“We have an emergency. We talk every day. We see scouting. We have pride. Children have individual goals. It’s just run it. We have to find our rhythm.” with these words Zach LaVine summed up his situation The Chicago Bulls after their 110-101 loss to the Sacramento Kings. A setback that adds to the start of the season contrary to what Billy Donovan’s men expected.
After injuries last year, this one the expectations were impressively high. Zach LaVine was rejuvenated, Alex Caruso was coming back from his physical issues, Patrick Williams was all backed by a DeMar DeRozan museum.
He passed the fourth season Bulls are dangerously close to top lottery odds and out of playoff territory. All this with a fairly high salary and after they have carried out major operations that have not given the expected results.
Billy Donovan’s are the sixth worst offense (109.5)despite the fact that his defense is optimal, ranking 12th (111.0), but he sinks them with his -1.6 net score. It is clear that something is not working and time is running out for a team that does not finish with cohesion.
With all this in mind, it’s time to ask yourself, Should they be buyers or sellers in the transfer market?
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An argument in favor of them being buyers
Injuries have been a huge factor over the last year for the Chicago Bulls and will continue to be. almost certainly lonzoball will miss this season, leaving the team without its starting point guard. Aside from the loss of the Californian, the Illinoisans have enough talent to re-emerge in this state.
In short, they have two offensive fronts like DeRozan and LaVine, accompanied by a solid starter like Vucevic and role players. There is, on paper, no shortage of reasons to trust that this structure is adequate.
However, they need some modifications to reach their full potential. The first and most important is the outside shot. The Bulls are on the cusp of shooting efficiency (35.4%), but their shooting volume is the lowest in the NBA (28.7) for the second straight season. Opening up the court and starting to get your shooting percentage up is very important Bring out the 20th century attack.
The options in this sense are wide, being able to search for items such as Jordan Clarkson as counter aversion, Jae Crowder or Terrence Ross. In addition, they have the option to withdraw from his contract Nikola Vucevicwhich ends in this lesson and create interesting packages to get more useful items right now.
An argument in favor of them being sellers
If a market logic is applied to his situation Chicago Bulls it can be predicted that the situation in general is not going to improve much. Being in the middle zone between top 5 and the Play-In He is the most dangerous in the NBA. Too far to be a contender and end up in a draw zone. Absolute nothingness.
The plus for Chicago is that they are in an era where most of their top players still possess a high regard.
names like Alex Caruso would command a high price among contenders looking to improve their defense. Add to that his low salary of 9 million, the Bulls could make a good deal.
Same case with DeMar DeRozan albeit in a different context. The guard is in the prime of his career, which is poison candy for the franchise. If they keep him, they run the risk of 28.6 cm that you’ll make it through the next lesson so it won’t be a problem if your performance drops. On the other hand, if a transfer were to be explored, now would be the highest point of his value, but his move would mark a turning point within the team.
Although when it comes to important decisions, Zach LaVine He can be transferred from December 15 and is, without doubt, his most attractive figure on the payroll. Would the Bulls dare push the button if the team still doesn’t work on Sunday? trade deadline?
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