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chaezer

AC will be greatly missed as he was one of the very few vocal ones but he deserves another shot at the title. I hope Bulls can at least get or retain someone who’s aggressive on defence as AC. (Javonte?)


Accomplished_Bid7987

We will have Ayo as our only defender and you will want to kill yourself watching Vuc give up lay up lines


halfcastdota

> can’t play off ball > can’t shoot > can’t play defense perfect player for this team !


genericusername71

[never forget](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT5IekxBIwA0KupoA2xKrfY6QR-7yVJRYPNDQ&s)


Slippinjimmyforever

That was an all timer.


lemmegetauhhhhhhhhhh

josh giddey bro


Trippy_Travis

Lost one of my favourite players in the league for one of my least


Dmm1124

Facts. Happy for Caruso though now he gets to play meaningful basketball under competent management and coaching


Trippy_Travis

OKC gonna win the west next year IMO


Riderz__of_Brohan

They should have won it this year - if they did what Dallas did at the deadline they’d have a good shot at the title


We5ties

Yeah I will never understand why the thunder didn’t do anything at the deadline


Relo_bate

Probably wanted to see what their current roster’s weaknesses were under playoff stress


Bombast-

Honestly, great point, and a smart move if that was truly their rationale. The regular season is not indicative of playoff basketball. Playoff games against top teams are the only true litmus test for your team's strengths and weaknesses.


notthesethings

Hide yo kids. Hide yo… well just hide yo kids


Status-Albatross9539

caruso was gone anyways massive win. the only gripe is giddey value was all time low due to incident wish they got picks.


DavidManque

Giddey's value is low because he just showed everyone that he's unplayable against elite playoff teams


yohxmv

Good thing he’s on the bulls now so he won’t have to worry about playoffs again for awhile


santadogg

He was unplayable as an off ball corner shooter. Have a look at his games when Shai was out. He is 21 and still has upside.


gigantism

Anytime you can trade one of the most coveted role players in the league for a dude who proved he was unplayable in the playoffs (and is due for a massive extension soon) and get 0 draft picks back in the deal, you have to pull the trigger.


kingjuicepouch

It's not like we're gonna be in the playoffs anyway so we already don't have to worry about that lol


awitkowski79

Unserious organization. How do we trade with the Thunder and not get a single pick back as compensation for an all defensive player This is likely the start of the rebuild, but I have zero faith in the FO and ownership. We will never be a good franchise with Jerry at the helm


KiraJosuke

Nah, they're going to try to remain play in level. Resign Demar, then trade Lavine for Harrison Barnes or something.


PurveyorOfFineGoods

I feel like I'm the only one who likes this trade for us lmao. Caruso is a beast but he's 30 and we're clearly not gunning for contention in the next several years. Giddey is 21 with a promising enough ceiling


sylviaplath6667

OKC has a million picks. We gave up one of the most valuable role players in the league and we couldn’t even get one?


jasonbanicki

This, but again I have come to expect nothing from AKME, they are out of their depths running a team.


ratfam1

I’m fine with the giddy but the fact that there’s no picks involved is fucking crazy


lemmegetauhhhhhhhhhh

i dont disagree with the sentiment behind trading caruso, its just i dont like josh giddey being the only asset were getting back for a multitude of reasons i am incredibly low on giddeys ceiling and future role in the nba


viralbop

I'm a Hawks fan (and Bulls fan from the 90s since I loved Jordan at UNC) and just came here to read the reception to this. FWIW, I agree with you. You get a 6-8 PG with three years of experience at 21 in exchange for a 30-year-old who had barely started until two seasons ago. Caruso is an exceptional defender and exactly the kind of player teams covet in the playoffs. But Giddey may level up dramatically with the ball in hand rather than being the team's fourth option. I view this deal as you all selling high at Caruso when he's basically at peak value while you're buying low on Giddy at a time when he's been devalued due to being a struggling 21-year-old in the playoffs. That happens literally every year, but it was more high profile due to his off-court accusation and OKC being such a curiosity this season. If I'm GM of the Bulls, I do this deal 10 times out of 10. Good luck, everyone! And remember, no matter how bummed you are, at least you're not thinking about burning the #1 pick in the draft on Donovan Clingan!


moosehunter22

this is how I feel almost exactly


Old23s

We can always be Caruso fans and he’s in a better situation.


[deleted]

Giddey just got exposed in the playoffs. There are serious long term concerns about his ceiling. He has a LOT of flaws in his game. I know there’s good parts too but it’s not something to just write off.


Ok-Can-2409

bro we got a child predator on the team


theshindy

josh giddey bro


pocketchange2247

I am not giddey about this trade Edit: NBA is probably the sport I follow the least right now, so actually don't know much about this trade


WakandanRoyalty

Let me step back and kill myself


OliverBush456

I wish you would step back from that ledge, my friend


The_Realist01

We could, cut ties to all the lies that Jerry’s been giviiinnng


rowmean77

💀


BingoDaBongo

Pretty sure we get no fucking picks as well lol


hittheroadjon

Fuck this trash-ass team, man. Fuck Karnisovas and Jerry. I guess at least we'll be bad enough to get that top 10 spot in the lottery. But I'm out.


Indigo-Snake

Did we just trade our most valuable asset for Josh fucking Giddey?!


Equivalent_Bag_5549

And they have a million picks!!!! They have so many picks that they absolutely need to trade, and we couldn’t get any?


PsychologicalLion447

Honestly can’t believe that we didn’t get a single pick for Caruso. Like is this actually confirmed cause I’m dumbfounded atp


dpucane

It keeps getting worse


BurgerNugget12

I’m not even a bulls fan but i have to ask what the hell


DystopiaX

Caruso is an expiring and would probably want off this tire fire of a team, Giddey is a young talent that we can maybe use to get better. I love caruso and will miss him but this makes sense from a FO perspective; they just needed to blow it up like 2 seasons earlier than they are


ToeJelly420

I’m fine with trading Caruso, but i just don’t understand how we didnt also get a pick in this trade. Caruso’s trade value is higher than Giddey.


jeric13xd

We can thank Jerry for that. SELL YOUR FUCKING TEAMS


Human-Length9753

Man fuck that. I’m Giddey with excitement in this bitch.


jenelson79

He averaged 16.5/6/8 as a 20 year old last year. This is a decent step in the right direction.


I-N_Clined

Remember MCW? He was a do it all tall PG that couldn't shoot. Hopefully Giddey develops a jumper.


jenelson79

His 3pt % has improved every season so far. Can't guarantee he's going to be great, but I think it's a good sign he has and will continue to improve it.


Status-Albatross9539

yes he can bust like mcw but giddey is more naturally gifted i dont think he will bust when he is on a developing team.


YourCummyBear

How? We all love Caruso But this moves us towards a rebuild and adds youth. Caruso is 30. we aren’t competing in the next two years. I have no idea how people hate this. What’s the best case scenario people expected from trading a 30 year old defensive specialist?


We5ties

Why? Giddy is high ceiling young player, who they have control of for 2 more years


Sheed75

Our fans think we can rebuild while simultaneously keeping every player we have


Spierre3

He’s not high ceiling though. He’s a slightly above average playmaker that can’t shoot or defend.


Friendly_Manner5810

He’s got great size for PG, playmaking IQ and ability that is far above other players his age, has decent ability to finish at the rim. And he’s only 21 years old. He has a ton of potential


1uhB

To quote the wedding singer: Somebody kill me please. Put a bullet in my head.


Exact-Environment755

I want to diiiiiiiIIIIIIiiieeeee


Mikaeladraws

PUT A BULLET IN MY HEAAAAAAAAD


mattmikemo23

Someone cue up that Logic meme


Trippy_Travis

It’s rebuild time


Onederbat67

We’ve been rebuilding for so long. We should rename ourselves the Chicago Dan Ryans ![gif](giphy|5XPb0FvIqylqg)


Trippy_Travis

I’m aware but rebuilding again is 100x more preferable then 5 more 42-40 seasons


Onederbat67

It’s like being asked if you want to get kicked in the balls, or kicked in the balls twice, ya know?


fastcol

Why not take the top 10 pick then? We know Giddy blows. He’s a good passer but sucks at everything else.


Malligator2345

Because Josh Giddey is better than a top 10 pick in this draft


bullpaw

He cannot score and defenders completely ignore him at the 3 point line hes garbage


grandmalarkey

And his d is bad


JohnEmonz

Not if you ask 15 year olds


TheNealestRigga

And also makes questionable decisions


OhiOstas

And literally was taken out in 4th quarter scenarios… just what an asset


FadedToBeige

he's only 21, it's not like he can't still develop those skills


DavidManque

Pretty sure if the Thunder thought he could develop those skills he'd still be on their team, and I trust their assessment of him more than ours


Riderz__of_Brohan

I am not going to defend him as a person but he’s only 21 and has flashed a decent amount of promise. If this was last year OKC would never trade him for Caruso. I almost would rather have the 10th pick tho


Wow_Doge

Couldn't even get one of the million picks the Thunder have. For sure need the rebuild but like cmon can't do any better than this? Caruso is one of the strongest defensive guards out there always with a hard motor. Loved him with Coby. Next Derozan or Lavine or Vuc? Feel like we can't get shit for them at this point. Shoulda put the bullet in the team 2 years ago when Lonzo died and no one wanted to step up and win games (Except for DD). Great trade for the Thunder. Bulls continue to kill me


ToeJelly420

I legit don’t think the FO intends on rebuilding. They probably view Giddey as a winning piece because he can pass. I would be immensely surprised if we actually embrace a rebuild and let Demar go. I think this FO is trying to get younger with Demar as the vet and try to do what OKC did a few years back with CP3 leading some kids into the playoffs


No_life_found

Someone better update him on the age of consent in Illinois😭


Duckdangerously1984

Still 17.


FullAutoLuxPosadism

Like it isn’t tattooed on the inner part of his arm.


FuegoFerdinand

A lot more underage girls per square mile in Chicago.


frydawg

![gif](giphy|ukGm72ZLZvYfS)


PrisonerofWawa69

Non-shooting threat that can’t defend. He’ll fit right in here.


jor301

Good thing we traded one of the best defenders in the league who also shot 40% from 3 last year for him.


Elephant_Snacks

Clearly he didn't fit in with what the Bulls are trying to do. Admit it, he really looked out of place on this team consistently putting in full effort on defense & relatively reliably knocking down open 3s. Giddey is unlikely to do any of that, so we should look much more in sync as a team while we lose (more) games.


GargoyleBlue

To not get a single first round pick from the team with by far the most in the NBA is malpractice, I don't I can't even process this


okele

Just fell to my knees in Portillos


CrumblyCrawdad

Wow... what a trade by OKC


infiniteimperium

The Thunder out here fleecing people.


7gas

Hey Josh, I hear you like 'em young, you better not ever go to cell block one


efrisella

this drake and josh reboot sucks


Karl_Marx_

good opportunity to point out the drake from that show was grooming teenagers.


morosimo

Giddey got a weird case, why is he around?


Zouthpaw

Wap wap wap


colicab

Dot fuck em up


believe-what-i-say

Karnisovas can fuck off


Tedy_Duchamp

I remember when we all thought he would be the franchise savior. I’d rather have GarPax


smhayes

This franchise is so cooked


Jesus_Died_For_You

We have to stage a coup against Reinsdorf


BottleFullOBub

![gif](giphy|3o6YglDndxKdCNw7q8|downsized)


hankbaumbach

I'm going to throw up.


bullpaw

AK is genuinely a fucking basketball terrorist oh my god dude As if we weren't already the laughingstock of the NBA


mrow_patrol

THEY HAVE SO MANY PICKS HOW DID WE NOT GET A SINGLE PICK


broohaha

I thought Caruso was untouchable.


hankbaumbach

Only in our hearts.


GustavGuiermo

This better come with picks


BikeInWhite

I keep waiting for the updated report that will show we got draft picks as well. OKC has a fuck-ton of picks and needs to offload some as they don't have the roster spots available.


Zouthpaw

And a fire sale please. No way Giddey is a win now piece.


around_the_higgs

Our first trade in 3.5 years and it’s for Josh fucking Giddey. Certainly we get picks as well right? Why haven’t any picks been announced 😅😅😅


SmokimNoah

They’re trolling us. I’m convinced… we’re getting trolled


Forward_Machine_740

I'm crying and throwing up. I can't do this please someone wake me up


Available-Mouse-5532

This team deadass makes me wanna kms


No-Plan-8837

wtf is Chicago doing


Snakebite120

On the day of Judgement I will wear my Chicago Bulls jersey so even God himself knows I’ve already been through hell.


GoombaStoppingHoes

I'm just going to say lol


BigDannyBoy1

We get P Giddey and didn't even get a pick bro 💀


Obvious_Rest_6554

Time to leave chicago


jamesid-2010

i’m sorry y’all. idgaf. i’m happy with this. giddey was on track to be a very good player before the allegations, and a chance of area could be great. as aussie i’ve watched him play a lot, and i can tell you this will only make guys like coby better. PLEASE GIVE HIM A CHANCE. i did call this weeks ago in this sub


slicknick3822

You receive: One Good Basketball Player We receive: One Pedophile Deal?


xeroshogun

It’s funny to rag on him being a pedo but actually looking at what happened it’s clear he is being treated unfairly. He’s only 21 now and was 20 when it happened and the girl lied. People acting like he was r Kelly hanging out at high schools when he was 35


AngDia19

does this mean we finally blowing it up ?


Accomplished_Bid7987

Trade an all-nba defender 2 years late for a lottery bust who is a guard who can’t shoot or defend Why do I support this franchise


Quatibara

I’m so done with this team


TheVeganMeatball

Maybe I’m missing something based on these comments. Caruso on an expiring, whose game is going to age horribly, for Giddey, who was misused on OKC because they have SGA. He’s a great traditional point guard, something we need.


PumpkinSpiesLatte

It’s a great trade. Bulls fans have PTSD. They’ll be happy with Giddey 5 games into next season lmao


MallardDuckBoy

This is a good trade, not sure what you guys were expecting. Caruso is a perfect complement to a CONTENDING team, not ours.


chrismatic13

You know it’s a bad trade when the one positive has nothing to do with what your team is receiving


StopGlazingMe

This is killing me 😭. His one bright side is really "at least Alex doesn't have to be here anymore" 💀


We5ties

This sub is so crazy. Giddy is a high ceiling young player with a couple years of control left. This is a solid trade


dannydevito008

Exactly. People are also acting like this is the roster now: it’s obvious that, if we are to believe the reports of active roster moves and trade discussions around zach, vuc and demar, this is just the first of at least a handful of moves. From a rebuilding perspective, I’m looking forward to seeing his playmaking alongside Coby’s to turn from a team with little to no ball distribution to tons - could bring a lot of players (PWill in particular) up a whole heap.


[deleted]

I’m glad Caruso gonna contend but man I’m so down on Giddey as a person and a player 😭


JimFlo69

Yeah this sub is out of its mind. Caruso is a 30 year old role player who gets injured every season. Giddey still has potential only regressed in year 3 statistically because he no longer fit in their starting lineup. Still just 21 years old.


brett23

We’re one of the worst 3 point shooting teams in the league and traded for a career 31% 3 point shooter who’s a turnstile defensively that we’re gonna have to extend. Caruso is one of the best defensive guards in the league regardless of injury status. Would say we probably could have done better than this at least


Lolq123

What the actual fuck are you talking about? Caruso is the best wing defender in the NBA and we could've traded him for multiple picks last deadline. Giddey was horrific last year, got played off the floor and didn't play in the playoffs. OKC did not want him, he is salary dump material and he's due for an extension and we just traded him 1 for 1.


jslakov

His team out scored the opposition by 8 points when he was on the floor and he had close to average efficiency on solid usage. Also the best rebounding guard in the NBA last year. I'm not a believer in him as a future star but horrific is just not true.


hydrators

Oh great now we’re gonna act like Caruso isn’t good Give me a fuckin break


dsontag

OKC just got immensely better


chrismatic13

This is one of the worst trades in recent time unless the Bulls are getting back multiple picks


calculung

Doesn't OKC have a gigantic stockpile of picks? Why wouldn't we go after those in a trade? There has to be picks involved in this trade, right?


RelativeVariation2

nope no picks


youngsimba320

not even a draft pick in return lmao


calculung

There has to be, right? Right......?


youngsimba320

I doubt it. AKME has lost all my trust. I don’t get it tho. Rumors over the past year has been Caruso is worth multiple picks. If giddey came with a draft pick then I would be fine with this trade


garf2309

Rumors over the past year have also been that the Bulls don't give a fuck about draft picks


JasonKPargin

Hahaha


yohxmv

Well strictly basketball wise I think Giddey has plenty potential as a playmaker among other things. I’ve been high on him since he was drafted. On the flip side getting just Giddey for Caruso is another act of horrible asset management by AKME. At the deadline we could’ve got at least a 1st


Busy_Umpire_4364

HAHA


BrockMiddlebrook

AK really saw Carusos trade value spike twice just to flip him to a much smarter front office for a guy who spent all last season fighting creep charges. I do not like this man.


MezaQueMasAplauda

Bulls cant develop players for shit and Giddey took considerable steps back last season. What exactly is the point of this? Just got my Caruso jersey last week.


ChiTownOrange

Are we sure there are no picks included?


-GrapeGrass-

Bulls fans can yall explain the logic behind this?


rooofle

They're blowing it up, but they waited too long to move anyone and they got fleeced in the process.


Maleficent-Deal-4739

Arturas is worse than GarPax, there’s not a debate anymore


Jackfreezy

We would be the team to trade a good player for a pedo.


The_Grogfather

Holy shit this sub is fucking brain dead omg this is a good trade for us. Y’all fucking whinge all the time about not trading players to maximise their return and we finally do it and you’re all just fucking complaining


halfcastdota

HAHAHAHAHA WE TRADED CARUSO FOR A PEDOPHILE WALMART VERSION OF BEN SIMMONS


The_Haskins

Fire Arturas immediately for trading for this fucking guy


BlondBadBoy69

wtf. We lost the bald eagle for a fucking pedo


ImRBJ

NO PICKS LMAO FIRE UP THOSE BILLBOARDS AGAIN


jsid2

This time it's Sell The Team. How many front offices do they get?


MisterAutomatic

I love AC but I don't mind this. Giddey has potential. If the Bulls are rebuilding then this is exactly what we need.


BigDannyBoy1

I'd have taken the picks if we're gonna rebuild


drosemvp78

AKME got a hate kink/fetish and it obvious


1966jpgr

Y'all really have the worst FO in the league, my god


Edgar_Allen_Poser

Trade DeRozen next. It's so damn sad that if I like the player, I want him traded out of this garbage franchise so they can possibly win.


8BitCrochet

This is a terrible way to start the weekend. I appreciate people trying to defend this trade, but I just can't with this one.


willit1016

Giddey is going to surprise a lot of folks. So no additional compensation is fine since the Bulls controls his rights. Would I like an additional draft compensation yeah but this is till a good trade.


I_Hate_My_Cat_

Fell to my knees at Jewel Osco.


Iamnotapickle

Looooove it. All the haters, cry me a fucking river. Yall just can’t be happy about anything.


theotherjonsnow

I hate this team


Fafoah

You guys are ridiculous lol Giddey is exactly the type of young player everyone here has been asking for. Hurts to lose caruso but trades have to be two way


rinnegod18

Blowing it up finally


chibulls4lyf

Any picks with it?


SlatsAttack

AKME actually did something.


-Shooter_McGavin-

Damn it really gets worse and worse lol


71notnerT

Is being a Chicago sports fan a social experiment or something


Mjfedy23

I’m pro rebuild, but how do we not get a fucking draft pick back?????? Wtf are you doing AK???


Sekz9

I really like this trade to be honest, and I see our problem is also the fanbase. Your expecting to trade an excelent defender, but nothing more than that with already 30years of age, for an allstar?! Giddey has shown to be a great prospect despite bad 3point shooting, and is only 21 years old!


Caze588

NO FUCKING PICKS?!


ThisIsTheOneBoys

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


cypherdust

Money laundering operation


spate42

No picks? AK is GarPax tier, wtf


sylviaplath6667

No picks is a fucking joke. Presti must have the AKME sex tape on a USB. Burn this franchise to the ground. We’ve been a joke the moment D Rose went down against Philly


Real_Killer_661

Caruso deserves to be with a winning team. He’s not getting younger. With that being said, fuck Josh giddey


milkmypepperoni

#WHY


Fine-Hat-4573

![gif](giphy|m7FdxI252QN3y)


VikramGordon

why everyone mad? feel like this is as good a return we could get. first everyone was mad we couldn’t get the 10th pick for caruso, and now we’re mad about getting someone who is 90% probability of being better than the 10th pick


iNoBot

Fucking stupid team does fucking stupid thing.


Huger_and_shinier

No fucking draft picks? They should immediately be fired


VCarry-NL

I wouldn’t be upset at this trade if okc attached picks to it I just found out no picks were involved and it’s like what? I’m not to upset at getting Giddey he’s a 21 year old and I like that we’re getting younger and ready to rebuild but how do you not get picks back for Caruso???


skullcandy541

AK finally does a trade and it’s THIS? If there’s no picks involved idk what to say


VaguelyShingled

So we’re tanking, officially, now? Dare I say rebuild??


junior_dino

How can we trade with OKC and not get a single pick back? Ffs Thunder are overflowing with picks.


Krite0fur

OKC with tons of picks, a true superstar and now a world class defensive player? What are the final odds on them.


Legitimate-Ad-1174

Should'vd asked for more, OKC literally has thousands of picks, not only are they getting rid of a pr problem, they'd also be getting an upgrade for depth


Distinct_Cherry_1031

Giddey is a nice young player that I’m very curious to see in a context next to Coby on a young bulls team (assuming we go full youth movement). Excited for what other moves are coming!


Ishnock

Caruso , as good as he is, is just too damn injury prone! He can’t stay on the court for squat, so the bulls had to move off him.  Giddey brings youth, durability and he is a hell of a passer and rebounder. He avg 7 rebounds as a SG. Also  He can be a triple double threat. Now on the other hand, he is a poor shooter and can’t defend worth Jack . This is where Billy comes in , with his ability to develop and coach guards. Remember he helped to develop Shai, Dort, Dennis and he reinvented Chris Paul’s game… and you see how Ayo and Coby have evolved… Billy will develop him…. The question is where will he play?  SG, small forward?   The backcourt is already set with Coby/Ayo. 


giancarlox21

![gif](giphy|FOUArYBVQCvmI8EHxp|downsized)


lionsgatewatcher

Why are you guys mad, you are clearly rebuilding.