As expected, last week’s trade deadline came and went without much action from the Chicago Bulls. That’s been the story for the past half-decade.
Rather than make a major move like dealing Pau Gasol, the Bulls chose to hang onto their major pieces—their only move was shipping out Kirk Hinrich in a cost-cutting deal and bringing in little-used swingman Justin Holiday. The non-action represented a bet that the current core, even with all the injuries it’s faced, has another playoff run in it.
A deal to send Gasol to the Sacramento Kings reportedly gained some traction prior to the deadline before falling apart, as those things tend to do. The decision not to trade Gasol was a perfectly defensible one—any trade of involving him would invariably make them worse in the short term. But it raises questions about management’s awareness of the team’s position and priorities going forward.
“We really like Pau,” Bulls general manager Gar Forman told K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune after the trade deadline. “We were thrille ...
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