He did show some improvement back in the starting lineup when LaVine was out with COVID-19 and then with LaVine and Vooch together. White was frustrating for much of the season as the starting point guard and then when he was first benched.
#Bulls roster 2021 upgrade
Pat is one of the Bulls’ best trade chips but likely isn’t going anywhere unless there’s a huge upgrade available. The coaching staff also needs to put him in the proper positions to succeed. Offensively, he was more efficient than I expected but on low volume, and looking out for his own scoring will be key moving forward. He never backed down from a challenge, even though he got roasted a lot. He started from the get-go and was tasked with defending the very best players in the NBA. If he sticks around, the hope is he gets back into better shape and could potentially provide some wing defense.
The Bulls will surely try to trade him, and could even consider stretching his salary over three years if cap space is needed. Taking on Aminu was a downside of the Vooch deal. Technically still a player option, but Aminu looked pretty washed and bad so it’s no surprise that it’s already being reported that he’s picking it up for next year. While he still has his flaws, I hope he’s around for the long haul because he’s fun as hell. There’s little reason right now to think he’s going anywhere, but if he doesn’t sign an extension and next season goes poorly, perhaps the trade winds will swirl. We’ll see if the Bulls try to extend him this offseason or if 2021-22 is a contract year. I’m a bit skeptical of him keeping up his ridiculous efficiency from this season, but if he does, that’s obviously great for the Bulls. LaVine made a legitimate leap to All-Star status. He’ll be 31 at the start of next season with a declining salary that’s an expiring $22 million in 2022-23. With more time, Vooch and LaVine should be able to become really dynamic offensively together. Vucevic had a few rough games to finish the season after suffering a hip injury, but he was mostly steady and everything the Bulls could have really hoped for after trading for him. Fully guaranteed contracts Nikola Vucevic, $24,000,000 Let’s take stock of the current roster heading into the offseason with a look at their contract situation for 2021-22. There should be a good amount of roster turnover this offseason after missing the play-in tournament despite the trades. While there definitely could have been more moves made on the margins after the deadline, AK was obviously referring to this offseason and beyond. After the Bulls made their big trades at the deadline, Arturas Karnisovas said he wasn’t done making big changes to the roster.
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