Scholarship table
With the success JFB is having in the NBA makes me wonder...what the heck happen to Lazar??!!!
He's undersized. I think he is in Europe.
To sign Jimmy to a max deal, the Bulls may end up having to move Taj ($8.25M cap hit) for some cheaper pieces and/or picks. They have Mirotic who will IMO end up as a better player than Taj anyway, plus he's 5 years younger.
I love Wesley and I love Dwyane, but at this moment JFB is MU's best former player in the NBA.
He's also not as quick or athletic as Jimmy.
The Bulls can match any offer to Butler and go over the cap to do so, without having to move someone like Gibson. The question is will Reinsdorf actually spend the money. As a Bulls fan they really made a mistake by not getting him signed prior to the season and I will be furious if they let him walk due to finances. Hopefully it works out.
i don't follow the nba much anymore, so i haven't kept up on salary caps, penalties, and contracts...when you say the bulls can match...1. would they have to pay a tax for going over the salary cap?2. if they match does jimmy have to stay put in chicago?
This. I was 'done' with Rose during the playoffs a couple of years ago when he had already been cleared by the doctors for 60 days but couldn't put on his uniform because his 'muscle memory' hadn't yet returned. A flu bug went through the team and guys were blowing chunks into a garbage can along the bench and then re-entering the game to soldier on. But Rose couldn't dress and spell them. Jimmy was playing 48 minutes EVERY night. Rose is a hairy wet cat. Jimmy, a Warrior.
2. if they match does jimmy have to stay put in chicago?
True, but I still think Dwyane's total body of work will still exceed Butler's when all is said and done.Before this season I would have argued that Wesley was the better player than Butler but that certainly isn't true anymore.
Jimmy is a restricted Free Agent in 15/16, which I believe means that if Chicago matches, he does have to stay put with Chicago. I am sure someone on the board knows definitively, but that is my understanding of RFA.
If he doesn't who does? What dozen players who are going to be free agents would you rather have to justify not giving him a max deal?
How did Jimmy Butler get this good?
True, but I still think Dwyane's total body of work will still exceed Butler's when all is said and done.
I don't see Butler getting 3 rings or being a first ballot Hall of Famer. Wade have those rings and be a first ballot HOF.Also, even this year Wade is still playing better. Averaging slightly more points on better shooting percentages (outside of FT%), less steals but slightly more blocks, less rebounds but more assists. Wade's PER is 24.00 to Butler's 21.88 (Wesley's is 15.97). MU is well represented however you look at it.
Haha this didn't need mentioning.Wade's career PPG is 24.3As good as Jimmy is becoming idk that he is ever going to average 24 in a season and he definitely isn't going to put up Dwade prime numbers.