Chicago Bulls Rumors
Get a free trial Joe Cowley: Minor happenings, but Jim Paxson was still involved with the Bulls as a consultant/NBA scout, and it sounds like he’s walked away. Also, it’s hard getting details on Mo Cheeks departure from staff, but a source said Bulls FO botched things, and Thibs of course swooped in.
Paul, 39, only joined San Antonio on a one-year pact, and for the stabilizing presence the future Hall of Famer will surely bring, he is not the long-term pick-and-roll partner the Spurs are looking to pair with Wembanyama for the next decade. And as long as that role remains undetermined, playmakers from Trae Young — who had the Spurs on his wishlist of next teams, sources said, if Young had moved this summer — to Josh Giddey, who also held an interest in joining San Antonio, sources said, before Oklahoma City moved Giddey to Chicago in exchange for Alex Caruso, will point to the Spurs as a desired home alongside Wemby.
NBA Central: Lonzo putting in work 👀🔥 (🎥 @ChrisJHoops) pic.twitter.com/bbeQxqSc3U
Pelle Larsson broke a tie by scoring from the lane in overtime to give Miami a 120-118 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday and hand the Heat their first NBA summer league championship. “Coach [Dan Bisaccio] drew up a great play we’ve run in practice a bunch of times,” Larsson said. “They did a good job guarding it. We have shooters everywhere and they want to help, and I just made it.” This was the highest-scoring game in championship history and just the second one to go into overtime. The Los Angeles Lakers’ 110-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in 2017 had the previous record for total points in the summer league final. Just the year before, the Chicago Bulls defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 84-82 in the only other final to reach OT.
Michael Scotto: The Detroit Pistons added Gianluca Pascucci to their front office, sources told @hoopshype. Pascucci and Pistons President Trajan Langdon worked together with the Nets. Since then, Pascucci was an assistant general manager for the Timberwolves and spent last season with the Bulls pic.twitter.com/5yobk8EoVh
Patty Mills was once again great for Australia with 24 points, as was Josh Giddey with 20 points and eight assists. Daniels followed with 14 points, while Will Magnay and Duop Reath added 10 points each. For France, Victor Wembanyama was on the verge of a triple-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists. Only Nicolas Batum with 12 and Guerschon Yabusele with 10 points followed in scoring.
DJ Steward joining Bulls
Adrian Wojnarowski: Free agent guard DJ Steward has agreed on a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls, sources tell ESPN. Steward, 22, has averaged 19.3 points for the Bulls in Las Vegas Summer League — including 37 points on Friday night. pic.twitter.com/AHfUk3UO25
Lauren L. Williams: Hawks vs. Bulls at Summer League tonight. Dylan Windler – Available Keaton Wallace – Available Zaccharie Risacher – Right Quad Contusion – Out Mo Gueye – Left Hip Contusion – Out Nikola Djurisic – Left Foot Fracture – Out Kobe Bufkin – Right Shoulder- Out
Olgun Uluc: A relatively easy 90-75 win for the Australian Boomers over Puerto Rico in today’s pre-Olympic warmup in Orléans. Josh Giddey led the way with 19 points (6/8 FG, 2/3 3pt), 4 rebounds, and 5 assists. Patty Mills had 15 points (5/9 3pt); Joe Ingles was 3/3 from 3PT, for 11 points.
