Otto Porter
$27,250,576 $28,489,239
Thaddeus Young
$12,900,000 $13,545,000 $14,190,000
Lauri Markkanen
$5,300,400 $6,731,508 $9,026,952
Lauri an intriguing stretch-foud seven footer, only 22, and I reckon some of the Trader Vics on this forum view him as, I don't know, Porzingis Light? Offensively, okay...defensively? Mmmmmm? Still, why would the Bulls want to bail on him?
When healthy the past two seasons, for 29-32 minutes, a 43%/36% 2 & 3-Pt shooter, 7.5 and 9.0 boards and a very good FT shooter 84 & 87%, getting to the line 166 & 195 times.
This season he is nursing an oblique injury and in 29 minutes his FG% is 37.1/31.4, rebounding down some, assists up.
Otto Porter? Just turned 26.
Currently nursing a bad bone bruise in his foot. In 15 games for the Bulls last season, his FT% was 90.6% and a 3-Pt % of 48%. Nice.
In 9 games/25 minutes this season, 41.4-40.0% and FT shooting down 90.6 to 75%.
Another nice player.
But seriously? Two seasons at 27-28 million NICE?
Because we are disappointed with Randle and Portis, and Knox in only his second season, is coming along too slowly for some, so, off he goes to trail the ghost of Trevor Ariza and Rod Strickland and all of those young Knicks we gave up on too damn soon.
Thaddeus Young?
Currently shooting 40.0/33.3 with a resounding FT% of 58.6%.
AND with Courtney Lee guaranteed money through 2022.
"Moving Randle is addition by subtraction. Who we get back is only somewhat relevant."
[Chortle]
Well, hey, since you put it THAT WAY, who am I to argue with such sublime, forward-thinking logic.
Not to give, Julius a hall pass on 16.8/8.6/3.4 stat line, sullied as it is by 43.6/23.7 FG% and a grim 66.2 FT%.
STILL, if the idea is to BAIL on our contractual commitment, and find Julius a better fit somewhere out West, taking back long term contracts seems, in light of how consciously we leveraged cap space in the KP Deal, oh, I don't know...
SOMEWHAT FUCKING RELEVANT.
Persevere. Trader Vics, persevere, but you might want to think things through a tad more.
Or, as FACIL, so sensibly puts it:
If someone comes to us with a knockdown offer on the 15th, we should listen and pull the trigger on a really good deal. Since nobody has maintained or improved their value besides Morris, it would probably be an offer for him. Otherwise we should wait and see if Miller can install a reasonable game plan and find out how players look in a less chaotic setting.
Or as the learned FWK sums things up, NOT HAPPENING.
To which I would add, let's see what Julius and Portis and Knox and RJ and company look like between now and the new year with a new coach and ELFRID PAYTON manning the rudder.
At such times, I am comforted that Scott Perry, his decision making skills such as they are [cough], is in survival mode and in fear for his mortal soul, and thus, unlikely to follow through on any of these brilliantly crafted deals.
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