2014 Bulls Offseason Thread

[SouthSideRyan]

Dear god why would lawyers at seyfarth shaw know Melos lawyers will be in town. And that would be crazy unprofessional and potentially grounds for dis barring if they actually spread that.

 

pretty sure you don't get disbarred for talking to randos about what city basketball players might be in on a given day

 

Did Gloria Allred tell you that? (I don't know many famous lawyers now that all the OJ guys are dying.

[Ryne Ween]

Dear god why would lawyers at seyfarth shaw know Melos lawyers will be in town. And that would be crazy unprofessional and potentially grounds for dis barring if they actually spread that.

 

pretty sure you don't get disbarred for talking to randos about what city basketball players might be in on a given day

 

MSG is a public company. If these lawyers are working on Melos contract and they told people about it it would be very unethical.

[Wilson A2000]

Hasn't Melo publicly said he doesn't want to have to weaken a team so they can fit him in? The S&T only helps the Bulls if they can get Boozer to the Knicks and I don't know why they'd want him. Melo is getting a fifth year from someone in 4 years. If this is all about Melo getting the max he is stupid. The only reason Chicago would not be the obvious choice, and every media member I have seen commenting on this the last three weeks concurred, is that Rose is injury prone and we don't even know the player he is anymore.

[rawaction]

"@DYST_Now: SOURCE: Carmelo Anthony expected to reach a verbal agreement with the Knicks as early as tomorrow. The deal will be for the max."

[Guest]

"expected"

[Guest]

"@DYST_Now: SOURCE: Carmelo Anthony expected to reach a verbal agreement with the Knicks as early as tomorrow. The deal will be for the max."

 

so basically a regurgitation of the same thing isola said two days ago

 

i doubt if it was anything beyond that, this site would be the one to break it, but who knows?

 

i don't think anybody knows what the hell is going on. that said, i'd still put it at around 70% knicks at least, just because of the money/home town factors (which is exactly why most of these reporters are guessing that way)

[Guest]

According to a person familiar with the situation, Anthony felt as if he got mixed signals from the New York Knicks during his meeting with the team on Thursday. While Anthony and his camp were told that he could have a maximum contract if he wanted it, a source said, team president Phil Jackson continued to preach the virtues of taking less than the maximum—a message that left Anthony questioning whether the max offer was sincere.

 

This totally sounds like Phil

 

http://online.wsj.com/articles/los-angeles-lakers-emerge-as-contenders-for-carmelo-anthony-1404674407

[Cubswin11]

@ESPNSteinLine 12m

As of 6 PM EST Sunday, ESPN sources say NONE of Melo's suitors (Rockets, Bulls, Mavs or Lakers) have been told they are out of contention

 

@ESPNSteinLine 11m

Everyone is technically still alive ... though there is a rising sense around the league that Melo likely to choose between Knicks & Lakers

 

@ESPNSteinLine 8m

When will Melo make it official? Obviously it could happen at any time, but Monday has been loosely mentioned as a day for some clarity

[Cubswin11]

Kobe, Melo and Love played a pickup game together today at UCLA.

 

@TheBasslineNBA

#Lakers Kobe Bryant spotted in pick up game with Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love at UCLA. Kobe looking like he bought new legs.

 

@TheBasslineNBA

#Lakers KB n a pick up game with Melo is a good sign. Might still return to NY, but KB wouldn't go hoop with a guy that just turned him down

[Sammy Sofa]

Rose is probably the creepiest guy to be around. Probably smells bad, too.

[Guest]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 1m

If Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant were playing ball at UCLA today, one thing's for sure, source tells Yahoo: Kevin Love wasn't with them.

[Guest]

if the bulls don't get him, it would be funny to see him go to the lakers. i don't get it.

[Guest]

Sam Amick ‏@sam_amick 2m

A UCLA official confirms only that Kobe was there today, and that Carmelo worked out there last week. Nothing more.

[RynoRules]

This is all so stupid.

[ChiCubsFan]

I'd much rather face a Heat team with Melo rather than Bosh.

[Ryne Ween]

So Lebron took a 4 year vacation to miami won a couple titles allowed the Cavs to retool with a dozen first overall picks and goes back?

 

I'm ready to start hating Lebron again. Rose you better come back healthy with a better jumper.

 

What's happening with Rondo?

[Cubswin11]

@ESPNSteinLine · 27m

To this point, still no firm indication from Melo or his camp telling Bulls, Rockets or Mavs that they're out of the running. However ...

 

@ESPNSteinLine · 26m

Seeing how Bulls, Rockets and Mavs are all engaged with other free agents sure suggests they buy premise Melo is down to Knicks and Lakers

[UMFan83]

@ESPNSteinLine · 27m

To this point, still no firm indication from Melo or his camp telling Bulls, Rockets or Mavs that they're out of the running. However ...

 

@ESPNSteinLine · 26m

Seeing how Bulls, Rockets and Mavs are all engaged with other free agents sure suggests they buy premise Melo is down to Knicks and Lakers

 

or they aren't putting their offseasons on hold to wait for Carmelo's decision.

[Banedon]

Carmelo Anthony is "torn" over where to spend the prime years of his career, according to a friend of the Knicks All Star forward.

 

Anthony, 30, is still debating his next move with the Knicks, Lakers and the Bulls as his top three choices, the source claims. Chicago is still in the running despite the fact that the Bulls, barring a sign-and-trade, cannot come close to matching the max deals the Knicks and Lakers offered Anthony last week. However, the Bulls do allow Anthony to stay in the Eastern Conference, play in the large market and join a contending team.

 

Knicks president Phil Jackson, despite hints to the contrary, offered Anthony a max deal of five years, $129 million. The best the Bulls can do is $75 million over four years. If it was just about taking the most money, Anthony already would have announced his intentions to rejoin the Knicks. But Anthony is intrigued by the Bulls as well as the Lakers, who have the ability to give Anthony a max deal ($96 million) over four years. Anthony also lives in Los Angeles during the off-season and is friends with Kobe Bryant. It is believed that if Anthony were to sign with the Lakers, Pau Gasol would likely re-sign with the purple and gold.

 

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/carmelo-anthony-undecided-knicks-lakers-bulls-article-1.1857620

[Guest]

I can't take optimism from KC Johnson

 

Chicago Bulls Zone ‏@TheBullsZone 27s

 

"The fact Melo hasn't immediately accepted maximum offers from the Knicks and Lakers has to be an encouraging sign."- K.C. Johnson

[UMFan83]

I love how the media woke up today and realized "wait the bulls fans are losing interest, we need to rope them back into this"

[Guest]

KC on radio claimed he's been lead to believe the Lakers are being used as leverage to get NYK to agree to a sign and trade with the Bulls.

[Banedon]

KC on radio claimed he's been lead to believe the Lakers are being used as leverage to get NYK to agree to a sign and trade with the Bulls.

 

Gahhh...KC is supposedly to throw cold water on our dreams...I'm unaccustomed to him dishing out hope!

[Guest]

yep.

 

also, led*

[ConstableRabbit]

Brandon Marshall: Everyone needs to shut up about D-Rose

 

http://thegamechicago.com/2014/07/07/brandon-marshall-everyone-needs-to-shut-up-about-d-rose/#axzz36owTSGcJ

 

The Rose part comes into play at 2:43.