There were some “intense” talks in the Lauri Markkanen sign-and-trade negotiations between the Cavaliers and Bulls for several days leading up to their agreement last week, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype said in his latest podcast with Yossi Gozlan.
According to Scotto, Cleveland originally wanted to include three second-round picks in their offer for Markkanen, but Chicago insisted on receiving a first-rounder, and the Cavs were able to get one from Portland for Larry Nance Jr. and reroute it to the Bulls.
Even after securing that first-round pick, the Bulls held out for a second-rounder on top of that, according to Scotto, who says some of the parties involved in those negotiations were frustrated by what they perceived to be a moving of the goal posts. Eventually though, the Cavs sent a protected second-round selection to Chicago to get the deal done.
Here’s more from Scotto:
- Second-year big man Jalen Smith has been made available by the Suns, multiple sources tell Scotto. Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report stated last month that Phoenix was gauging interest in Smith, and I speculated earlier this week that the former lottery pick could be in play if the Suns make a trade offer for Spurs forward Thaddeus Young.
- Scotto reports that the Nets have offered a first-round pick swap in trade talks involving center DeAndre Jordan, but haven’t found any takers. The two sides are reportedly exploring a buyout.
- Jared Dudley told Scotto that he planned to retire if the Lakers didn’t re-sign him, since he didn’t want to play anywhere else. When L.A. chose to move on, Dudley accepted an assistant coaching job with the Mavericks.
- The Bulls are among the teams that have shown some interest in free agent wing James Ennis, according to Scotto.
- When he re-signed with the Knicks, Nerlens Noel wasn’t assured the starting center job, but he’ll get a chance to compete for that role and will “definitely” play meaningful minutes, says Scotto.
I like the idea of making Jalen Smith and Jordan available.
I’d like to make these players available too
CJ McCollum
Kristaps Porzingis
Tyler Herro
Cam Reddish
Goran Dragic
Buddy Hield (Pelicans like him)
The Caviliers have been a dumpster fire ever since LeBron left. 2030 ETA for the team to relocate to Las Vegas. If you downvote me, it is because you are upset I am right
You must be new.
Or just stupid
You can screenshot, save, retweet, TikTok thot whatever. Mark my words Cleveland relocating to Vegas as soon as 2030
I know I for one will certainly save this screenshot for the next nine years.
You’re either a troll or just not very smart, but the Cavs have a lease agreement with Cleveland through 2034 and have options in the contract to go through as late as 2044. I’m sure they could find a way out if they REALLY wanted to, but it would be hell as far as the legal aspects of it are concerned.
There is a guy that goes on every single Marlins article on mlbtraderumors to talk about them moving, completely ignoring their deal with the state. Maybe it’s the same guy
@TikTok
You obviously know nothing about Cleveland so you should either research or say less. Despite, no LBJ, covid and being in a cold city the Cavs have drawn top 10 the last 3 years. The fan base in Cleveland is very loyal.
People outside Cleveland don’t and won’t ever get it. Oh well, just got to try an ignore them.
We love our teams!
James Ennis…aka, another wing makes no sense for the Bulls. It’s bigs or bust at this point.
Ennis shoots 43.3 percent of his three-pointers last season
Ennis has been a top tier journeyman throughout his career
Ennis likes Lakers, but he is only 31 years old.
Lakers need someone like Udonis Haslem?
Bulls don’t have any proven vet wings that can SHOOT, though.
TBJ and Jones Jr. aren’t proven good shooters.
White, Caruso, and Dosunmu are less wings than shorter than average shooting guards. Dosunmu hasn’t shown much of an ability to be a deep scoring threat anyways.
Simonovic is a question mark. Hasn’t played a single NBA minute.
Bradley is a non-shooting center.
So they have no proven, reliable wing shooting on the bench. They need Millsap more than Ennis but they are lacking reliability on the bench.
Good for the Bulls management.
How can the Nets offer a first round pick swap? Their first round picks next year, in 2024, and 2026 all go to Houston. Then they have swaps with Houston in 2023, 2025, and 2027. So wouldn’t the earliest they can do a swap be in 2028?
Ok, say the 2023 picks are Houston 5, Nets 15, Team 3 25. Houston would chose to not swap picks with the Nets. So the Nets pick and Houston’s pick are unchanged for now. However, Team 3 would want to swap picks with the Nets. So Team 3 gets pick no.15 and Nets move back to no.25
If you are Houston, you don’t swap with Nets.
Yes, that is what I said. Reading comprehension is a skill you need
That’s all hypothetical of course since Houston won’t be at #5 and Brooklyn won’t be at #15. But whomever Brooklyn would make another swap with would have just as likely already have a better pick (the same as Houston) so there’s no point in doing that.
I can’t see why any GM would be interested in a Nets pick swap unless it’s at least 4-5 years out when their big 3 will be gone. Otherwise there’s absolutely no value in swapping picks with a perennial top 5 team.
Houston will most likely be #1
So Dudley decided to retire since he didn’t want to play anywhere but with the Lakers. And his first decision in retirement is to sign on as a coach with a team other than the Lakers? How is that any different than signing on as a player for another team? Exact same travel schedule except a lot less pay. Doesn’t make a lot of sense.
Nobody but the Lakers would pay him to suit up to not play basketball. Lakers or bust wasn’t his choice.
Bad look for CHI if you ask me… I mean you must deal with all the teams in the league, if you get the rep for adding to your wanting’s, totally unjustifiably soon enough no one will wanna deal with you!
Lucky for them CLE is a much better organization & classier than them, at least this time, hopefully they won reward CHI’s temper tantrums anymore!
Cleveland… “classy”? Does Dan Gilbert still own them? The armpit of the Midwest? Hahahaha, the Bulls fleeced the Cavs to unload a player the new front office didn’t even want. It is what it is.
Uh, Cleveland did the deal. So I don’t think there was any reputation damage, just a negotiation in which CLE gave up a HIGHLY protected 2nd rounder (up to 55). That pick is unlikely to convey, so probably symbolic.
Not sure it changes your point, but FWIW, the pick was actually top-46 protected and it’s from Denver Denver, so it’s probably a lot more likely to convey in 2023 than Cleveland’s would be.