can anyone let me know what the current trade proposal is without Jae?
I know David Aldridge pointed out that Jae is a sticking point, but what are the other parameters based on his article? Or is everyone speculating what the offer is?
Just speculation. My gut says it's 2017 Brooklyn, Jae, Zeller, and a future non-Brooklyn 1st or Rozier. I think Ainge does the deal if it's Bradley instead of Crowder.
I get why Chicago would want Jae Crowder.
I mean, which team wouldn't want Jae. Great contract, playing really well with good efficiency, locked up for 3 more years.
Oh, for sure. But at a certain point Chicago needs to decide whether they want to move on from Butler with a guaranteed top 4 pick (and likely better than that) in a draft that easily goes 4 deep at the top, in addition to some solid secondary assets, or keep Butler because they didn't get the secondary asset they want. About the only way Ainge trade Crowder is if the Brooklyn pick isn't included.
Exactly.
I don't understand why they can't accept the '17 Brooklyn and Jaylen Brown.
They were able to develop Jimmy Butler into an All-Star, and Brown literally has the same tools as Butler, so they could easily just create another JB in JB. And you get a potential top 4 pick? And Avery Bradley?
We need to move on if the Bulls can't accept that offer. That's already too rich.
The insistence of the Bulls wanting Crowder is because they want a cheap, effective player. Well, they ain't getting that.