Dwyane Wade agrees to deal with the Chicago Bulls

[crimcartel]

You guys realize there is more than one way to win than just shoot threes all day... wade never had an issue getting to the rim and the free throw line even with everyone.knowing he's not a great shooter... this bulls squad is exactly.the kind of team to give golden state fits.. gritty.. tough and some players who can defend on perimeter (if rondo is locked.in admittedly)...

[Ogaju]

Chris Forsberg with this savage comment

"As the Miami Heat watch 34-year-old Dwyane Wade walk away for nothing, it's a good time to remember that the Boston Celtics turned 35-year-old Paul Pierce and 37-year-old Kevin Garnett into a package that included three first-round picks and a trade exception that ultimately helped deliver All-Star Isaiah Thomas to Boston."

It was on the main ESPN page, but only for a few seconds. Heaven forbid ESPN question the Heat or make the Celtics look good.

The fear of comments like this is what makes GMs around the league run away from Danny Ainge.

[kozlodoev]

So Butler will play SF then?

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Rondo's career 3P% is higher than Wade's.  Maybe it won't be so bad if Rondo can replicate the 36.% percent he shot last season and Butler can approach his 38.1% career high.

Rondo's was on extremely limited attempts, though. Like, he didn't even average one made per game.

Just looking at Wade's percentages have me shocked, though. He's only shot 30% or better four times in his career, peaking at 31.7% in 2009, and he's shot below 20% twice in his career. That is terrible, which is obviously not good for three penetrating players.

Combining those three with a non-shooter in Lopez, and you might have the absolute least amount of spacing ever.

I really think this only makes sense if you plan to start McDermott, Mirotic, or Valentine at the three. I think Butler is expendable to this team. Crowder for Butler makes a lot more sense for them now. Crowder is more of a spotup shooter/off-ball attacker than Butler.

[PhoSita]

Poor Fred Hoiberg.

Chicago is one of the silliest franchises in the league.

[SparzWizard]

Wade just made both the Bulls and Heat worse. Thank you. 

[jpotter33]

You guys realize there is more than one way to win than just shoot threes all day... wade never had an issue getting to the rim and the free throw line even with everyone.knowing he's not a great shooter... this bulls squad is exactly.the kind of team to give golden state fits.. gritty.. tough and some players who can defend on perimeter (if rondo is locked.in admittedly)...

Okay, you add three other non-shooters out there alongside Wade in Rondo, Butler, and Lopez, and that's a bit of a different situation. lol

They're going to have to play Mirotic at the starting 4 spot now.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Chris Forsberg with this savage comment

"As the Miami Heat watch 34-year-old Dwyane Wade walk away for nothing, it's a good time to remember that the Boston Celtics turned 35-year-old Paul Pierce and 37-year-old Kevin Garnett into a package that included three first-round picks and a trade exception that ultimately helped deliver All-Star Isaiah Thomas to Boston."

It was on the main ESPN page, but only for a few seconds. Heaven forbid ESPN question the Heat or make the Celtics look good.

The fear of comments like this is what makes GMs around the league run away from Danny Ainge.

I don't think people avoid Danny that much. There's too much pride in the GM position.

Ainge's track record may give them pause, but it doesn't send them running.

[CelticSooner]

You guys realize there is more than one way to win than just shoot threes all day... wade never had an issue getting to the rim and the free throw line even with everyone.knowing he's not a great shooter... this bulls squad is exactly.the kind of team to give golden state fits.. gritty.. tough and some players who can defend on perimeter (if rondo is locked.in admittedly)...

The ball still has to go in the hoop. That team is going to implode. Chemistry problems are a coming.

[jpotter33]

Rondo's career 3P% is higher than Wade's.  Maybe it won't be so bad if Rondo can replicate the 36.% percent he shot last season and Butler can approach his 38.1% career high.

Rondo's was on extremely limited attempts, though. Like, he didn't even average one made per game.

Just looking at Wade's percentages have me shocked, though. He's only shot 30% or better four times in his career, peaking at 31.7% in 2009, and he's shot below 20% twice in his career. That is terrible, which is obviously not good for three penetrating players.

Combining those three with a non-shooter in Lopez, and you might have the absolute least amount of spacing ever.

I really think this only makes sense if you plan to start McDermott, Mirotic, or Valentine at the three. I think Butler is expendable to this team. Crowder for Butler makes a lot more sense for them now. Crowder is more of a spotup shooter/off-ball attacker than Butler.

Or hell, go smaller and move Wade to the three full-time and trade them Bradley, who is already familiar with Rondo's game and has proven effective with him before.

[RJ87]

Rondo's career 3P% is higher than Wade's.  Maybe it won't be so bad if Rondo can replicate the 36.% percent he shot last season and Butler can approach his 38.1% career high.

Rondo's was on extremely limited attempts, though. Like, he didn't even average one made per game.

Just looking at Wade's percentages have me shocked, though. He's only shot 30% or better four times in his career, peaking at 31.7% in 2009, and he's shot below 20% twice in his career. That is terrible, which is obviously not good for three penetrating players.

Combining those three with a non-shooter in Lopez, and you might have the absolute least amount of spacing ever.

I really think this only makes sense if you plan to start McDermott, Mirotic, or Valentine at the three. I think Butler is expendable to this team. Crowder for Butler makes a lot more sense for them now. Crowder is more of a spotup shooter/off-ball attacker than Butler.

Fun fact: Butler has a slightly higher career 3pt% than Crowder.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Rondo's career 3P% is higher than Wade's.  Maybe it won't be so bad if Rondo can replicate the 36.% percent he shot last season and Butler can approach his 38.1% career high.

Rondo's was on extremely limited attempts, though. Like, he didn't even average one made per game.

Just looking at Wade's percentages have me shocked, though. He's only shot 30% or better four times in his career, peaking at 31.7% in 2009, and he's shot below 20% twice in his career. That is terrible, which is obviously not good for three penetrating players.

Combining those three with a non-shooter in Lopez, and you might have the absolute least amount of spacing ever.

I really think this only makes sense if you plan to start McDermott, Mirotic, or Valentine at the three. I think Butler is expendable to this team. Crowder for Butler makes a lot more sense for them now. Crowder is more of a spotup shooter/off-ball attacker than Butler.

Or hell, go smaller and move Wade to the three full-time and trade them Bradley, who is already familiar with Rondo's game and has proven effective with him before.

hmm. The Rondo-Bradley backcourt in red. I don't love that. It does make some sense.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Rondo's career 3P% is higher than Wade's.  Maybe it won't be so bad if Rondo can replicate the 36.% percent he shot last season and Butler can approach his 38.1% career high.

Rondo's was on extremely limited attempts, though. Like, he didn't even average one made per game.

Just looking at Wade's percentages have me shocked, though. He's only shot 30% or better four times in his career, peaking at 31.7% in 2009, and he's shot below 20% twice in his career. That is terrible, which is obviously not good for three penetrating players.

Combining those three with a non-shooter in Lopez, and you might have the absolute least amount of spacing ever.

I really think this only makes sense if you plan to start McDermott, Mirotic, or Valentine at the three. I think Butler is expendable to this team. Crowder for Butler makes a lot more sense for them now. Crowder is more of a spotup shooter/off-ball attacker than Butler.

Fun fact: Butler has a slightly higher career 3pt% than Crowder.

It's not about career percentage. It's about play style. Butler himself said that he and Rose were the same kind of player who liked to drive and distribute. Butler wants the ball in his hands. Crowder can play off-ball.

[jpotter33]

Poor Fred Hoiberg.

Chicago is one of the silliest franchises in the league.

So does Butler's price come down when this crashes and burns and he demands out in January? Between Rondo/Wade and his already tumultuous relationship with the front office, a divorce is on the wall in the near future.

I still think they should've just took the highest offer for Butler and ran with it. They'd be in a much better position going forward than what they're at now with two non-shooting, ball-dominant, past-their-prime stop gaps at point guard and shooting guard.

[Beat LA]

Boston had better secure the rights to using 'Brick House' as their theme song for the year before Chicago beats them to it, lol .