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The part about the young core attracting free agents is interesting because they haven’t done anything together yet, as the ‘big’ ‘three’ had a -21.6 net rating in 255 minutes of playing time together. If there is an attraction to the young core it’s all on potential, which is actually encouraging.
The Bulls project to have about $26 million of workable cap space this summer, which includes Zach LaVine’s cap hold and the holds for the Bulls two first round picks in June. At NBC Sports Chicago there’s a reaction piece to this Woj bit, which included the note that the Bulls can sign a max free agent and then sign LaVine using his Bird Rights.