Sources:Chicago Bulls still chasing after Howard

[Ilovetosuckdip]

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When the curtain dropped on the Chicago Bulls’ season, the work out of Chi-Town was that the Bulls were not going to be making any major changes over the offseason. They would make a tweak here and there, try and ride out the loss of Derrick Rose until he could return, and hope to make a deep playoff run once Rose was healthy and back in the mix.

The closer we get to free agency, however, the more unlikely that scenario is starting to sound.

Over the weekend the news surfaced that the Bulls were, indeed, considering a major shakeup, potentially putting starting center Joakim Noah on the market along with Luol Deng. While some sources are saying that Noah is being dangled as a means to move Deng, and that the Bulls are interested in keeping Omer Asik and potentially CJ Watson and looking for the cap space to do it, it hardly seems logical for a team hoping to compete for a championship.

Frankly, the only way it makes sense for the Bulls to trade Noah is if they are getting a starting center in return, and the only star-caliber starting center who is potentially available this summer is Orlando’s Dwight Howard. if the Bulls were packaging Noah with Deng and taking back Howard and Hedo Turkoglu, or perhaps got involved in a bigger package that brought back JJ Redick, as well, it all makes perfect sense. Howard could carry the team while they waited for Rose to get healthy, and together they could lead the Bulls to postseason glory.

That would be the plan, anyway.

Anything short of such a bold move would be a huge risk for the Bulls, who owned the East’s best record even without Derrick Rose for long stretches of games in 2011-12. There’s no reason to believe they couldn’t win multiple championships in their current form once everyone was healthy, and giving up that chance for anything short of a homerun swing would likely derail the team and send them off in the wrong direction.

Is Joakim Noah really available via trade? Perhaps. But rest assured that it will take nothing less than a headline-grabbing trade to get Noah out of Chicago.

Lost cause, howard doesnt want to win as a #2 to derrick rose, rose will always be "the man" in chicago regardless, howard wants to be the man, which is why he wont go to LA, and wants to go to brooklyn, where he can overshadow deron williams

if he goes to brooklyn, he bcomes "the man" jsut like how melo went to NY and the fans completely stopped caring for stoudemire and took on Melo as the #1 guy

remember the "im coming home" tribute before his first game

they will do the same crap for howard, because NY fans have no loyalty

[Avenged24]

Would be huge if they could pull it off..

whether if Dwight wants to play there or not, if he's traded there he will play, and the championship that's almost certain (if Rose is at 100%) might make him change his mind.

[boogydown]

Followed my another article few days later saying otherwise. Same story.

[justinnum1]

do it, miami needs some competition in the east for the next 4 years.

[king4day]

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Lost cause, howard doesnt want to win as a #2 to derrick rose, rose will always be "the man" in chicago regardless, howard wants to be the man, which is why he wont go to LA, and wants to go to brooklyn, where he can overshadow deron williams

if he goes to brooklyn, he bcomes "the man" jsut like how melo went to NY and the fans completely stopped caring for stoudemire and took on Melo as the #1 guy

remember the "im coming home" tribute before his first game

they will do the same crap for howard, because NY fans have no loyalty

That's a dick thing to say. The fans have no say in who they get. The Knicks' brass are the ones you can question. Has nothing at all to do with the fans. I'd suggest finding better words when describing a fan base or else don't describe them at all next time.

[kjoke]

Howard can also be the better man, play better than the injured Rose, and eventually take the position as number one in Chicago. Sorta what like Lebron did.

[stlbest5in2013]

[QUOTE=Avenged24;22650909]Would be huge if they could pull it off..

whether if Dwight wants to pla

Rose is NOT playing next season and D12 is under contract for next season only. You can NOT make a player sign with your team rather as a FA or for an extension.

[Mousedog332]

I kinda hope this happens.

[stlbest5in2013]

Howard can also be the better man, play better than the injured Rose, and eventually take the position as number one in Chicago. Sorta what like Lebron did.

Please quit your day job because you are hilarious.

[KapnKnicks87]

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Lost cause, howard doesnt want to win as a #2 to derrick rose, rose will always be "the man" in chicago regardless, howard wants to be the man, which is why he wont go to LA, and wants to go to brooklyn, where he can overshadow deron williams

if he goes to brooklyn, he bcomes "the man" jsut like how melo went to NY and the fans completely stopped caring for stoudemire and took on Melo as the #1 guy

remember the "im coming home" tribute before his first game

they will do the same crap for howard, because NY fans have no loyalty

How do you know this? Did he say anywhere he didn't want to be number 2? IMO i think he just wants to play with a superstar and rose is one of the best, given we don't know what player he'll be when he gets back.

Also the so called "i'm coming home" song was because Melo was born in NY. They won't use the same song but if Howard does go to BK they should promote him no?

[TheRunKiller]

I kinda hope this happens.

me 2

[justinnum1]

dwight doesnt like SVG, im sure he will love thibs

dwight wants to act like a little diva, please go to the bulls dwight. feel even better to beat rose and dwight

[StarvingKnick22]

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Lost cause, howard doesnt want to win as a #2 to derrick rose, rose will always be "the man" in chicago regardless, howard wants to be the man, which is why he wont go to LA, and wants to go to brooklyn, where he can overshadow deron williams

if he goes to brooklyn, he bcomes "the man" jsut like how melo went to NY and the fans completely stopped caring for stoudemire and took on Melo as the #1 guy

remember the "im coming home" tribute before his first game

they will do the same crap for howard, because NY fans have no loyalty

stop trying to bash the knicks. if WE WERENT LOYAL THIS TEAM WOULDNT HAVE THE RICHEST FRANCHISE with bought merchandise and the garden sold out for the entire season when WE WERE 23-59. its been sold out for as long as i can freggin remember. if we werent loyal it be one of the poorest franchise. stop trying to impress people by baiting the knicks in a CHICAGO BULLS THREAD.

[FUKudomeYOMOMMA]

dwithg is a perfect fit for da bobcats

[Pierzynski4Prez]

Deng + Noah +Korver (who ORL can decline his option to save $$)+29th pick+bobcats pick for D12 and Turk.

If D12 doesn't resign after 2013 season, bulls can decline Turk's option, amnesty boozer, and be left with Rose, Taj, Butler for 21 mil, plus whatever they pay for Asik giving them plenty of cap space (roughly 30 mil). They could then sell Dwight on adding him + decent player with leftover cap. If he doesn't re-sign Bulls have plenty of cap space to reload their roster plus Mirotic coming over the following season with a cheap rookie deal.