Seems appropriate to bring up given our circumstances and the Bulls looking vulnerable.
I like Melo but that being said, I don't see how we can make the most of his dwindling prime and properly develop our draft pick. If we get the no.1 pick and keep it, we have to go Okafor. And if we go Okafor, can we survive two defensive sieves in the lineup? Its why I prefer to move Melo and try to maintain the worse record in the league. All I'd need is Nikola Mirotic and Doug McDermott with Derrick Rose sprinkled in to balance the contracts. Hopefully, we could get Rose's numbers up and peddle him off to a team like the Pacers for George Hill and contracts. Hill looks like he'd be a great fit in the triangle while Mirotic and McDermott are starters in this league at positions that won't be available in the draft with a top 3 pick.
I'm pretty sure everyone on this board would do that deal, regardless of whether you like Melo or not because this would speed up the process of rebuild a hell of a lot faster; provided Ok4/Towns translate well into the NBA and all the pieces fit;however, this is beyond unlikely unless the Bulls get into a serious crisis.
I agree with your reasoning but it makes more sense to send him to the highest bidder (among teams he'd be willing to go to) than to pick one team.
Bonn1997 wrote:I agree with your reasoning but it makes more sense to send him to the highest bidder (among teams he'd be willing to go to) than to pick one team.
who's bidding?
rose probably doesn't get traded...
if chicago wanted melo they'd have signed him outright.. they were pretty lukewarm about him last offseason so i doubt they trade for him...
what would make it interesting is if butler all of a sudden decides he wants to play in ny.... and then a sign and trade involving melo becomes interesting... pretty far fetched but food for thought...
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Naw, keep the threads coming. The further we get away from it, the better we can see.
So. As predicted Rose broke down again. Seems like we should be able to make this move whenever we please. I'd ask for 2 first round picks as well (one in 2015, and another in 2016 if the deal is made on draft, 2017 if not). Rose may have just won the Gilbert Arenas award for worst contract in the league but the reality is that we shouldn't be looking to add big money players anyway. And chances are that we could push for medical retirement anyway to have his money vacated from the cap. If we dump Calderon in the deal, I'd make it yesterday. I prefer a real rebuild than the wheel spinning we're doing now.
NardDogNation wrote:Seems appropriate to bring up given our circumstances and the Bulls looking vulnerable.I like Melo but that being said, I don't see how we can make the most of his dwindling prime and properly develop our draft pick. If we get the no.1 pick and keep it, we have to go Okafor. And if we go Okafor, can we survive two defensive sieves in the lineup? Its why I prefer to move Melo and try to maintain the worse record in the league. All I'd need is Nikola Mirotic and Doug McDermott with Derrick Rose sprinkled in to balance the contracts. Hopefully, we could get Rose's numbers up and peddle him off to a team like the Pacers for George Hill and contracts. Hill looks like he'd be a great fit in the triangle while Mirotic and McDermott are starters in this league at positions that won't be available in the draft with a top 3 pick.
He has a no trade clause, as everyone know, and i doubt would go there at this point. I wouldn't want to trade him anyways, unless its for Butler. We don't need to jumpstart a rebuild. We don't have a 2016 pick and trading Melo hurts the free agent hunt in 2015 and 2016. Trading him would not help this team one bit at this time. Not the time to rebuild this way. We are getting a top pick this season regardless and need to be improved next year in order to not lose another top pick. I can't believe the trade Melo stuff is still coming up. Obviously he's not going anywhere, and not only that but it hurts this teams significantly over the next 2 seasons for reasons i stated above.
Knixkik wrote:NardDogNation wrote:Seems appropriate to bring up given our circumstances and the Bulls looking vulnerable.I like Melo but that being said, I don't see how we can make the most of his dwindling prime and properly develop our draft pick. If we get the no.1 pick and keep it, we have to go Okafor. And if we go Okafor, can we survive two defensive sieves in the lineup? Its why I prefer to move Melo and try to maintain the worse record in the league. All I'd need is Nikola Mirotic and Doug McDermott with Derrick Rose sprinkled in to balance the contracts. Hopefully, we could get Rose's numbers up and peddle him off to a team like the Pacers for George Hill and contracts. Hill looks like he'd be a great fit in the triangle while Mirotic and McDermott are starters in this league at positions that won't be available in the draft with a top 3 pick.
He has a no trade clause, as everyone know, and i doubt would go there at this point. I wouldn't want to trade him anyways, unless its for Butler. We don't need to jumpstart a rebuild. We don't have a 2016 pick and trading Melo hurts the free agent hunt in 2015 and 2016. Trading him would not help this team one bit at this time. Not the time to rebuild this way. We are getting a top pick this season regardless and need to be improved next year in order to not lose another top pick. I can't believe the trade Melo stuff is still coming up. Obviously he's not going anywhere, and not only that but it hurts this teams significantly over the next 2 seasons for reasons i stated above.
His documentary would say otherwise. Seems the only reason he picked the Knicks is because of the money factor and now that it is guaranteed, it should make the Bulls even more appealing to him.
And it seems that it is never the time to rebuild for some Knick fans. I honestly don't know what we're waiting on. Anthony, at this point, will not be getting better with age; he'll be getting worse. The likelihood that we'll find the talent to offset this decline and form a contender is slim to none. I much rather cut the cord while Anthony has some trade value left before his decline becomes more intense.
Signed,
Melo's biggest fan and defender
NardDogNation wrote:Knixkik wrote:NardDogNation wrote:Seems appropriate to bring up given our circumstances and the Bulls looking vulnerable.I like Melo but that being said, I don't see how we can make the most of his dwindling prime and properly develop our draft pick. If we get the no.1 pick and keep it, we have to go Okafor. And if we go Okafor, can we survive two defensive sieves in the lineup? Its why I prefer to move Melo and try to maintain the worse record in the league. All I'd need is Nikola Mirotic and Doug McDermott with Derrick Rose sprinkled in to balance the contracts. Hopefully, we could get Rose's numbers up and peddle him off to a team like the Pacers for George Hill and contracts. Hill looks like he'd be a great fit in the triangle while Mirotic and McDermott are starters in this league at positions that won't be available in the draft with a top 3 pick.
He has a no trade clause, as everyone know, and i doubt would go there at this point. I wouldn't want to trade him anyways, unless its for Butler. We don't need to jumpstart a rebuild. We don't have a 2016 pick and trading Melo hurts the free agent hunt in 2015 and 2016. Trading him would not help this team one bit at this time. Not the time to rebuild this way. We are getting a top pick this season regardless and need to be improved next year in order to not lose another top pick. I can't believe the trade Melo stuff is still coming up. Obviously he's not going anywhere, and not only that but it hurts this teams significantly over the next 2 seasons for reasons i stated above.
His documentary would say otherwise. Seems the only reason he picked the Knicks is because of the money factor and now that it is guaranteed, it should make the Bulls even more appealing to him.
And it seems that it is never the time to rebuild for some Knick fans. I honestly don't know what we're waiting on. Anthony, at this point, will not be getting better with age; he'll be getting worse. The likelihood that we'll find the talent to offset this decline and form a contender is slim to none. I much rather cut the cord while Anthony has some trade value left before his decline becomes more intense.
Signed,
Melo's biggest fan and defender
Plus he gets a $17 mil bonus if we trade him next year.
I doubt The Bulls trade for Melo now. The team that would trade for Melo would have to be desperate and The Bulls are not.
why the hell would you trade for rose, just to get rid of melo..smh
NYKBocker wrote:I doubt The Bulls trade for Melo now. The team that would trade for Melo would have to be desperate and The Bulls are not.
exactly the bulls are pretty smart so that ship has sailed
