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Noa Essengue's height officially confirmed at 6'11"
The Bulls have announced this year's Summer League squad, and with that player's heights and weights.
Noa is listed at 6'11" 206 lbs
It's fair to note that Caleb Wilson is listed at 6'10" despite measuring at 6'9.25" at the combine, so this height is probably measured in shoes
Caleb Wilson wants to know which MLB team he should support
UPDATE: Cubs won the poll
EDIT: Guys, you can still vote on the poll lol. I voted, that's why you can see the results. Lots of people are commenting sox but not voting
Right now, it looks like the Cubs will win the poll & gain another young Chicago star fan (Caleb Williams has been repping since he came here)
No love for the Sox in their breakout season?
edit: someone repost this in the Cubs subreddit, I wanna see something lol
Drake wasn't wrong for suing.
I just saw this comment on TikTok and I'm appalled that it got so many likes.
Comparing Drake to an actual convicted s*x offender because of a song is genuinely crazy.
I commend Drake for being able to see sh*t like this and not lose his mind.
Caleb Wilson arrived in Chicago yesterday
Caleb Wilson posted that he has arrived in Chicago yesterday on his spam account. Looks like he got some work in too. I'd imagine this is confirmation of the report from Monday that he is meeting with the team this week.
"He is set to visit Chicago this week and is thought to be happy at the prospect of landing there, where he would immediately become the face of their rebuild and directly address a frontcourt need." (reported by Jeremy Woo of ESPN)
Rolling Loud Chicago?
Basically using this as a bat signal to Intrepid
Are we getting Rolling Loud Chicago?
Caleb Wilson reposts TikTok Edit: "The Future of Chicago"
Caleb Wilson reposted a niche TikTok edit to his official TikTok account that was captioned "the future of chicago"
Even if by chance he didn't see the caption, the edit includes a Chicago Bulls Caleb Wilson jersey, and flashes the Chicago Bulls logo. This is shown before Caleb's UNC highlights.
It's important to note that this comes on the same day where he described himself as a "SLAP" guy, and in that same interview he states he had just met Patrick Williams & Leonard Miller the previous night (must have been at the Bulls facility for a meet?).
He described Chicago as a "great city" & a "great place to play" He also mentioned that he has NOT met with the Grizzlies.
I have not seen a prospect buy into being a Bull this heavy since Michael Porter Jr (granted, we didn't draft him but that is the last time I've seen this level of pre-draft commitment)
It sounds like, all going well, Caleb is already a Chicago Bull at #4. It's just a matter of time.
Edit: He also reposted this exact TikTok to his TikTok story
Cameron Carr (6’5, 7’1 wingspan) exploded in the NBA Draft Combine scrimmage: 30 PTS | 9-18 FG | 6-12 3PT | 7 REB
Caleb Wilson only liked the Bulls pick announcement post on IG 👀
I think Caleb has been subtlety suggesting where he'd like to end up.
I checked the Wizards, Jazz & Grizzlies IG pages, no likes from Caleb. That, and his red/black/white jumpsuit he wore to the Combine make me think he's got his eyes set on us at #4, despite the hype suggesting he could go #2 or #3.
With BG's expression of a SLAP player that can play defense, as well as his excitement to move up to the top 4, I think the feeling is mutual. If all goes well, Caleb will be our guy
Cameron Carr
This is my guy for #15.
The measurables here are excellent. For comparison, OKC's Jalen Williams (also a third year guy) during his combine:
Height: 6'5.75" (In Shoes)
Weight: 209.2 LBS
Wingspan: 7'2.25"
Standing Reach: 8'9.5"
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Cameron averages & (Per 36)
18.9 PPG (20.2 PPG)
5.8 RPG (6.2 RPG)
2.6 APG (2.8 APG)
1.3 BPG (1.4 BPG)
0.9 SPG (0.9 SPG)
on 49.4 FG%, 37.4 3PT% (2.3/6.1), 80.1 FT% (3.9/4.9)
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Would be the perfect 2-Way SG to replace Ayo for us. Fits the SLAP philosophy as well. Only 21 YO.
How would you feel about taking Carr at #15? On Tankathon, he's currently mocked to OKC at #17.
Caleb Wilson chose to wear Red, Black and White to Day 1 of the Combine 👀
Could Caleb be signaling a preference in his draft destination? Or is this just a coincidence?
That jumpsuit looks nearly identical to the 90s Bulls Warmups. Regardless, he looks good in our colors!
source: @ nbafuturenow on x
Tyrese Haliburton after the Pacers fall out of the top 4: "I'm back, don't trip"
Not a Pacers fan, but I saw this on X and I didn't see anyone post this here for you guys. Tyrese tells you all to not trip, as he's on his way back.
FutureSox podcast host & reporter for Just Baseball James Fox (JamesFox917 on x.com):
"I wouldn’t be surprised to see #Hawks AGM Kyle Korver as the next general manager of the #Bulls under Bryson Graham."
Korver was hired by the Hawks in 2022 as the team's director of player affairs and development. He was promoted to Assistant General Manager in 2023.
Korver would have familiarity with both the Bulls and new EVP Bryson Graham, as Korver also played for Chicago in the D Rose Era from 2010-2012.
How would you feel about Kyle Korver potentially making a return to the Windy City?
"I am incredibly honored to join the Chicago Bulls organization," said Graham.
"This is one of the most storied franchises in the history of professional basketball, and I feel a tremendous sense of responsibility to deliver results for this city and these fans.
My entire career has been built on the belief that sustained success starts with finding the right players and developing an all-around impactful culture.
I want to thank Jerry and Michael Reinsdorf and the entire Bulls organization for presenting me with this opportunity. I am ready to get to work."
"A formal introductory press conference will be held later this week," says the Bulls
source: @ ByDrewStevens for TheBigsMedia on x.com | https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-name-bryson-graham-executive-vice-president-basketball-operations
Now that the Raptors have been eliminated from the postseason, they have to redirect their focus to retooling in the offseason.
One of the biggest problems with their current roster is that they committed to a 3 year, $84mil contract extension to Jakob Poeltl, paying him an average of 28 million per year over 3 years (this will kick in after the 2027 season, where he's owed a final $19.5 million dollars.)
Jakob seems to be past his prime, or at-least struggling to bounce back from a back injury that had him playing only 44/82 games, and averaging career lows (compared to his production in the past 7 seasons.)
This post-season, he averaged 7 ppg, 6 rpg, 1 apg, 1 spg, 1 bpg on 64/0/64 splits, in 19 minutes per game.
If the Raptors want to get his contract off their books, it'll take attaching some draft capital. For reference, when the 6ers wanted to get rid of Al Horford, they sent him to a rebuilding OKC team in 2020.
OKC got a lightly protected 2025 FRP (cant find the protection), and the 34th pick in the 2020 NBA draft as well as Vasilije Micic. They gave up Terrance Ferguson & Danny Green (salary dump). Horford was in year 2 of a 4 year, $109 million dollar contract (average of around $27 million per year).
OKC later traded Al Horford to the Boston Celtics a year later, in exchange for Kemba Walker, the #16th pick in the 2021 Draft, and a 2025 2nd round pick.
How would you feel about the Bulls potentially acquiring Poeltl? I think it could be a great move to take on some salary in order to gain more draft capital.
Also, I think there is a chance Poeltl can return to form. He'll only be 31 in October, and he had good stretches of production this season. His problem was consistency, as his back injury seemed to flare up and halt his production again. It seems he just needs to properly rehab his back, and he could do that on a rebuilding team with no expectations. The Raptors couldn't be as patient, as they had hoped to contend.
Maybe if we acquire Poeltl, we can gain a FRP, then flip him for future assets if he returns to form.