Chicago Bulls Listed As A Favorite To Land Russell Westbrook This Offseason

Haize & Pat The Designer discuss the Bulls being listed as one of the possible teams to land Russell Westbrook this offseason. The guys also discuss the Bulls not being able to find a LaVine trade & the passing of Jerry West.
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[@BigDee0903]

The Bulls are always linked to passed their prime, washed up players'...........another one on the who cares list. 🤣

[@godzmic9741]

😂

[@HolyGhost-rr5qp]

Dewayne Wade pass his prime also rondo bulls worst organization in sports

[@corysimmons455]

You a big dummy

[@larrylalonde728]

An aging Westbrook is not gonna do anything for us but keep us mediocre.

[@corysimmons455]

What are they doing now

[@Dr.MantisToboggan1]

R.I.P. Jerry West. If there's no showtime. The league wouldn't be what it is today.

[@perparimdushi4520]

Noooooo way

[@Johncollins219]

Pat is cool, but I’m not with the marinating bro

[@PatTheDesigner]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

Idk i would rather have it

[@BallGuy-pm8pz]

The best thing that could happen for the Bulls if they can some how pull off Cooper Flagg in 2025 as a building block. That's it. View the East and go down each team and tell me if the Bulls have a player better than the building blocks for these teams or best player combinations. Memphis - Ja Morant Celtics - Tatum and Brown and company (imagine role players like Jrue, Porzingis, and Derrick White) Sixers - Embid and Tyrese Maxey Knicks - Brunson (Trade coming for another headliner) Bucks - Giannis and Dame Magic - Banchero Miami - Hero and Bam Cavaliers - Donovan and Garland Pacers - Halliburton and Siakam Hornets - Melo and Miller Hawks - Trae and Dejounte (although a trade may be coming for 1 of them) Pistons - Cade Cunningham The only team we may beat is the Wizards and the Nets in the building block category. That's it! And even then the Nets have a player who is better than us with Mikal Bridges and I would take him over any young player on the Bulls team to start a building block. He is a 2 way player that's why the Knicks want him. And this is just the East. I haven't gone out West with Luka, Devon Booker, Fox, Shay, Ant, Zion, Joker/Murray. The Bulls have a lot of work to do and it's not pretending to have a building block. To do this right, you have to be honest.

[@Oberonz1]

Listen guys it shows you don't watch all the teams, Bradley Beal and Russ had a playoff team together and were a great match, they loved playing together. Russ would flourish on Phoenix, KD would have to sign off but them two together again would be must see TV!!!

[@CDMOutreach]

Bulls should keep Lavine til the trade deadline

[@KennethChristian-f1k]

Couldn’t get any worse I suppose

[@PuffDaddy60644]

Pat loves to get players that ain’t shit on our Chicago teams. Russ is not good we don’t need him

[@melissapelton5210]

At least Westbrook can play power forward for the Bulls!!!

[@yaboiz1568]

I only want Westbrook if we keep Alex Caruso anybody else can leave

[@thisaintart]

White mamba okc

[@tayhollins8666]

I'm not mad at that on a good contract

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

They better not what about toppin

[@nicop195]

We need three-point shooting

[@angeltorres4089]

Great. We are all set to compete for the 2016 title!

[@BallGuy-pm8pz]

IF this happens, it may mean Zo is traded to the Clippers. But I think the Bulls, after waiting 2 years, should keep Zo. Why? Jrue Holiday and Derrick White but younger. Zo is an Excellent 3D at the guard position but with better vision to make the pass. What most forget before his injury with the Bulls, Zo was also averaging 1 blocks and 1.5 steals a game and would have become the first guard in NBA history to do so for an entire season. Yes, averaging 13 points don't seem like much but take into considerations his low shot volume, and the fact the Bulls offense was based on Zach and Derozan who averaged 20 shots a game. Add in Vuc with 15 and there wasn't much left to spread to Zo. Put Coby in the same company of 3 scorers and his volume of shots would have been low too. But every team needs a Zo and there is no risk taking a chance on him to see if it works. Also, if the Bulls draft a forward like Matas, that would be perfect for Zo. Zo works best with players who play well off the ball. He did well with Kuzma and Zion but not as well with Brandon Ingram who is ISO. With Kuz, he moved well without the ball and Zo made excellent back door passes.

[@real7706]

Bulls need to let Demar walk and find a trade partner for Vuc and Javon Carter, draft a two-way Big and consider trading Levine after the season start, trading Levine now seems like we would take to low of a offer, but honestly i still like Levine and believe he can still work given the coach and system

[@kylewilliams3861]

Billy as coach is poison for progress. Funny how we dropped so many games last year even though we leading late in lots of them. Thats not happening just based on players. We have consistently seen his rotations and strategies fail us.

[@darionacar474]

What the Bulls need to do is to get rid of AK and Donovan, they just dont know what they are doing, do they have a legit forward? they are the worst rebounder and defender at the post, but did they ever make a move to recruit big guys.

[@7nawt7]

Realistic: Billy is a bit late to the party. He didn’t figure out how to use Westbrook, until everyone else was gone. It’s like watching Luke Getzy play calling. You have zero respect or zero acknowledgement of the skill set of the player you have to work with… AK need to stop trying to find the Great White Hope in Europe. You got Drell and Bitim in the damn G league getting 30 sec to show what they can doonce in a while. It’s the fans that are weird though🤦🏾‍♂️

[@anthonymontoya6714]

U guys must be high and bored russell westbrick hell no guys get use to it zac lavine goin no where

[@LockedOnBulls]

You must be stupid or dumb… where did we say we wanted Russ here?

[@bkelly625]

Please 🙏 NO!!!! We don’t need another poor shooter and he sucks on defense. He hurts a team more than helps at this point imo. This man has shot 16-68 (23.5%) from the field in his last 7 playoff games. No thanks

[@kylewilliams3861]

Playoff game stats… interesting. Seeing as how we don’t even reach the playoffs. 😂

[@melissapelton5210]

He Can play power forward!!!!!

[@SamLikesE30]

I like Westbrook, I know he's not as good as what he used to be. But I still like his play style. But with this move I'd like to see us move off of a couple of our older guys. Whether that be DeMar or anyone else. Sure he doesn't fix our shooting issues. But he brings in the hustle and energy

[@godzmic9741]

Why is Zach Lavine the main focal point of this team's problems? As if when he was out we looked like champions.

[@SamLikesE30]

Because he's such a large contract and his iso play style isn't good for the team that already lacks off ball movement. Not to mention Zach is the one who wants the trade. Lastly we are a better team without him. Not a playoff team or anything but we are better

[@7nawt7]

All we need is a young athletic center. Not a stretch 5 or slow 7 footer. Athletic. Billy and Zach do not have to be friends. I’m not impressed with Billy at all. Not at all. This is the NBA. Not the university of Florida. Zach is right about Billy. We need to get rid of Vooch not Zach. Why the fuck give Zach a major contract, then trade him? That’s just stupid. Zach is amazing. You don’t like Zach, you do know 💩 about Zach. Who care what You are past. I want to win. Zach has been on a small market team and big market team that was playing it small market. Zach would not be the fourth option on any team in the NBA. What is this guy smoking? Leave the embalming fluid alone. Don’t marinate again 🥷🏽🤦🏾‍♂️

[@casinoseven1160]

Yeah I want Zach

[@AntSpen27]

Facts I never seen zach as the problem. Billy don't know how to coach the players he have

[@kylewilliams3861]

Remember when Paul George was in serious consideration for mvp in okc? Or when Melo revived his career. Or when KD won MVP. Yeah. All those things happened with russ running point.

[@HolyGhost-rr5qp]

Coby not or should score like a superstar the bulls want coby to be hurt he can't play top 7 minutes in the NBA like they did last season

[@WILL-sn4us]

Don't nobody want no old ass Westbrook

[@jdh9676]

West was 86. My mother is 80 and treadmills four miles daily. I'm not sad. I'm celebrating Jerry's life, not his "loss." Jerry will not be missed. He had his time. An 86 year old man dying is not "unfortunate." Its expected. Also as a life long Lakers fan? F- BOSTON! Rip, Jerry. You had a good run👍I'm not crying, I'm smiling🤗Jerry died before he could witness the Celtics win another 'chip! What better time to go if 86?

[@Lonewolf_TMillz]

That Utah trade don’t sound bad the closer we get to draft

[@jamesbottoms7764]

Bulls should look for younger players with an upside! Don't just aquire players to feel holes! Hell to the No in regards to Westbrook!!!

[@thisaintart]

Giddy

[@Forsak3nMoDz]

This is insane 😂

[@BritVR]

I watched Westbrook solo with OKC for two games in Chicago, it was amazing.

[@kingtech2458]

We need Russell Westbrook

[@BigDee0903]

🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣

[@SMOOVEOPP]

F westbrick you people don't know basketball just be saying anything 🤦

[@shawtyeatemup1352]

WTF

[@edwinnegron6751]

This will show how dumb Bulls management is if they trade for Westbrook!!

[@kingtech2458]

Westbrook, Coby, Caruso, Jeremy Grant trade for Zach Lavine, resign Patrick Williams, get a center in the draft, like Edey

[@raymundfernandez4172]

Approved for me too

[@Taqzn]

this would be a solid team if we were tanking next year lmaoooooo

[@7nawt7]

Realistic, this is basketball in Chicago, what has ever been realistic? Even when it was good, it was weird and disconnected. The owner hated the coach and the players over his buddy, that got his wife booed at the United Center. You making fun of your followers is wild! Name the team Zach would be the 4th option on? 🥷🏽 please! Pat thinks he can catch bullets with his teeth.