Bulls not interested in taking Zeke Nnaji’s contract in a Zach LaVine trade with Denver K.C. Johnson: Said this on @CHSN__ pregame show last night but, at least as of now, Bulls have shown no interest in taking Zeke Nnaji contract in any talks surrounding Zach LaVine.
Source: Twitter @KCJHoop
Source: Twitter @KCJHoop
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KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Said this on @CHSN__ pregame show last night but, at least as of now, Bulls have shown no interest in taking Zeke Nnaji contract in any talks surrounding Zach LaVine. – 8:23 PM
Said this on @CHSN__ pregame show last night but, at least as of now, Bulls have shown no interest in taking Zeke Nnaji contract in any talks surrounding Zach LaVine. – 8:23 PM
Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Doing game prep for Bulls-Celtics…I’ve said this a million times on the radio….@ZachLaVine is having a fantastic season. He is playing at an extremely high level and has excelled in this new pace/three point shooting offense. He is a true pro..and a good person. – 6:53 PM
Doing game prep for Bulls-Celtics…I’ve said this a million times on the radio….@ZachLaVine is having a fantastic season. He is playing at an extremely high level and has excelled in this new pace/three point shooting offense. He is a true pro..and a good person. – 6:53 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
NBA trade rumors roundup: Latest news including Nuggets eyeing Zach LaVine, centers front and center
Also, the Pelicans aren’t considering trading Zion in part because the return would be too low.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/nba-t… – 1:20 PM
NBA trade rumors roundup: Latest news including Nuggets eyeing Zach LaVine, centers front and center
Also, the Pelicans aren’t considering trading Zion in part because the return would be too low.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/nba-t… – 1:20 PM
Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Zach LaVine made a statement for himself — and against tanking — as he scored 36 points in an upset win over the Celtics.
chicagotribune.com/2024/12/19/chi… – 12:10 AM
Zach LaVine made a statement for himself — and against tanking — as he scored 36 points in an upset win over the Celtics.
chicagotribune.com/2024/12/19/chi… – 12:10 AM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Coach Billy Donovan said the Bulls have no intention of tanking this season, and then he went out and watched his team play like it … beating the Celtics 117-108. Zach LaVine also discussed it … interesting comments …
Read it:
chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2024/12/… – 11:00 PM
Coach Billy Donovan said the Bulls have no intention of tanking this season, and then he went out and watched his team play like it … beating the Celtics 117-108. Zach LaVine also discussed it … interesting comments …
Read it:
chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2024/12/… – 11:00 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Zach LaVine is the only player to score over 35 points in a win over the Celtics this season. pic.x.com/7IoHTXLvG1 – 9:50 PM
Zach LaVine is the only player to score over 35 points in a win over the Celtics this season. pic.x.com/7IoHTXLvG1 – 9:50 PM
Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Hell of a finish from the Bulls in Boston.
117-108 to beat the reigning champs.
Zach LaVine finished with 36 points. – 9:48 PM
Hell of a finish from the Bulls in Boston.
117-108 to beat the reigning champs.
Zach LaVine finished with 36 points. – 9:48 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Zach LaVine tonight:
36 PTS
6 REB
6 3P
The second Bull not named MJ to have over one-hundred 30-point games. pic.x.com/b9i7PcWv9j – 9:48 PM
Zach LaVine tonight:
36 PTS
6 REB
6 3P
The second Bull not named MJ to have over one-hundred 30-point games. pic.x.com/b9i7PcWv9j – 9:48 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Zach LaVine is putting on a hell of an audition for the Nuggets right now in Boston. – 9:42 PM
Zach LaVine is putting on a hell of an audition for the Nuggets right now in Boston. – 9:42 PM
Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Zach LaVine is — to use a technical term — shooting the absolute shit out of the ball tonight – 9:42 PM
Zach LaVine is — to use a technical term — shooting the absolute shit out of the ball tonight – 9:42 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics had the ball down 3 and then two techs and a LaVine 3 later are now down 8 with 4:58 left. #Bulls – 9:35 PM
#Celtics had the ball down 3 and then two techs and a LaVine 3 later are now down 8 with 4:58 left. #Bulls – 9:35 PM
KC Johnson @KCJHoop
3rd time in his last 4 games (he missed Monday in Toronto) that LaVine has scored 30 or more points – 9:35 PM
3rd time in his last 4 games (he missed Monday in Toronto) that LaVine has scored 30 or more points – 9:35 PM
Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Oh things are getting silly here. Celtics bench got a technical. LaVine took a free throw.
Then after being walked all the way back down the court, Jaylen Brown got a technical. LaVine made another free throw.
Jump ball, Bulls get possession with a five-point lead. – 9:34 PM
Oh things are getting silly here. Celtics bench got a technical. LaVine took a free throw.
Then after being walked all the way back down the court, Jaylen Brown got a technical. LaVine made another free throw.
Jump ball, Bulls get possession with a five-point lead. – 9:34 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
LaVine: 9/16 FG 5/9 3PT 4/4 FT 27 PTS 5 REB 2 AST. Hurting the #Celtics inside and out. – 9:06 PM
LaVine: 9/16 FG 5/9 3PT 4/4 FT 27 PTS 5 REB 2 AST. Hurting the #Celtics inside and out. – 9:06 PM
Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Hell of a play from Ayo Dosunmu to stop Jayson Tatum, then kick into transition for Zach LaVine to draw a foul at the other end. Bulls have not found a way to run the floor enough tonight. – 9:06 PM
Hell of a play from Ayo Dosunmu to stop Jayson Tatum, then kick into transition for Zach LaVine to draw a foul at the other end. Bulls have not found a way to run the floor enough tonight. – 9:06 PM
More on this storyline
The Nuggets also know that Porter’s presence furnishes them with some extra size. Swapping him for LaVine would make Denver smaller and likely create new defensive challenges to manage. This is why, sources say, some in the Nuggets’ front office believe that the best course — if they indeed reach the point that it is time to part with Porter — is swapping him for two starting-caliber players rather than a solitary former All-Star like LaVine. -via marcstein.substack.com / December 20, 2024
Apart from Porter, Denver otherwise only has reserve center Zeke Nnaji’s $8.8 million salary as significant outgoing money available for a potential trade without surrendering a critical member of Nuggets coach Michael Malone’s current rotation. Yet it would take both Porter’s and Nnaji’s salaries to match LaVine’s $43 million figure in Chicago this season. And while there are indeed fans of LaVine throughout the Nuggets’ front office — sources confirm the report from The Athletic’s Sam Amick and Tony Jones earlier this week — there is much for Denver to weigh here. -via marcstein.substack.com / December 20, 2024
Nnaji is also available, league sources say. Any significant deal the Nuggets would do, may also have to involve a pick swap as a sweetener. -via New York Times / December 17, 2024
It’s an open secret that the Nuggets are willing to move former first-round pick Zeke Nnaji, but such a move would have limited shake-up capacity given Nnaji’s relatively modest $8.9 million salary and the likelihood that the Nuggets — since Nnaji’s contract, while it descends in value every season, runs through 2027-28 — would almost certainly have to sweeten any deal with draft compensation to secure a trade partner. -via marcstein.substack.com / December 8, 2024