Two days into NBA free agency and the Chicago Bulls have brought no new faces into the fold. Many Bulls fans are sitting back and wondering what the next move is. Who can the Bulls bring in to help this franchise get back on top?
Well, the answer to that question is nobody right now. Most of the key free agents have committed to sign elsewhere leaving the Bulls no big names to add to their team. This isn’t a bad thing. The only way this is a total fail is if the Bulls do not bring back Zach Lavine. Somehow, someway, a deal needs to get done to bring the 23-year-old shooting guard back to the Windy City.
The market has been weird and while the Bulls have already offered Zach a qualifying offer, what’s the pay scale for him going to be? We have seen Aaron Gordon get a huge contract offer and we have seen Julius Randle get $9M a year. At this point, it is really hard to tell what he is going to get.
Assuming the Bulls get Zach Lavine back they sit in a decent position now. The East is wide open. Of course, Boston, Philly, and Toronto will be sitting up towards the top of the conference but the Bulls have a chance to enter the season at full health and grow together. Plus they could have up to $40M in cap space to make splashes in the next few years while their young core gels.
To look forward to 2019, Klay Thompson, Demarcus Cousins, and Kemba Walker are all on the market. Also, who’s to say the Bulls don’t try and make a huge trade to land a disgruntled superstar… Like, Anthony Davis?
While all that, of course, is just speculation and wishful thinking, do not panic Bulls fans. The time for the Bulls is coming and they have quite a few intriguing players that can develop into some of the best players at their positions. Kris Dunn is no slouch and improved tenfold last year and Lauri Markkanen showed the nation he will be a feared player in the league.
