trade">Alex Caruso-Josh Giddey deal</a>, who can make an actual difference in winning games.</p><p>Per reports, the Bulls have expressed confidence that they can swing a deal for a high-caliber veteran player before the February deadline.</p><p>“I can relay that I have heard the same and even a confidence emanating from the Windy City that the Bulls believe they will strike at least one significant deal before the Feb. 6 trade deadline to <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-all-my-latest-trade-talk?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=152376939&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">shed at least one high-profile veteran</a> from the roster,” wrote NBA insider Marc Stein for The Stein Line.</p><h2><b>Should the Bulls blow it up?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Zach-LaVine-pumped-up.jpg"><figcaption>© Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Moreover, the Bulls have several assets they can put in a trade to entice playoff contenders or emerging playoff teams looking for a person to fill a need or lift them to the postseason, a la Rasheed Wallace for the Detroit Pistons in 2004.</p><p>For instance, the Bulls can consider a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lonzo-ball-joins-zach-lavine-nikola-vucevic-on-bulls-trade-block">trade involving “Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic, and Lonzo Ball</a> before the deadline,” Stein continued, going from <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/jake-fischer-latest-all-eyes-on-the" rel="noopener">a previous report</a> from Jake Fischer.</p><p>The three players are the team’s remaining core after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-land-demar-derozan-in-sign-and-trade-deal">DeMar DeRozan signed with the Sacramento Kings</a> in the offseason and the team traded Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Josh Giddey.</p><p>But it’s clear that these players, despite their talent, are simply not good enough together to lead the Bulls to postseason success.</p><p>However, to be fair, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-lonzo-ball-first-official-basket-1013-days">Ball has just returned from injury</a> that sidelined him for two years, but the roster he returned to is not the same one that once had the best record in the Eastern conference at one point.</p><h2><b>Trade scenarios</b></h2><p>Likewise, it might be in both the Bulls and Lonzo’s interests to seek deals to put him elsewhere. Additionally, Vucevic has seen a bit of a late-career resurgence, which means a lot of contenders who need big men might want him as a backup for a deep playoff run.</p><p>“Ball is on a $21.4 million expiring contract and thus theoretically the most tradeable, but Vucevic–twice an All-Star previously–is playing at an All-Star level again at 34,” Stein added.</p><p>Moreover, LaVine has a monster $215-million contract that would make him hard to trade, but his value around the league might be low enough now for other teams to bite on him, especially those who need additional scoring from the guard position.</p><p>Sometimes, in the NBA, it’s better to be outright bad than mediocre, and the Bulls might have seen the light before it was too late.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bulls confident they’ll make at least 1 big trade before deadline

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Having previously worked in the nonprofit and legal sectors, he decided to pursue his true love of writing with ClutchPoints. Dominik's hobbies include painting, cooking food, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and always having a laugh. His main focus areas are UFC coverage and all things sneakers.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the new year approached, Nike and Air Jordan are scheduling some of their upcoming releases of retro models for the upcoming 2025 year of releases. They’ll be digging deep into their bag of tricks with this upcoming release as we’ll see another nostalgic Air Jordan colorway make a return. For the first time since 2007, the Air Jordan 3 “Pure Money” is slated to return once again.</p><p><i><b>Check our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers">Sneakers news</a> for more upcoming releases and breaking content!</b></i></p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/air-jordan-3-x-a-ma-maniere-diffused-blue-coming-2025">Air Jordan 3</a> remains as one of the most popular silhouettes to come out of the numbered Jordan line and the timeless design of the shoe continues to remain relevant in sneaker culture. The “Pure Money” colorway of the Jordan 3 first arrived in 2007 as a slight departure from the typical black/red color schemes of previous Air Jordan sneakers.</p><p>The all-white ensemble has been replicated in many following models and it comes as a surprise that these haven’t been retroed since their original release. Come 2025, sneakerheads will have another chance to cop the popular retro colorway.</p><h2>Air Jordan 3 “Pure Money”</h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Air Jordan 3 “Pure Money” Returns in Full-Family Sizing in 2025! 💸 <a href="https://t.co/mYRGpPo3Ut">pic.twitter.com/mYRGpPo3Ut</a></p><p>— House of Heat° (@houseofheat) <a href="https://twitter.com/houseofheat/status/1859341279164797378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Air Jordan 3 “Pure Money” is expected to return Fall 2025 💸😮‍💨</p><p>📝 <a href="https://twitter.com/zSneakerHeadz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@zSneakerHeadz</a>; <a href="https://twitter.com/sneakerfiles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sneakerfiles</a> <a href="https://t.co/OFhYfunbfg">pic.twitter.com/OFhYfunbfg</a></p><p>— KicksFinder (@KicksFinder) <a href="https://twitter.com/KicksFinder/status/1848503182466400383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>The <a href="https://stockx.com/jordan-3-retro-pure-money">“Pure Money” colorway</a> is characterized by an all-white ensembles accented by silver details to create. a luxurious looking basketball sneaker. The leather upper, sockliner, midsole, outsole, and heel tab are all done in pure white. The embossed elephant print is done in the lightest shade of grey while we chrome hits along the eyelets and a silver Jumpman logo on the heel tab. Finally, the shoes derive their name from the “Pure $” inscription behind the tab on the heels.</p></figure><p>The Air Jordan 3 “Pure Money” is expected to release during the fall season of 2025 with a tentative release date rumored on August 2, 2025. The shoes will come with a standard retail tag of $220 and they should be limited in nature, so don’t sleep on your chance to own a retro piece of sneaker history!</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Air Jordan 3 ‘Pure Money’ rumored for Fall 2025

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A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-two-young-bulls-brought-zach-lavine-nikola-vucevic-trade-chatter">Chicago Bulls are reportedly preparing for sweeping roster changes</a> ahead of the NBA trade deadline, with Lonzo Ball, Zach LaVine, and Nikola Vucevic emerging as potential trade candidates. According to a report by Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, the Bulls have communicated their <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/jake-fischer-latest-all-eyes-on-the" rel="noopener">willingness</a> to discuss the majority of their roster in trade talks, signaling a potential pivot toward rebuilding or retooling the team.</p><p>“Bulls executives, according to league sources, have been messaging to rival front offices that they are willing to discuss the majority of their roster in trade talks leading up to the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Most notably, sources say, Chicago has expressed a desire to move LaVine, Vučević, and Ball,” Fischer reported.</p><p>Together, the contracts of LaVine, Vucevic, and Ball total nearly $85 million. While this creates challenges in navigating the trade market, their varied skill sets and roles provide opportunities for contending teams seeking midseason reinforcements.</p><h2><b>Zach LaVine’s contract complexities contrast with Nikola Vucevic’s tradeable value</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Zach-LaVine-8-and-center-Nikola-Vucevic-9-talk-on-a-time-out.jpg"><figcaption>© Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-zach-lavine-coby-white-nikola-vucevic-make-chicago-history-vs-pistons">Zach LaVine, 29, remains a centerpiece of the Bulls’ offense</a> but has proven to be a difficult asset to move. His five-year, $215 million contract, combined with his injury history and uneven production in past seasons, has led to skepticism among potential suitors. Despite this, Fischer reports that the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, and Detroit Pistons have expressed varying levels of interest in the dynamic guard.</p><p>This season, LaVine is delivering one of his most efficient offensive performances, averaging 21.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists while shooting 51% from the field and an impressive 43.4% from beyond the arc. However, his contract still includes two more guaranteed seasons, creating significant financial commitments for any acquiring team.</p><p>Nikola Vucevic, 34, offers a more tradable contract structure, with a $20 million salary this season and one more year remaining at $21.5 million in 2025-26. A consistent performer, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-nikola-vucevic-resurgence-fans-dreaming-trade-possibilities">Vucevic is having a standout season</a>, averaging 20.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 3.2 assists. His shooting efficiency, at 57.1% from the field and 44.9% from three-point range, is among the best of his career, making him an attractive option for teams in need of frontcourt help.</p><p>“One GM told me he would put the two-time All-Star’s likely price point in a trade at two second-round picks,” Fischer noted, highlighting Vucevic’s appeal as a reliable contributor without a prohibitive cost.</p><h2><b>Lonzo Ball’s injuries complicate potential Bulls’ roster overhaul</b></h2><p>The inclusion of Lonzo Ball, 27, in trade discussions introduces a complex dynamic. After missing significant time due to knee injuries, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-lonzo-ball-nearing-return-injury-report-upgrade">Ball made a limited return</a> at the start of the 2024-25 season but has faced additional setbacks, including a wrist sprain suffered in late October. Ball’s availability has been sporadic, and his performance has yet to return to his previous levels. Through four games this season, he is averaging five points, 3.5 assists, 2.2 rebounds, and while shooting 41.2% from the field and 40% from three-point range.</p><p>Despite his injury history, Ball’s defensive instincts and playmaking abilities may still attract interest from teams seeking a complementary guard. However, his $21.3 million salary this season and $21.4 million for the next remain potential obstacles.</p><p>The Bulls’ front office, led by Artūras Karnišovas, appears focused on maximizing the value of its trade assets, with reports suggesting that nearly every player on the roster is available for the right price.</p><p>“Arturas is trying to drive up attention for all of his guys — he’s smart,” a league source told Fischer. “The fact they were willing to move DeMar and [Alex] Caruso [this past offseason], they’re willing to move anybody [now].”</p><h2><b>Bulls face pivotal decisions ahead of February trade deadline</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Lonzo-Ball-2-brings-the-ball-up-court-against-the-Oklahoma-City-Thunder.jpg"><figcaption>© Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The decision to signal widespread availability, including key players like LaVine, Vucevic, and Ball, underscores Chicago’s urgency to recalibrate its roster. This approach could lead to a major overhaul by the February 6 trade deadline, depending on market interest and negotiations.</p><p>As the Bulls weigh their options, the futures of LaVine, Vucevic, and Ball will be pivotal in determining the direction of the franchise. While LaVine’s contract and injury history may complicate trade scenarios, Vucevic’s steady production and Ball’s upside — despite his injury concerns — offer intriguing possibilities for potential suitors. Whether the Bulls choose to fully embrace a rebuild or simply retool their roster, their activity leading up to the trade deadline will be closely watched.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Lonzo Ball joins Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic on Bulls’ trade block

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bulls-news-zach-lavines-7-word-response-to-fan-heckling-about-lakers-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls guard Zach LaVine’s 7-word response to fan heckling about Lakers trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bulls-news-Zach-LaVines-7word-response-to-fan-heckling-about-Lakers-trade-rumors.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls guard Zach LaVine’s 7-word response to fan heckling about Lakers trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-28T06:58:07-08:00">November 28th, 6:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-28T15:05:34-08:00">November 28th, 3:05pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Tuesday night, Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls took a dominant 127-109 win over the hapless Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena. LaVine took a bit of a backseat on the night, finishing with just 18 points, but the Wizards fans in attendance still deemed it fit to rattle arguably the Bulls’ best player however they can.</p><p>In the middle of that game, the subject of LaVine potentially being traded was breached by a fan sitting courtside — with the fan hounding the Bulls star with questions <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lakers-zach-lavine-trade-possibility-gets-eye-opening-update">regarding a potential trade</a>, perhaps to the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>LaVine, however, appears to have heard these questions plenty of times, as he had a quick response ready to be deployed. The Bulls star answered the fan with no hesitation, saying that he is <a href="https://x.com/chisportsross/status/1861847461318287795" rel="noopener">well and truly content</a> with his current situation in the Windy City.</p><p>“I signed here, brother. I love Chicago,” LaVine said as he made his way down the other end of the court, via Ross Pins of Swish Theory.</p><p>Indeed, LaVine wouldn’t commit a considerable portion of his future to the Bulls franchise if he didn’t have an affinity for the city of Chicago. Back in 2022, LaVine signed a five-year, $215 million deal to stick around long term with the Bulls, although his contract does have a player option for the 2026-27 season.</p><p>Alas, the Bulls have begun embracing the rebuilding process, and LaVine has been on the trade block for quite a while now.</p><p>The problem the Bulls have run into when it comes to their attempts in trading him away have been the fact that he was injured for a good chunk of last season and that other teams are wary of the kind of production he’ll be giving when he’s going to take up a huge portion of their salary cap.</p><p>In the end, LaVine may love the city of Chicago <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-zach-lavine-vow-chicago-rumored-rift-trade-talks">as well as the Bulls franchise</a>, but his long-term future with the team does not depend on his preferences, as it remains likely for him to change teams within the next few months.</p><h2><b>Will the Lakers actually trade for Bulls star Zach LaVine?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Chicago-Bulls-at-Los-Angeles-Lakers.jpg"></figure><p>The Lakers are figuring out rather early in the season that their current roster around LeBron James and Anthony Davis may not be good enough to win a championship. However, is Zach LaVine the missing piece that will take them over the top?</p><p>If anything, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jj-redick-change-nba-cup-loss-suns">Lakers need to reinforce their defense</a> that ranks in the bottom five in the league. LaVine won’t do much, if anything at all, to improve their defense. Thus, it’s likely that the Lakers look elsewhere and that the Bulls find another taker for LaVine and his huge contract.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bulls guard Zach LaVine’s 7-word response to fan heckling about Lakers trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-warriors-trade-suitor-bulls-patrick-williams');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Warriors named as possible trade suitor for Bulls’ former lottery pick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Warriors-named-as-possible-trade-suitor-for-Bulls-former-lottery-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Warriors named as possible trade suitor for Bulls’ former lottery pick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-26T09:59:08-08:00">November 26th, 9:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-26T11:43:39-08:00">November 26th, 11:43am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bulls</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors were recently mentioned as a possible trade suitor for Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams. NBA insider Jake Fischer <a href="https://www.bleacherreport.com/videos/611513-will-warriors-replace-melton" rel="noopener">made the link</a> between Williams and the Warriors, via Bleacher Report.</p><p>“One name that would be fascinating, that I know his team is more willing than ever to discuss him in a trade, and if you’re looking at names that would potentially be someone who you could grow and develop a little bit… Is there an opportunity for you to look at someone like Patrick Williams in Chicago?”</p><p>Williams has been mentioned in trade rumors. He is still only 23 years old and could be a fit in Golden State. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-patrick-williams-injury-update-brings-ominous-signs">Williams has dealt with injury trouble</a>, but he features a high ceiling. Through 15 games during the 2024-25 season, Williams has averaged 9.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals per outing.</p><p>He has played at the NBA level since the 2020-21 season. Williams could make a big impact for a contending team.</p><p>Meanwhile, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-steve-kerr-gets-brutally-honest-on-dubs-biggest-issue-after-consecutive-losses">Warriors have struggled in recent action</a> but are playing well overall. Golden State’s expectations from around the NBA world were not especially high heading into the 2024-25 season. Yet, the Warriors hold a stellar 12-5 record as of this story’s writing.</p><p>Adding Williams would provide depth and versatility at the forward positions. The Warriors will likely look to add before the NBA trade deadline as long as they continue to play at a high level.</p><p>The Bulls are probably going to trade important players away, as they are just 7-11 so far. Zach LaVine will likely be mentioned in trade rumors once again, something that has become a trend in recent seasons. Patrick Williams will draw interest from teams around the NBA given his age and potential as well.</p><p>Perhaps a Warriors-Bulls trade will come to fruition. However, Golden State could have competition for a possible deal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Warriors named as possible trade suitor for Bulls’ former lottery pick

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-josh-giddey-30-million-annually-bulls-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Josh Giddey seeking $30 million annually in Bulls contract extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NBA-rumors-Josh-Giddey-seeking-30-million-annually-in-Bulls-contract-extension.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Josh Giddey seeking $30 million annually in Bulls contract extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-20T13:07:35-07:00">October 20th, 1:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-20T13:08:10-07:00">October 20th, 1:08pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-two-bulls-named-espn-top-100-rankings">Chicago Bulls may not be expected</a> by the national media to do a whole lot in the upcoming 2024-25 NBA season, but the team did recently receive a jolt of good vibes with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-lonzo-ball-honest-message-first-game-1006-days">return of Lonzo Ball</a> from a prolonged injury absence. Ball joins a restructured and crowded Bulls backcourt that features Coby White, Zach Lavine, Ayo Dosunmu, and Josh Giddey, who was acquired this offseason for Alex Caruso via a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><p>Giddey is entering the fourth and final year of the rookie contract he signed with the Thunder in 2021 and is eligible for an extension, but it remains unclear whether Chicago will opt to extend him now or wait for him to hit unrestricted free agency at this season’s conclusion.</p><p>Now, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@thepeoplesinsidershow/post/DBS595yRTH_?xmt=AQGzTW3WOkYHOXxxxyZ7pqDN2LVDaWWkCXxm5VlgMLpScw" rel="noopener">more light is being shed</a> on just what a potential extension may look like between Giddey and the Bulls.</p><p>“Josh Giddey is said to be seeking at least $30 million in AAV in his next deal, sources said, although the Bulls appear more keen on evaluating Giddey through this first season in Chicago before committing that type of money to the Australian playmaker,” reported The People’s Insider Show on Threads.</p><p>Bulls insider KC Johnson of Chicago Sports Network reported a similar sentiment on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“Biggest piece of business left is extension/no extension for Josh Giddey by Monday’s deadline. Gap remains in talks, per source, and Bulls’ recent history has been to let season play out to help set valuation. (i.e. Coby White, Patrick Williams),” reported Johnson.</p><h2><b>What is Josh Giddey’s value?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Giddey-during-preseason.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Josh Giddey profiles as one of the more unique younger players in the NBA. His fit with Oklahoma City was always a tad questionable, especially after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ascended into the MVP candidate he is today.</p><p>Giddey needs the ball in order to be impactful on the offensive end of the floor, as his three-point shooting still leaves quite a bit to be desired, and the Thunder were obviously inclined to let Gilgeous-Alexander handle it the majority of the time that both were on the floor.</p><p>However, at 6’8″, Giddey is already one of the best passers in the league and showed flashes of being more aggressive as a scorer during his preseason appearances with the Bulls, something that could pay dividends this season as Chicago looks to embrace a youth movement in the wake of DeMar DeRozan’s departure from the franchise.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Josh Giddey seeking $30 million annually in Bulls contract extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-bulls-to-introduce-intriguing-new-play-style-in-2024-25-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bulls to introduce intriguing new play style in 2024-25 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NBA-rumors-Bulls-to-introduce-intriguing-new-play-style-in-2024-25-season.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bulls to introduce intriguing new play style in 2024-25 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-23T20:33:42-07:00">September 23rd, 8:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-23T20:33:42-07:00">September 23rd, 8:33pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2024-25 season is shaping up to be an exciting one for the Chicago Bulls, even though their performances on the court aren’t likely to result in too much winning. They have finally decided not to tread the line of mediocrity, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-the-chicago-bulls-waited-so-long-to-rebuild-roster">embracing the youth movement</a> by letting DeMar DeRozan go in free agency and trading Alex Caruso away for Josh Giddey, and now, the Bulls are looking to start the process of building a contending team all over again.</p><p>At the very least, the Bulls can forge for themselves a style of play that they will embrace moving forward in their build to return to playoff contention. Given the youth and athleticism on the roster, expect head coach Billy Donovan to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5786185/2024/09/23/zach-lavine-lonzo-ball-bulls-nba/?redirected=1" rel="noopener">install a system</a> that makes the most out of the personnel they have at their disposal.</p><p>“Look for the Bulls to unveil a new playing style this season, a more up-tempo offense and a twist on the defensive scheme, one that will shift the focus from defending the paint to protecting the 3-point line,” wrote Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic. “The Bulls allowed 39.5 3-point attempts per game last season, which ranked last. Two seasons ago, the Bulls yielded 37.1 3-pointers on average, which ranked 29th.”</p><p>Indeed, having young legs up and down the roster will help the Bulls cover more ground on both ends of the floor. One of the main players they are hoping will thrive <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-biggest-matas-buzelis-concern-after-summer-league">playing under a breakneck pace</a> is rookie forward Matas Buzelis, who “has impressed with his passing and ability to attack the rim” during the team’s minicamp.</p><p>They are also looking to swing the math equation in their favor by allowing fewer good looks from three, and their athleticism around the perimeter should help them get to the right spots more quickly. This is key for a Bulls team that will be punching above their weight class on most nights.</p><p>It may take a while for the Bulls to return to proper contending ways. But if there’s a year for them to bottom out, it’s this one, especially with Cooper Flagg awaiting the team that wins the draft lottery next year.</p><h2>Bulls regain youthful stride</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Coby-White.jpg"></figure><p>The Bulls have embraced the youth movement, but not fully quite yet. They still have Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic around as remnants of a contending era gone by, although at this point, it’s not quite clear which team will pursue either of those players on the trade market. For all intents and purposes, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-zach-lavine-vow-chicago-rumored-rift-trade-talks">both LaVine and Vucevic seem to be stuck</a> in the Windy City.</p><p>Regardless, there are plenty of young players who could perhaps play their way into the Bulls’ long-term plans. Coby White is a given in that regard given how well he played last year as the team’s lead guard, but Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis, in particular, appear to have very bright futures with the team.</p><p>Giddey’s stock has fallen off a cliff following a rough 2023-24 season in which he found himself marginalized with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but he figures to be a featured playmaker once again — getting the most out of his strengths as a player.</p><p>Other than White, Giddey, and Buzelis, the Bulls have Patrick Williams, Ayo Dosunmu, Jalen Smith, Talen Horton-Tucker, and Dalen Terry as under-25 players who could very well get better with the bigger opportunity heading their way.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bulls to introduce intriguing new play style in 2024-25 season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bulls-news-zach-lavine-vow-chicago-rumored-rift-trade-talks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Zach LaVine’s ‘vow’ to Bulls amid rumored rift, trade talks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Bulls-news-Zach-LaVines-vow-to-Chicago-amid-rumored-rift-trade-talks.jpg"></figure><h1>Zach LaVine’s ‘vow’ to Bulls amid rumored rift, trade talks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-23T07:43:18-07:00">September 23rd, 7:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-23T07:44:00-07:00">September 23rd, 7:44am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>What direction are the Chicago Bulls heading in as the 2024-25 NBA season approaches? This is a question many are paying attention to in the Eastern Conference. After trading the likes of Alex Caruso and DeMar DeRozan — by way of sign-and-trade — this summer, the Bulls appear to have taken a step back in hopes of finally regaining the championship potential they had when Derrick Rose was leading the team close to a decade ago. Even with a handful of youthful, inexperienced players looking like the future of the organization, All-Stars Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic remain in Chicago for the time being.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-josh-giddey-lonzo-ball-can-salvage-zach-lavine-bulls-trade-value">LaVine finds himself in a very unique situation</a> entering the new season. Over the last seven seasons with the Bulls, LaVine has been his team’s primary scorer and offensive weapon, resulting in two All-Star appearances during this span. However, tensions between the star and the organization over the last year have fractured this relationship, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-bulls-resigned-to-zach-lavine-being-on-roster-to-start-season">resulting in LaVine wanting to be traded</a>. The only problem is that his value declined drastically due to his $215 million contract, and the Bulls have been unwilling to attach assets in a trade to unload him.</p><p>So, where do the two sides stand with training camp right around the corner?</p><p>It is always hard to imagine star players mending a broken relationship with their organization, especially in today’s age of sports, but that appears to be exactly what is happening with LaVine and the Bulls. In fact, LaVine has been willing to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5786185/2024/09/23/zach-lavine-lonzo-ball-bulls-nba/">participate</a> in team activities this offseason, and he even joined a majority of the team in Miami last month for a player-organized minicamp, according to The Athletic’s Darnell Mayberry.</p><p>LaVine, who saw his 2023-24 campaign end early after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-zach-lavine-to-undergo-season-ending-foot-surgery">undergoing right foot surgery in February</a>, appears to be willing to embrace the role of being the veteran leader for what has suddenly become a younger, less experienced Bulls team. His presence at the players-only camp prior to the team’s official training camp is notable, as is his commitment to playing despite the organization not giving into his trade demands over the course of the last season.</p><p>The future of the Bulls will be carved during the 2024-25 season. There is no telling what players are a part of this franchise’s future and what is in store for head coach Billy Donovan as he begins his fifth season in Chicago, but the one thing that appears certain is LaVine’s commitment before training camp. In fact, as Mayberry states, LaVine has vowed not to overstep or interfere with the development of the Bulls’ young players during the 2024-25 season.</p><p>Whether or not this holds true, especially when his minutes change during the regular season, will be the ultimate test for LaVine.</p><p>The 25 games LaVine played in last season were the fewest of his career in a single season. He managed to average only 19.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a result. The Bulls certainly have talent on their roster, despite their inexperience, and LaVine can still guide the way for this franchise at 29 years old. As long as he remains committed to his team’s vision, LaVine could potentially bounce back in a huge way.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Zach LaVine’s ‘vow’ to Bulls amid rumored rift, trade talks

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls have finally decided to stop living in denial. Earlier this offseason, they faced the fact that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-next-trades-bulls-want-make-demar-derozans-kings-deal">a rebuild is necessary</a> to put an end to the cycle of mediocrity they’ve been in over the past few seasons, and as a result, they traded away Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Josh Giddey and then they let DeMar DeRozan go to the Sacramento Kings in free agency via a sign-and-trade.</p><p>But it doesn’t appear as though the Bulls are done making moves. They still have a few veteran players on the roster who could be of help to winning teams, such as Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic. But at this point, Vucevic is <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/going-one-on-one-and-discussing-all" rel="noopener">already completely numb</a> to his involvement in trade rumors, as it feels as though he hasn’t been off the trade block in quite some time.</p><p>“I mean, honestly, I’m used to it at this point. Since I’ve been with the Bulls, I’ve been in a lot of trade stories, especially last summer as well throughout last season. So it’s just part of it,” Vucevic said in an interview with NBA insider Marc Stein.</p><p>Nikola Vucevic acknowledged that being a veteran player who’s already 33 years of age on a rebuilding team makes him a magnet for trade rumors. The Bulls, of course, did not envision that things would go the way they have over the past two seasons. Losing Lonzo Ball was the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-lonzo-ball-best-pg-declaration-before-injury-problems">beginning of the end for Chicago</a>, as they couldn’t get back to being a consistent winning team following his knee troubles.</p><p>“Like I said before, if things were going well and we’re winning and everything was great, that wouldn’t be the case. But because things weren’t going that well, we weren’t winning and we weren’t achieving our goals, then obviously change is bound to happen,” Vucevic added.</p><p>But at the end of the day, everything is a business for Vucevic, and nothing would surprise him anymore. After all, change is simply embedded within the nature of the NBA.</p><p>“Honestly, I know it’s a pretty basic answer, but you don’t have much control over it, so you kind of just wait and see. If they decide to change and trade me, it’s on them to do. Just like a year and a half ago I was a free agent and I could have chosen to go elsewhere. It’s just the way this business works and so now we’ll see.”</p><h2>Can Bulls center Nikola Vucevic still contribute to winning basketball?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bulls-guard-Lonzo-Ball-2-center-Nikola-Vucevic-9-guard-Zach-LaVine-8-and-forward-DeMar-DeRozan-11-pose.jpg"></figure><p>Over the past decade or so, Nikola Vucevic has been one of the most consistent double-double threats in the entire association. But Vucevic’s playstyle hasn’t exactly led to much success. The Orlando Magic were a fringe playoff team for most of his tenure, which is why it was a bit confounding when the Bulls traded a plethora of quality assets — including Wendell Carter Jr. and the draft pick that became Franz Wagner — for the Montenegrin big man.</p><p>Vucevic has been in clear decline; like with Zach LaVine, the Bulls may not get too many assets in exchange for the 33-year-old big man, if any at all. The Memphis Grizzlies may be the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/best-nikola-vucevic-trade-destinations-if-bulls-rebuild">most logical trade partner</a> for Vucevic, as they have Jaren Jackson Jr. to help cover for whatever deficiencies Vucevic may have on the defensive end of the floor.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nikola Vucevic vocal on trade rumors amid Bulls rebuild

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-bulls-resigned-to-zach-lavine-being-on-roster-to-start-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bulls ‘resigned’ to Zach LaVine being on roster to start season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Bulls-Zach-LaVine.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bulls ‘resigned’ to Zach LaVine being on roster to start season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-29T08:28:05-07:00">July 29th, 8:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-29T08:28:05-07:00">July 29th, 8:28am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls appear to be done making moves in the 2024 NBA offseason. That includes trying to move on from Zach LaVine. Finding a team to take on the former All-Star has been a fruitless endeavor so far.</p><p>After years of losing and amid an offseason that has seen the departure of key players like DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso, LaVine <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-zach-lavines-trust-issue-a-big-reason-for-bulls-trade-desires">doesn’t really love</a> being with the Bulls right now. Getting younger and committing more to a rebuild is the right move for Chicago after years stuck in mediocrity but it understandably doesn’t sit right with a 29-year-old like LaVine.</p><p>The Bulls are done trying to kid themselves into thinking someone will trade for LaVine without also receiving mountains of draft assets. They know LaVine will be there <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-nbas-longest-running-active-trade?utm_campaign=email-post&amp;r=5mu3w&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">on the roster to start the season</a>, according to NBA insider Marc Stein.</p><p>Stein writes the following: “League sources say that the Bulls are thus resigned to fact that they will likely be forced to start the new season with LaVine on the roster and take it a step further by trying to help him rebuild some trade value after months of fruitless efforts to find a new home via trade — and after a foot injury and eventual surgery limited the 29-year-old to 25 games last season.”</p><h2><b>Bulls going to keep Zach LaVine heading </b></h2><p>The Bulls didn’t miss last year’s version of LaVine, who wasn’t very good even when he was healthy. The concerns about his season-ending foot injury will linger, as well. But when LaVine is at his best, he’s a spectacular scorer who can keep the ball moving when he attacks defenses.</p><p>Josh Giddey, Matas Buzelis and Coby White — all young players who can score and pass at varying levels — will need some help as they try to develop. If LaVine bounces back to being the high-octane scorer he was previously, they’ll each have someone to lean on and relieve them of defensive pressure. Right now, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-bulls-get-concerning-zach-lavine-nikola-vucevic-trade-market-updates">the trade markets</a> for him and fellow veteran Nikola Vucevic are dismal. That could change with a hot start to next season, though LaVine’s massive contract will remain an obstacle.</p><p>LaVine may not be thrilled with the Bulls right now but trying to play his very best basketball only helps everyone. It means LaVine can be traded to a new team sooner, it will help Chicago get a better return for him and it will leave both sides splitting up on friendly terms.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bulls ‘resigned’ to Zach LaVine being on roster to start season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-zach-lavines-trust-issue-a-big-reason-for-bulls-trade-desires');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Zach LaVine’s trust issue a big reason for Bulls’ trade desires');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NBA-rumors-Zach-LaVines-trust-issue-a-big-reason-for-Bulls-trade-desires.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Zach LaVine’s trust issue a big reason for Bulls’ trade desires</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-15T21:14:40-07:00">July 15th, 9:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-15T22:46:48-07:00">July 15th, 10:46pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls have finally bitten the bullet and pivoted towards a head-on youth movement. They traded away Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey earlier in the offseason, and they dealt DeMar DeRozan to the Sacramento Kings in a sign-and-trade for two second-round picks — disappointing given how much they could have gotten had they traded those two earlier, but better late than never in that regard. However, Zach LaVine is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-arturas-karnisovas-reveals-zach-lavine-expectations-amid-failed-trade-attempts">still a Bulls player</a> — much to the frustration of all parties involved, if the latest reports are any indication.</p><p>The Bulls’ desire to trade LaVine away is no secret; he simply doesn’t make too much sense on a team that’s looking to boost their odds in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes. Moreover, Chicago wants to offload the $138 million left on his contract that runs for three more seasons.</p><p>But Zach LaVine also <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2024/07/15/bulls-and-zach-lavine-headed-to-dysfunction-without-buffer" rel="noopener">doesn’t trust</a> the Bulls front office and coaching staff fully, per Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun Times, and this further incentivizes the team to trade him away in fear that him sticking around could lead to a “dysfunctional locker room,” with LaVine “poisoning the well that the younger players are drinking from”.</p><p>This situation has the potential to turn toxic, although LaVine isn’t exactly someone who kicks up too big of a fuss. But for both LaVine and the Bulls’ sake, a break-up appears to be the best course of action. Now, if only there was a team out there that is willing to absorb LaVine and the hefty financial commitment that comes with trading for him.</p><h2><b>Zach LaVine stuck with the Bulls?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Zach-LaVine-injured.jpg"></figure><p>At this point, the Bulls may have no choice but to try and rehabilitate their relationship with Zach LaVine, as it’s looking like there isn’t a team in the NBA that’s willing to be their dance partner in a trade. The new CBA has made it very difficult for teams to stockpile huge contracts like LaVine’s, as it puts them in a choke hold, roster-building wise.</p><p>A player making <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/player/_/id/15365/zach-lavine" rel="noopener">around $46 million</a> per year on average is expected to either be a primary option on a contending team or someone who could provide high-level support for a team with championship aspirations. LaVine could have been that player if he were at his best. However, a down 2023-24 season means that his stock is very low, and win-now teams are instead looking elsewhere (Utah Jazz and Lauri Markkanen, for instance) to acquire a lineup upgrade.</p><p>The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked with LaVine, but they appear to be saving their chips for a better and healthier star player. They have been one of the most passive teams this offseason, and LaVine isn’t exactly someone that they’ll be pushing their chips to the table for.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-rejected-bulls-zach-lavine-trade-offer-before-waiving-chris-paul">Bulls have already offered</a> LaVine to the Golden State Warriors earlier in the offseason for the non-guaranteed contract of Chris Paul, and they were rebuffed in their overtures. Meanwhile, the Pistons, another team interested in LaVine, have already made their moves, bringing back Tobias Harris and re-signing Simone Fontecchio in free agency, as well as picking up sharpshooters Malik Beasley and Tim Hardaway Jr. to address their roster’s biggest need.</p><p>Acquiring two second-round picks in the DeMar DeRozan sign-and-trade may be a positive, but at this point, it’s looking like the Bulls will have to attach a first-round pick just to get off of LaVine’s contract.</p><h2><b>Bounce-back season incoming for Zach LaVine?</b></h2><p>His trade value being at the lowest it has been for quite some time should light a fire underneath Zach LaVine, especially when it’s this very reality that’s preventing him from finding a new team. LaVine suffered through injuries throughout the 2023-24 season, limiting him to just 19.5 points per game — his worst output since the 2017-18 season — and in February, he went under the knife to address his foot injury, ending his season.</p><p>One of the main selling points of LaVine’s game is his athleticism, so for him to suffer a foot injury, possibly sapping him of what makes him the stellar player he once was, is scary. But his hopes of finding a new team will hinge on his ability to return to form, so he will have to set that distrust of the Bulls front office and coaching staff aside and play ball with them, for the betterment of all parties.</p><p>LaVine figures to be the starting small forward now for the Bulls, playing alongside Coby White, Josh Giddey, Patrick Williams, and Nikola Vucevic in the starting lineup. With a talented playmaker in Giddey by his side, a bounce-back season may not be too far away from the 29-year-old former two-time Slam Dunk Contest champion.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Zach LaVine’s trust issue a big reason for Bulls’ trade desires

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He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls and president Arturas Karnisovas have made some moves that signal the organization shifting to a long-term vision in the next season, but it seems they are still trying to move Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic. It does not seem like there is <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2024/07/14/offseason-grades-coming-in-arturas-karnisovas-and-the-bulls" rel="noopener">much of a market</a> when it comes to a trade for either LaVine or Vucevic, however.</p><p>“The Growing concerns, however, are that possible destinations for LaVine seemingly have dried up and that there is still no market for Vucevic at age 22 and $41 million-plus guaranteed over the next two seasons,” Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun Times wrote.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nikola-vucevic-trade-bulls-must-make-demar-derozan-kings">The Bulls believed</a> they were bringing in a creative leader with Karnisovas, and he displayed that with the trade of Alex Caruso, bringing in a younger player with more offensive upside in Josh Giddey in a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The DeMar DeRozan saga with the Bulls came to an end after a sign-and-trade with the Sacramento Kings.</p><p>There have been rumors about a trade of LaVine for multiple years, but none have come to fruition. In the prior year or two, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-how-bulls-demar-derozan-trade-could-help-them-move-zach-lavine">Bulls fans had</a> been frustrated with the organization delaying a tear down and rebuild, and LaVine was one of the main pieces. There have been rumors regarding him going to the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors in recent months, but nothing has actually taken place. There is still time to get a move done, but as teams moved on and made other moves to execute their offseason plans, trade destinations came off the board due to the lack of flexibility some teams have as a result.</p><p>LaVine could bring value in a certain situation, but with teams crossed off the board when it comes to trade destinations, the return that the Bulls get for him in a hypothetical trade might not come close to what fans were dreaming of in the last year or so. As noted by Cowley as well, the Bulls do not seem to be likely to get much back in a trade involving Nikola Vucevic, if one is able to be executed between now and the start of the season.</p><h2><b>Bulls still need to fully embrace rebuild</b></h2><p>As noted before, the Bulls made moves with DeRozan and Caruso to offload salary and get a younger player that they like in Josh Giddey. The Caruso move was criticized, but Giddey’s age fits the Bulls’ timeline much better. Now, it is up to Karnisovas to get moves done for LaVine and Vucevic, whether that be by the start of the season or at the very least by the NBA Trade Deadline next season.</p><p>Holding onto LaVine and Vucevic could hurt Chicago’s long-term vision as well, as it could inflate the win total next season. That would lower the Bulls’ odds in the draft lottery and potentially have them picking lower in the first round than they would like so they can land high-upside talent.</p><p>It will be interesting to see if Karnisovas can come up with a move to offload the two veterans. Until then, this offseason feels incomplete for the Bulls.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bulls get concerning Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic trade market updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bulls-news-zach-lavine-fires-off-cryptic-post-amid-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bulls’ Zach LaVine fires off cryptic post amid trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Zach-LaVine-fires-off-cryptic-post-amid-trade-rumors.jpg"></figure><h1>Bulls’ Zach LaVine fires off cryptic post amid trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-10T10:56:30-07:00">July 10th, 10:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-10T10:56:30-07:00">July 10th, 10:56am</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor and Chicago Bulls beat writer at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bulls have been pretty active this offseason, which is something that their fans aren’t very used to. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-demar-derozan-reveals-final-decision-for-sacramento-jersey-number">The Bulls have made</a> a couple of trades and they will not have Alex Caruso or DeMar DeRozan back next season. However, one player that hasn’t been traded yet is Zach LaVine. LaVine is the one that everyone is expecting to be traded, but right now, he is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/demar-derozans-farewell-message-to-bulls-features-nightmares-warning">with the Bulls</a>. There is a good chance that trade still happens.</p><p>Zach LaVine was also expected to be traded during the regular season, but it never happened. He dealt with a couple of injuries during the early parts of the season, and he ended up opting for season-ending surgery shortly before the trade deadline. Because of that, the trade never happened, and he remained on the sidelines for the Bulls for the rest of the season.</p><p>Trade rumors are once again swirling for LaVine, and he recently posted an interesting message to Twitter as those rumors heat up.</p><p>“Stay present 🔒 in,” LaVine <a href="https://x.com/ZachLaVine/status/1810927610005987386" rel="noopener">said in a tweet</a>.</p><p>This is a big offseason for LaVine and his NBA career. He knows that he could end up anywhere next year, and it sounds like he is focused on the present and not worried about the big picture and the what ifs that are looming. LaVine is recovering from surgery and he wants to be able to be at his best for whatever team he is on next season.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Zach-LaVine.jpg"><figcaption>© Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h2><b>A lot of fan bases want Zach LaVine on their team</b></h2><p>A lot of fans took to the comments of that tweet and showed Zach LaVine some love. Things haven’t really worked out for LaVine in Chicago, but he is still a tremendous NBA talent, and there are a lot of teams that want him. One fan base that showed up in the comments is the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We need you bro, come to the Clippers <a href="https://t.co/oVg8N4eHfm">pic.twitter.com/oVg8N4eHfm</a></p><p>— ᴅ ʀ ᴇ ᴡ (@FeelLikeDrew) <a href="https://twitter.com/FeelLikeDrew/status/1811005223843848570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Another interesting fit for LaVine would be the Miami Heat. There are some Heat fans in the comments as well that are trying to help sway him to Miami.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Zach jimmy bam we will be there 👀 <a href="https://t.co/LpScvzKHky">pic.twitter.com/LpScvzKHky</a></p><p>— KEE⚡️ (@playoffskee) <a href="https://twitter.com/playoffskee/status/1810942044048871468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Golden State Warriors just lost Klay Thompson as he is now with the Dallas Mavericks. They could be looking to make a big signing now, and there are some Warriors fans that want the team to sign LaVine.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Stay healthy for the Warriors this year 🙏</p><p>— COMEDIAN GAMBLER (@COMEDIANGAMBLER) <a href="https://twitter.com/COMEDIANGAMBLER/status/1811016560430944543?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While things haven’t gone particularly well for Zach LaVine and the Bulls, there are still fans in Chicago that want the team to keep him around. It doesn’t seem like this is very likely right now, but you never know.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I want the bulls to keep you bro</p><p>— GreenWrld (@GreenwrldY) <a href="https://twitter.com/GreenwrldY/status/1811029286934982659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>There is still a lot of time left in the NBA offseason, and there will likely be a lot of big trades from until the start of the season. Zach LaVine is expected to be involved in one of those trades. The Bulls said that they were going to be making changes this offseason, and they have already made some. However, you have to think that more are coming, and a lot of people are assuming that LaVine will not be back next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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