Harvard Case Study Chicago Bulls

Nicolas Batum (small forward) is the only player out of the group that was actually traded. On June 24th, the Trail Blazers traded him to the Charlotte Hornets for Gerald Henderson and Noah Vonleh. Without Batum, the Trailblazers lack a defensive wing and a corner three-point shooter. Batum was

Carroll immediately becomes the Raptors' best perimeter defender, which isn't saying much considering who he finds himself surrounded with. As Eric Koreen of the National Post acknowledges, having the former Atlanta Hawk in the lineup will allow DeMar DeRozan to defend smaller wings, leaving tougher assignments for the more adept Carroll to tangle with on a nightly basis.

While this is a team moving to a new city that recently hired a new head coach, there are several intriguing defensive pieces for Bradley to work with.

The Bulls this season went 48-34 and clinched a playoff spot for the thirty third time since joining the league in 1966. Their season came to end when they lost in game 5 at home to the Washington Wizards. They were a healthy team at the beginning of the season when Derrick Rose returned from being out due to knee surgery, but his return did not last long. The Bulls lost their key player for another season after Rose injured his right knee in November of 2013, a whole year after injuring his left knee in 2012. The Bulls also lost Luol Deng when he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Andrew Bynum, and three future draft picks. The Bulls have struggled over the past few years with injuries and

For the nth time, Kevin Love name is dragged again in an another trade rumor. It's like a nightmare that will haunt Kevin Love every day. Why is Kevin Love always in the trade rumor picture?

The Milwaukee Bucks continue to struggle at the start of the regular season. And it seems that they are going to rebuild early on and unload some assets. Rumors are now spreading that they will finally trade Greg Monroe this time and looks that he is on his way to the Boston Celtics.

Love for Wiggins alone is a freaking home run, considering the history of superstar trades and Love’s desire to bolt Minny.

Just until this past February 23, Taj Gibson was the last remaining player from the Chicago Bulls team that reached the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat back in 2010 –11. That nice little story ended when the Bulls front office decided to send the USC Alumni to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a trade that included Doug McDermott and a 2018 second round pick in exchange for Cameron Payne, Joffrey Lauvergne and Anthony

One big trade that really helped the Memphis Grizzlies was when the acquired Pau Gasol’s draft rights from the Atlanta Hawks. Gasol went on to play six and a half season with the Grizzlies, scoring over 17 points per game in each season. He also made the All-Star team, and led Memphis to a pair of playoff berths. Many teams look for these types of draft-day trades to improve their squad for the next season.

I am not in the habit of fading Westbrook anymore. Not until his price is raised by about one thousand fake dollars. However, you could make the case to roster the two stud guards mentioned below.

The 2015-16 Charlotte Hornets were extremely competitive after the All-Star break last season, as they had a 21-8 record after the All-Star break. They went back and forth with the Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, and Miami Heat for the 3rd,4th,5th and 6th seed throughout the second half of the season. In the end, the Hornets went back to the playoffs after a one year absence and ended up with the 6th seed, losing to the Miami Heat in an exciting first-round, seven game series. This offseason saw the Hornets re-sign Nicolas Batum and Marvin Williams, but they also lost some key pieces from the previous playoff season in guard Courtney Lee (Knicks), center and sixth man

After nearly a decade’s worth of Western Conference supremacy, it’d be easy to think that the NBA’s Eastern Conference would get the memo to be more competitive, right? Guess again. With stars like Jimmy Butler, Paul George and Paul Millsap heading West, the balance of power continues to shift westward.

The players have to learn the new system that coach Fred Hoiberg would implement into their well known defensive style, without making players unhappy with the changes being made. Some fans would say, the Chicago Bulls shouldn’t have fired Tom Thibodeau because he managed to bring the Bulls to the playoffs every year, without having their star point guard Derrick Rose for a majority of his time coaching. However, the Bulls organization felt bringing in Fred Hoiberg as head coach would be beneficial to the future of the team. Fred Hoiberg coaching years at his former college Iowa State University, were pretty successful, due to him bringing the team to the NCAA tournament on numerous occasions and winning the conference title back-to-back

The NBA’s Hang Time Blog indicated that there is mutual interest between Wade and the Lakers to make this deal happen. An ongoing contract disagreement is said to be what would push the three-time champion to jump ship to Los Angeles.

By playing, Kuzminskas at the three Anthony at the four, and Porzingis at the five will enable them to compete with faster teams in the league. Kuzminskas plays with such a reckless abandon he’ll fight, and scrap to keep his spot in the rotation. On the outside, he might look unassuming, but on the court he’s shown he isn’t scared to go at top players, whether it’s on offense or defense. He plays with a reckon abandon like past Knicks such as John Starks, and Anthony Mason. If he continues to develop at this rate he’ll turn himself into the Garden next fan favorite and the scrappy player the Knicks need in order to play with more effort. Another potential solution to the Knicks woes can be benching Joakim Noah in favor for a smaller lineup. It's no secret Noah hasn’t been the player he once was in 2014. He still gives the Knicks hustle and grit however his days of putting up stellar offensive numbers are over. It's not a demotion because he should still play important minutes in the fourth quarter when the Knicks need a big stop, or a big defensive or offensive