immessedup17 wrote:
I find it extremely hard to believe that no one wanted to come here. We have the best young core in place...we had the cap room...and now we're lucky just to get one free agent (David Lee or Carlos Boozer) out of all that were available to us?
Wade wanted to stay in Miami all along. He was just using the Bulls as leverage. Thanks to the Larry Bird rule and no state income tax Wade wasn't going anywhere. Wade is a proven commodity, but I wonder with these max deals how good he would be in 5 or 6 years. The knee surgery should be a red flag.
Bosh is kind of a dufus. He wants to play with Wade on a bad Miami team? Good luck to him too. He doesn't deserve max money. Of the top 3 I think he was the one the Bulls could most use. Still if he thinks the money and Wade are worth it than good riddance to him too. He's a good player, but not a great player. He's almost 7 feet tall and he doesn't want to play the post.
As for LeBron, it would be a smart move for him to come to Chicago. But I don't think he wants to live in Jordan's shadow. LeBron is an immature millionaire. He can't even show up to the free agent meetings with a suit. There's no way he's leaving Cleveland. The fact that he announces his decision on ESPN is ridiculous. No player is bigger than the team and LeBron is just jerking everyone's chains.
As for the Bulls, they may have done better if they could have moved Deng. It's obvious that they can't get anyone to come play here for whatever reason. It could be management or it could be that other teams have better offers. The Bulls best move is to pick up a shooting 2 guard and a post player. Taj Gibson is serviceable, but I think he could be better off the bench. The Bulls unloaded most of the roster, so they do have openings. They'll probably finish 5th or 6th in the East. They're okay as long as they don't let Rose get away.