Everyone's making a big deal about Tom Brady doing big things at 40. Wasn't Kareem pretty doggone productive at 40? I think his skyhook is still unstoppable at whatever advanced age he may be today. Tony Reed
It looks like a pretty good deal for the Bulls. The Top 5 restriction on the draft choice is very unlikely to apply. The contracts of the two senior citizens expire at the end of the season (if not before.) Nelson can still play somewhat and the Bulls, to put it charitably, are not deep at point guard. David Thompson
What do you think the next move will be by the Bulls? It does appear that we wanted to deal early so that we have another week to try and deal again. The Boogie injury was perfect timing for us to find that suitor in the Pels. I'm reading that we want to waive tony Allen though which puzzles me. Old but still a great defender. I'm sure the Cavs wouldn't mind him with other pieces. A couple of nice pieces we have thought to offer teams. Lopez, Allen, Nelson, Holiday, Grant. Not huge game changes but they bulk up a playoff team. Wonder what the jazz are doing?
What do you think is next? Andrew Brown
Now that the Mirotic trade is final, where does that leave the Bulls as far as cap space for free Agents this summer ? If the Pelicans make the playoffs, you think the Bulls will sit on the pick until next year or the following year when the pick will be unprotected ? Randall Sanders
I assume part of why the Pistons wanted to acquire Blake Griffin was that he's signed to a long-term contract. Given the Pistons are not the most glamorous free agent destination right now, they get a star player they probably never could have convinced to join them on his own. That said, I wonder if they also saw the relative success that the Pelicans were finally having with Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins and figured they'd take their own shot a building a team around two big men when the rest of the league is going small? If so, the flaw in that line of thinking would seem to be that Davis is better than Griffin and Cousins (while sort of crazy) is/was better than Drummond. Cameron Watkins
Great trade for the Pistons. You tell me the last big free agent who said i will take my talents to Motown? Ben Gordon? Yeah, the only way for them to get a star was to trade for one. Blake if he can stay healthy will feast in the east and flourish alongside Andre. What did they really give up? Harris? Meh. Bradley? Not the same this season. Boban? Haha. 1st round pick? Pistons are about to make a run in the standings so pick wont be high. I understand why the Clips did it, complete overhaul/reboot. Never going to win out West and time to start the rebuild and hopefully get more pieces for Jordan and Lou. No one is taking fat Danillo.Mike Sutera
Will there be any takers for Justin Holiday before the trade deadline? He's having his best year although his FG% is only 38% as he tends to take too many bad shots. Most importantly, he's clearly not part of this rebuilding plan as this team's future is with Markkanen, Dunn and LaVine. His presence also may slow down Valentine's development as LaVine's minutes grow. After all, this is a rebuilding year so why keep someone around and give him so much playing time when he will not be useful in the future? Jay Choi
If I'm Cleveland how do I not trade for Robin Lopez? The Cavs are in desperate need of big men after they have lost Kevin Love. CLE - Lopez, Payne, Portis.CHI - Shumpert, Frye, Osman, 1st round pick ('18).Tom Plonowski
It sure looks like LaVine is forcing up a lot of contested shots. I'm sure part of this is due to the absence of Dunn, but this can't be good for the future of the team who had developed a "team first" attitude prior to his return. With LaVine's ability to drive the middle and open up the court for shooters such as Markkanen, Valentine, and Mirotic, it is disappointing to see the ball stop moving when it gets into his hands. Even when Dunn returns, it will be important for the team to make sure that the ball seeks the open shooter.William Kochneff
If picks are suddenly overvalued, then why not trade them?
If the Bulls trade their pick, assume somewhere between 8-12, what could they get for it? Jeff Lichtenstein
Whose next? Marc Gasol?Bob Ding