Chicago Bulls Fire AKME | Reinsdorf’s Next Move & Donovan Decision
It’s officially a brand new day for the Chicago Bulls. The organization has moved on from AKME, signaling a major shift in direction and opening the door for a full reset. Haize and Pat break down what this decision means, what led to the front office change, and how it reshapes the future of the franchise. 🐂🔥
But even with change comes familiar concerns. Reports suggest ownership may want the new GM to keep Billy Donovan, raising the question: is this the same mistake repeating itself? The guys analyze whether continuity is the right move or if a clean break is needed to truly move forward. 👀💼
Finally, the focus turns to the roster. In a potential reset, do Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis survive as core pieces? Haize and Pat discuss their value, development, and whether they fit into what the next version of the Bulls should look like. 📊🏀
Front office reset. Coaching questions. Core player decisions ahead.
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Joel out here catching strays….lol
Bob Myers did not draft steph, klay or draymond smh you guys need to tighten up your sources Larry Riley was the architect of the golden state warriors
I’ve never heard that Leonard Miller “is not that good” except here…hmm
I would rather trade Giddey than Matas. That makes more sense.
In NOOOOOO way should we be trading matas, he can be a number 2 player. Just because he didn’t get 20 ppg in his first full season don’t mean you should give up on him
I hope Haize doesnt have to deal with Jason Kidd but at least he would be out of my periphery 😂😂
Yea we good on Masai f that dude ❤😊
What if they got fired cuz they missed the play in 😅
I know hindsight is 20/20 vision, but AKME made some questionable moves from the beginning.
They gave up two 1st rd draft picks for Vooch when Orlando was about to go younger and Vooch had to go.
They drafted Patrick Williams with the 4th pick when they could've traded down for additional draft picks and still added P. Will at 8-12.
They traded for Lonzo Ball knowing his injury history and the amount of games missed playing for the Lakers and Pels.
They signed Zach LaVine to a max contract during free agency when they could've allowed the market to decide what Zach was worth and matched salaries with the market.
They drafted Dalen Terry with a with the 18th pick
They traded Kevin Huerter for Ivey and release Jaden Ivey which causes a national uproar.
Bob Myers was so trash at drafting that the Warrior are trash because how bad he drafted
Make no mistake. Giddey is the number one priority moving forward for this team. You can be sure that there is not one potential coach in this league who wouldn't value or recognise Giddey for his unique skill set, his natural leadership and maturity and his demonstrated ability to be the focal point for a contending team.
Pat stay with the madas hate 😂 but want bob myers while he only drafted clay & been trash ever since
Ujiri draft history goes back to Denver , he got Faried ,Fournier ,Delon Wright , Pascal , Poeltl , OG and Barnes . So he’s had some successful picks . I personally don’t want him but he has found players that went on to get multiple contracts.
The trades at the deadline should have got him fired. Even more holes to fill on the team. You need to fix this roster. Motis & Giddey stay every body must go. For draft capital and fill roster holes. Give Billy a team he’ll compete.what in the world is the bulls doing? If you don’t like Billy get Sam Cassell and rebuild around Buzelis & Giddey you need a grade A defensive player in the backcourt with Giddey, a center, pat & Okoro has to get traded
If a new FO wanna trade Matas then that person shouldn’t be having a job man what are we talking about lol . Situation def different From the cutler shit that was a bears didn’t want to eat money problem . Matas on a rookie deal
It didn’t take Deni 6 years to show promise , Deni was a good player in 4 season and kept improving after that . Even as a prospect he would have helped the bulls way more than Pat . Deni wanted to be here too , he was mocked to us ever pre draft . I get the Hali stuff but we just drafted Coby the previous season who was looked at to be the PG of the future and had Lavine here as well. Plus some fans didn’t want anything to do with Iowa State cuz of Fred and Gar lol
Dillingham will be Great
How the hell bro gone hype up Bob Myers but talk bad about Ujiri. Stay away from both imo 🙏🏽💯
Bob ain’t build the Warriors, he “helped” find Draymond I believe he was an assistant GM, he hired Steve Kerr & got KD, who already wanted to join the team cause he’s a cupcake, that’s really it. Ujiri found talent such as, Siakam, Vanvleet as an undrafted guy, and Scottie Barnes, but he got too attached to a lot of them and it prevented him from making logical moves in the end of his tenure.
Donovan Mitchell? Lmao🤷🏾♂️