Andrew bynum trade options
In a move that has the Cleveland Cavaliers thinking about the present and the Chicago Bulls thinking about the future, the teams executed a major trade late Monday.
The Bulls are sending two-time All-Star Luol Deng to the Cavs for Andrew Bynum , three future draft picks and major salary savings.
The Cavs, looking to end a three-year playoff drought, are attempting to make a run by acquiring Deng to shore up the small forward position. They parlayed Bynum's team-friendly contract into a piece to put next to young guards Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters. Deng, 28, is averaging 19 points, 6. He has been bothered by an injured Achilles that caused him to miss nine games over the past six weeks. He has returned to play in the Bulls' past three games. The Cavs, who have lost eight of their past nine games and have been missing Irving with a knee injury, are hoping Deng helps them turn things around.
He's a tremendous defensive player that can impact the game on both ends of the court with a team-first mentality and is a high character leader. The Bulls, who are facing a lost season after a bevy of injuries, including a season-ending knee injury to Derrick Rose , are focusing on the upcoming draft and next season.
Chicago waived Bynum by 5 p. The thing that we are assured of in talking to [Bulls chairman] Jerry [Reinsdorf] in going through this process is that the things that we benefit from financially, we are going to, in the future, put back into this basketball team.
Bynum is expected to clear waivers and become a free agent by the end of the week. Though he was suspended by the Cavs for one game for conduct detrimental to the team and excused from team activities, he is expected to be chased on the open market. The Los Angeles Clippers , Miami Heat and New York Knicks are among the teams expected to consider offering him a landing spot.
In addition to the savings, the Bulls got a future first-round draft pick owed to the Cavs by the Sacramento Kings from a trade for J. The Bulls will get the Kings' pick if it falls outside the top 12 in or outside the top 10 picks in , or The Bulls also got the and second-round picks the Portland Trail Blazers owed the Cavs.
In a final piece, the Bulls will be able to swap draft positions with the Cavs in as long as the Cavs' draft pick is outside the top 14 picks. But talks on a new contract for Deng, who is scheduled to be a free agent at the end of the season, had stalled and the savings and the draft considerations were enticing.
Paxson said the Bulls presented Deng and his agent with a contract extension in the past week but were rejected. Realizing just how far apart they were with Deng, Paxson said the Bulls decided they had to trade him.
Deng leaves the Bulls as the fourth-leading scorer in franchise history behind Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Bob Love. It's almost 10 years," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. Then what he did for me. You couldn't ask anything more of a player. Practice hard, be a great leader, play for the team, be selfless.
Whatever I asked him to do, he did.
And he bought in from day one, from the minute I got here. So I appreciated that and I thought when you look at what he did, the way he worked and the way he performed, those are two things I value greatly. You push yourself with your heart, mind and soul, and smile every night knowing you put love and passion into it. Thank you, Chicago," Deng wrote.
In addition to their own draft pick, the Bulls also own the Charlotte Bobcats ' first-round pick if it falls outside the top They also own the rights to star Spanish forward Nikola Mirotic , who they hope to bring over to play next season.
They took a measured risk on Bynum, who missed the season with knee injuries. The Cavs were the only team to offer Bynum a significant contract and they protected it with provisions that enabled them to execute this trade before his full contract became guaranteed Tuesday.
But he consistently had issues with fellow teammates and coaches, which led to the suspension and the Cavs' decision to trade him. The Cavs had extensive talks with the Lakers in another attempt to get Gasol over the past week.
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The Lakers remained firm in their stance not to deal the four-time All Star without receiving assets of value until the very end of negotiations, when the Cavs ended the talks to focus on the Bulls' offer. The Lakers believe, according to sources, that they will have other ways to get below the luxury tax threshold before the trade deadline and that Gasol still holds value around the league.
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