(05-21-2025, 11:32 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Thats is a good point. I don't share the opinion that the Bulls would be willing to give him away for Junk. Although, since I became thinking about this he got hurt after the trade deadilne and missed games. The Bulls also wasn't playing him on back to backs and was also limiting his minutes most of the year. So maybe he can be had for peanuts. Although I believe when the Bulls resigned him they want to either keep him or move him to a team for a small asset. Is that Hardy now?
Your post above is basically my analysis, but perhaps clearer. Thank you.
No, we can't be certain Ball is available, but I believe CHI aim with Ball is to reap a small asset. I also think Martin OR Hardy could meet that.criteria for them, with the pair being enough to assure they would say yes.
Yes there's some obvious iffiness, of course, but if Ball for one reason (too impaired) or another (CHI not interested) wasn't workable, then the same idea but for a diff team and PG. But there's a very limited salary range that would work (i have not figured out the number, but Balls 10M up to maybe 15M assuming all 3 of Martin-DP-Hardy are outgoing and also subject to exact Exum salary size ).