JULY 16: The Bulls have officially signed Craig, the team announced today (via Twitter).
JULY 3: The Bulls are signing free agent forward Torrey Craig to a two-year contract that includes a player option, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).
A six-year NBA veteran, Craig is a hard-nosed defensive player often tasked with defending opposing teams’ best players. He’s coming off a solid season with the Suns, averaging 7.4 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.5 APG and 0.8 BPG in 79 games, including 60 starts (24.7 MPG). All of those figures represented career highs.
Craig, who also shot a career-best 39.5% from deep in 2022/23, just completed a two-year, $10MM contract. It will be interesting to see what he signed for, as Wojnarowski did not initially report a salary figure.
Craig went undrafted in 2014 after four college seasons at the University of South Carolina Upstate. He spent his first three pro seasons playing in Australia before returning stateside in ’17/18, making his NBA debut as rookie for the Nuggets.
The 32-year-old has also had stints with Milwaukee and Indiana, in addition to Phoenix and Denver. Craig was No. 41 on our list of 2023’s top 50 free agents.
Nice, this is all the ball injury exception money id imagine
From my understanding, the injury exception money can only be used to sign someone to a 1 year contract – basically giving you a chance to swap the injured player for a healthy one for the upcoming season
I’m not sure i know it can’t be a team option but maybe you can have player option with it.
This is the Dirty Work guy Phoenix will miss this year.
It’s actually none of it.
Signed metu instead. F
What do you mean, “F?” YOU even questioned the move two days ago?
link to hoopsrumors.com
Metu won’t get off the bench. They will certainly miss Torrey Craig’s toughness in Phoenix.
They will miss him for sure… until they trade for him at the deadline
F for Phoenix for not resigning him. Metu really
Gotcha. Ok good stuff.
Craig was a guy I hoped the NYK would target with their BAE. He’s more a 3 or has been, but at his age being a backup stretch 4 might suit him.
Interested to see what CHI paid. 1+1-po is most likely structure.
Yeah, he’d have been perfect backing up Randle and serving as depth in case of a wing injury. He’ll get more PT in Chicago though.
Great pickup!
Sound like 2 years $8mm
Great pickup. Not a game changer but they needed wings
Solid pickup for the Bulls. With him and Carter, it’ll definitely help their perimeter defense. Their defense as a whole should benefit greatly.
No idea he was 32 and played in Australia for 6 years. Should have great intangibles/drive but hopefully plays 15-20 minutes a game.
Flat out not better than Derrick Jones Jr or Javonte Green
He is better then both and one of those guys has knee issues that might limit his usage
You are smoking meth
Jevonte Green should go to Denver. Only B Brown replacement
Far better than either andI like Derrick. I’d consider starting him over Williams at power forward.
Probably using the bi-annual exception for him
Trade Zach L and Lonzo B, Patrick Williams and Terry for a veteran SG and PG and whatever. Maybe Harden and Chris Paul and etc. That would make Chicago contenders again. Veteran team
Drummond and Caruso to GS too*
So, basically trade the whole team?
Get Paul, Harden plus House, Dedmon and others players sure. A lineup of Chris Paul, Harden, DeRozan, Craig, Vuch. Trade Zach L, Lonzo B, Patrick Williams, Alex C and Drummond for Chris Paul, Harden, House, Dedmon and J Springer. Or keep Alex C. It’s even now. Happy
Melton and Furkan with Drummond to GS
76s get Lonzo B, Zach L, P Williams. GS gets Drummond, Melton and Furkan, Chicago gets Chris Paul, Harden, House, Dedmon
Why would anyone want Lonzo Ball right now. He may never play again. If he does there’s a good chance he will be a shell of his former self.
Don’t count out green going back to boston he has publicly stated he would like to come back and stevens has also said he is the one player he regretted trading and he also is good friends with tatum
Green signed with Houston if we are talking about Jeff Green