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Yeah, take NBA Central/Bleacher Report with a grain of salt but, he doesn't want to play third string to AD and LeBron. He'd still be third string here.

Interesting comment from Reddit ----- Current franchises with at least one HOFer on their roster in over 80% of their MLB seasons: Boston Red Sox 91.7% New York Yankees 86.4% Atlanta Braves 86.2% Chicago White Sox 85.8% St. Louis Cardinals 82.7% Detroit Tigers 80.8% World Series champions with no HOFers on their roster (at any point in that season): 1981, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014-present

This is why the Basketball Hall of Fame is the best. Edit: To clarify, not because "all cheaters are in" or anything, but because it's pretty much a "was this dude significant for a long period of time to the game? Yes? In." Scenario.

I'd vote A-Rod in over Ortiz.

Things to watch for today: If Buehrle stays on the ballot. If Bonds, Clemens, and Ortiz get in. Ortiz getting in basically invalidates the steroid argument. Bonds and Clemens massively invalidate that, but it also murders the character argument hampering Schilling and Vizquel (Bonds being a domestic abuser, Clemens grooming a 15-year-old). I'm definitely not arguing for Schilling or Vizquel here. Like I said earlier, Cap Anson probably doesn't get in if he's voted on today. Roberto Alomar is banned from baseball and wouldn't be allowed in. Fun fact: Fergie Jenkins, Willie Mays, and Mickey Mantle were all banned from baseball. Jenkins because a customs search in Canada found him with drugs. Mays and Mantle because - well after their playing careers - they worked at casinos. Jenkins got reinstated by an arbiter. The following commissioner reinstated Mays and Mantle.

At this point I'd prefer Arci to Matt Thomas, what with all the injuries.

If the Bulls can get another hardship player, I'd honestly bring back Arci or Dunn. Arci knows the system and is basically just Prototype 3rd String PG. Dunn could bring defense.

The fact that the account asking "source?" is suspended takes the wind out of this, but:

Give me Uribe. Because I literally know no one else.

My union and employer just went through two rounds where no deadline was established and no strike needed to happen. CBA negotiations happen all the time without big time drama.

Because then the owners wouldn't make as much money.

Oh yeah, that's some wack shit, same for Jrue.

Just to clarify, the tweet I linked is from the Executive Director of Content Strategy for the White Sox and Bulls.

Can excuse the donut thing in retrospect when it turned out to be a scheduled tweet with unfortunate timing. That shit stings - stuff like that easily could slip through a crack, especially on a weekend. However, the other stuff, I agree.

I know DeMar sites Vuc as a reason for him being here, but dude needs to justify it with his own production. God damn. Also, Bucks digging the hole:

I think he liked Chicago until all the drama exploded. Then he wasn't hot on the NBA.

"Niko? How would you like a return to Chicago?"

I sad chuckled.

DeMar will go to kill Allen and Ayo won't stop him.

Also, 6 rebounds a game doesn't seem like a lot, but it would currently be #2 on the Bulls behind Vuc (11.1) and ahead of Lonzo (5.4). Plus, he's in a situation where he has to compete with a lot of teammates for boards - usually I see Vuc and the entire opposing team fighting for rebounds.

DJJ/Brown/Thomas gets you there salary wise. They just need to justify it with cap relief / their remaining picks to the Kings / whatever third team the Kings want to send the Bulls assets to. I'll be legit shocked if Ibaka isn't traded and bought out.

AK is supposedly holding on tight to Pat, so they have to be big believers in him / don't think the likes of Grant/Barnes are worth it. Which, to be fair, Grant doesn't sound like he's sticking around a team like the Bulls if he's traded here. With Lonzo out, Barnes makes way more sense to slot in with shooting and rebounding + history of being a fourth option.

Lonzo with a small meniscus tear, they're getting further diagnosis. That probably kills any Coby trade proposals - which AKME is supposedly backing off to begin with. Positive outlook: That's about that the easiest/quickest knee tear to come back from depending on the severity. It's also going to force more development time on Coby and Ayo. Negative: This team needs to gel before the playoffs, man. Trade chips are basically DJJ, Troy Brown, second rounders, and the Portland pick.

Can we please switch Marko and Ayo's contracts somehow.

I mean dude has a 79 career fWAR, three rings, and an iconic playoff moment in all of baseball history. He's being held out entirely because his post-baseball career has been a trainwreck besides ever since he released Kingdoms of Amalur.