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The Chicago Bulls may be preparing for a fire sale.
NBA insider Jake Fischer reported on The Stein Line that the Bulls executives have been in touch with other team’s about potential moves ahead of the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline and are open to moving the majority of their roster, including Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball and Nikola Vučević.
“No surprise, then, that Bulls executives, according to league sources, have been messaging to rival front offices that they are willing to discuss the majority of their roster in trade talks leading up to the Feb. 6 trade deadline,” Fischer wrote. “Most notably, sources say, Chicago has expressed a desire to move LaVine, Vučević and Ball — who collectively command nearly $85 million in salary this season.”Arturas is trying to drive up attention for all of his guys — he’s smart,” said one league figure with knowledge of the Bulls’ thinking. “The fact they were willing to move DeMar and [Alex] Caruso [this past offseason]they’re willing to move anybody 1732904217.”
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.
