Bulls Will Have to Part With Valuable Veteran to Fill PG Void: Analyst

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The Chicago Bulls‘ coaching staff and perhaps most importantly, star Zach LaVine loves Thaddeus Young. However, according to Dan Favale of Bleacher Report the Bulls will likely have to part ways with the beloved and still very valuable veteran if they’re going to fill their void at point guard.

Favale engineered a trade between the Bulls and the Brooklyn Nets that would land Chicago Spencer Dinwiddie in a sign-and-trade deal for Young and a 2022 second-round pick.

Favale Says The Bulls are in Win-Now Mode

The B/R writer implied there is a sense of urgency within the Bulls’ front office. He wrote:

Rival teams should view the Bulls as ripe for some selling. They missed the play-in tournament after surrendering a small ransom to get Nikola Vucevic, and Zach LaVine’s pending free agency puts them in a precarious position. Chicago, on the other hand, must act like a buyer if it intends to keep LaVine beyond this season. And that’s presumably the plan, otherwise why make the Vooch trade at all?

Favale is correct. LaVine’s contract status mixed with Vucevic’s age (31 in August) and the haul Chicago gave up to bring him to the team equals a need to see results in the upcoming season.

Quite honestly, if the Bulls don’t make the playoffs next season and perhaps win a first-round series, there should be some serious questions asked about the team’s core.

At that point, the entire roster could be had–perhaps with the exception of LaVine.

Favale acknowledges Dinwiddie may prefer to play in Los Angeles, but is more apt to follow the biggest contract. He also digs into Young’s contract situation and fit with the Nets.

Young is a strong defender, an excellent passer and an underrated post scorer. His hook shot in or just outside the lane felt like one of the most automatic shots the team could turn to last season.

Young converted 57% of his hooks, and while the Nets wouldn’t look to him to score often, it is a nice option to have when looking to give Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving or James Harden a breather.

You’ve heard it before, but this might be one of those trades that works for both teams, though Young would be sorely missed in Chicago, and much appreciated in Brooklyn.

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