Breaking up the Bulls again

I have a cold, I did what you do when your brain stops working.

Not Tankathon. Far more feverish.

Trade Machine.

The Bulls are backed up. Last year Chicago stunk against the great teams but ruled school against gimmie squads, this year’s Bulls beat Milwaukee but lose to the Rockets. Three recent clutch victories haven’t done much to Chicago’s terrible 2022-23 record in close games, whereas 2021-22’s (same) lineup rang endless buzzer-beaters.

They are a mess, full of good and mismatched parts. This is a car with three spoilers and no headlights, but everyone should want to trade for what Chicago has. Everyone needs a spoiler, gotta keep that back end down.

Good thing I have a cold.

TRADING ZACH LAVINE

KD the GM sez

It isn’t all LaVine’s fault, he plays through injury and hasn’t had a point guard in Chicago save for his best two months as a Chicago Bull, those weeks spent with Lonzo Ball. Zach’s best minutes don’t require a traditional point man on hand, a willing passer will do, Dallas might do him awfully well.

Send LaVine to Luka’s lot with Coby White in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dāvis Bertāns and Reggie Bullock. Chicago stays beneath the tax and is lucky it won’t have to take on JaVale McGee’s five-year contract.

It might have to, in order to leap from LaVine’s mammoth deal.

KD, definitely not a GM, sez

If Zach were on a shorter commitment I’d love the opportunity to watch a slick, 20-5-5 guy get another chance in Chicago. Zach’s contract runs longest of the three former All-Stars on this team, though, and his knees, sadly, look shakiest. LaVine will perk up on a great roster but it can’t be these Bulls, Zach needs a team

hold on

sorry, I just visualized Artūras Karnišovas saying “building around Zach” at a press conference in February and did a weird thing with my neck.

TRADING ALEX CARUSO