{"id":33931,"date":"2025-02-15T19:28:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T19:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931"},"modified":"2025-02-15T19:28:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T19:28:59","slug":"bulls-reportedly-turned-down-trade-offer-for-versatile-point-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931","title":{"rendered":"Bulls reportedly turned down trade offer for versatile point guard"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Bulls
Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Chicago Bulls made it clear that they are beginning a rebuild at this year\u2019s trade deadline. They traded away Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings and will likely look to move Nikola Vucevic in the offseason.<\/p>\n

Bulls rejected a trade involving Lonzo Ball<\/h2>\n

However, they decided to keep versatile point guard Lonzo Ball and subsequently extended him for two years and $20 million. His market did have some competition, though, and John Hollinger of The Athletic reported that the Bulls turned down an offer for Ball that would\u2019ve had them receive a first-round pick.<\/p>\n

\"Bulls
Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAccording to a league source, the Bulls had a firm offer to get a first-round pick and take on future money for Lonzo Ball\u00a0and extended him instead. Good news, though: 12 of the Bulls\u2019 players are signed for next season,\u201d Hollinger wrote.<\/p>\n

Getting a first-round pick for Ball would\u2019ve been very beneficial for Chicago, as they are nowhere close to seriously competing for a championship and could have used that draft capital and extra money to jumpstart a rebuild.<\/p>\n

Ball is beneficial for a rebuild as long as he stays healthy<\/h2>\n

However, the Bulls value the 27-year-old Ball highly, and there is good reason to. He\u2019s a 6-6 guard with great playmaking abilities and is a strong defensive player, and he is someone that a team like Chicago can commit to as part of a rebuild.<\/p>\n

This season, he is averaging 7.2 points and 3.5 rebounds but he is only playing roughly 21 minutes per game. The Bulls are being extra careful with Ball after he missed the previous two-and-a-half seasons with significant knee injuries, and they can use the rest of this season to get him fully back into rhythm.<\/p>\n

\"Bulls
Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, if he suffers another severe injury, the Bulls might regret passing up on the opportunity to secure a first-round pick for him. The less he sees the court, the more his value on the market will drop.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Chicago is playing a risky game with Ball, but as long as he stays healthy, it could pay off as they look to rebuild their roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Bulls made it clear that they are beginning a rebuild at this year\u2019s trade deadline. They traded away Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings and will<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":33932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\nBulls reportedly turned down trade offer for versatile point guard - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bulls reportedly turned down trade offer for versatile point guard - News 365\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Chicago Bulls made it clear that they are beginning a rebuild at this year\u2019s trade deadline. They traded away Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings and will\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News 365\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-15T19:28:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/01-2025-02-16T022602.885.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MsHan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MsHan\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931\",\"name\":\"Bulls reportedly turned down trade offer for versatile point guard - News 365\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/01-2025-02-16T022602.885.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-15T19:28:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-15T19:28:59+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f09359787389175562194e1ac16d5c2a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/01-2025-02-16T022602.885.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/01-2025-02-16T022602.885.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Bulls reportedly turned down trade offer for versatile point guard\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"News 365\",\"description\":\"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f09359787389175562194e1ac16d5c2a\",\"name\":\"MsHan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6b5d5395174488a4ed6e967c89fcc43e593f72ab35b7650fb9fd4cfd4250bbe3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6b5d5395174488a4ed6e967c89fcc43e593f72ab35b7650fb9fd4cfd4250bbe3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MsHan\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?author=3\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Bulls reportedly turned down trade offer for versatile point guard - News 365","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Bulls reportedly turned down trade offer for versatile point guard - News 365","og_description":"The Chicago Bulls made it clear that they are beginning a rebuild at this year\u2019s trade deadline. They traded away Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings and will","og_url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931","og_site_name":"News 365","article_published_time":"2025-02-15T19:28:59+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/01-2025-02-16T022602.885.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"MsHan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MsHan"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931","url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931","name":"Bulls reportedly turned down trade offer for versatile point guard - News 365","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/01-2025-02-16T022602.885.png","datePublished":"2025-02-15T19:28:59+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-15T19:28:59+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f09359787389175562194e1ac16d5c2a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/01-2025-02-16T022602.885.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/01-2025-02-16T022602.885.png","width":1080,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=33931#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Bulls reportedly turned down trade offer for versatile point guard"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/","name":"News 365","description":"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f09359787389175562194e1ac16d5c2a","name":"MsHan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6b5d5395174488a4ed6e967c89fcc43e593f72ab35b7650fb9fd4cfd4250bbe3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6b5d5395174488a4ed6e967c89fcc43e593f72ab35b7650fb9fd4cfd4250bbe3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MsHan"},"url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?author=3"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33931"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33933,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33931\/revisions\/33933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}