Lonzo Ball Cleared for Full 5-on-5 | Bulls Resigned to Zach LaVine Staying Despite Trade Rumors

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[reginaldshort]

I’m just glad the man is moving without pain

[vondg]

“It’s coal….and pressure did not change that” I’m weak 🤣🤣

[anthonycapriotti]

I know it’s a long shot…but Lonzo is actually the perfect compliment to Giddy and Coby. He can play off ball in 1/2 court but can also push and run. IMO it’s worth the lottery ticket to see if he bounces back. I’m just glad he’s getting a chance to comeback.

[tonyagreen]

I really hope the lakers get desperate enough to take a chance on Lavine soon, we don’t need DLO and I doubt we could get reaves but the lavine situation is toxic for this team and he needs to go

[relax]

If shows any life we should be able to unload to a contender for a 2nd by trade dead line. That would be a win for bulls nation. I hope he can come back

[jeromewalters]

Man the name of the game is winning. Put the best 5 out there to win. Your analysis is so lost in this bizarre development thing that you don’t put who should be playing in the equation of the best 5 to win. On another note, Man I’m such a fan of Lonzo I can’t listen to you and Haize anymore. You guys are so pessimistic about Zo. i love you guys but I don’t want to listen to you until October. I understand why you don’t trust Lonzo and don’t mind him being traded. I don’t trust the recovery either. The difference is I want him to succeed you don’t mind if does or doesn’t. I would love to see him playing for the bulls but after listening to you guys I too am rooting for a good trade for Zo no matter what. Lastly I listen to you guys talk about Josh Giddy as if he’s the one and I’m sorry I don’t see it. You talk about Zo as if he’s this old dude whose only value is he can help develop Giddy. Lonzo is still young. Giddy, at best and at this point in his career, is a today’s Ben Simmons (not the Simmons 4 years ago) minus the defense. If you’re honest with yourself you can see the similarities too. This won’t win ball games.

[knowledgeuntamed]

Lonzo and Zach being together for this last run will help both. Then Giddey will get Lavine so many great shots, we may be talking trading Coby White for 4 1st. Rn, Coby White is our 6th man. 🤷🏻💯.

[tonyagreen]

Remember when lavine dropped 49 on the hornets? Imagine what we could’ve traded him for back then

[xartx]

As someone who has watched every single Lonzo Ball game in the NBA, people need to realize he probably played with knee pain for years. There were many times we fans would say, He needs to drive more, Zo needs to play harder, he needs to step on the gas when he’s got it going, or he needs to keep dominating defensively vs his matchup. It got to a point I suspected he always held back because of the pain he was playing with. Saw few times he would rub his knee on the bench which no one mentioned. Point is, he’s been managing his energy on the court for long time and relies a lot on his elite IQ. If he really is without pain now, I think he can really use his anticipation and feel to make up for his lost explosion(anticipated) from this surgery. Just hope he plays limited minutes off the bench to start season so Giddey gets to play his natural role. And Zo can ease into his new knee.

[williamrogers-yt]

Not rushing Levine out the door at his lowest value is one of the few bright spots for AK. At least he is getting some things right.

[nyeducate]

Let him come back and see what he can be now, not what he was. We wont know until he actually plays nba games.

[yaboiz]

At the end of this season you ask yourself is Lonzo better than Leroy 😂😂😂

[OP_-pkhm]

Take Lonzo’s best game, compare it against Giddey’s best game. Consider that Giddey is younger. That’s who you start.

[melissapelton]

Good work Pat. Why can't we see more windy city videos

[gregorygause]

That is great news, make it a slow process.

[knowledgeuntamed]

Teams have actually called about Lonzo Ball 😂😂😂. It's 1yr so 🤷🏻 He could be traded for very little. Maybe Lakers send a 2nd to flip Lonzo Ball and DLo's 25mil 🤷🏻 Lavine will be a Chicago Bull until atleast the Preseason when Clippers become impatient. Vooch, Lakers and Vooch make alot of sense. A lot of teams got young Centers. 20mil isn't alot to trade, So Bulls are pry asking a 1st for Vooch, and they should. Now it's just what team realizes they need him 1st. I think Vooch passing with LeBron, AD to help him protect Rim, Both Bigs can Hit 3's. That's a 🏆 move. 20mil so Rua?

[BillionaireBEDotCom]

Expecting Zo to Average 23ppg… Becuase that’s what we need next to Zach. Buzelis gone get his regardless 😈 it’ll come down to smith taking a step, or just our bench depth.

[JohnTaylor-kqpi]

I would let Zack ball out each game, being the focus of being the main scorer, to bring his value up for the trade deadline. They are a lottery team next year anyway. Then after the trade deadline work on improving the team.

[marzdeep]

I think you guys inwardly are hoping Lonzo becomes your franchise player. He’s the one you guys are hoping becomes one of the greatest. But don’t want to put to much stock there. I’ll put good vibes out. I think he’s going to come back with little drop off. Considering his surgery, All that stuff in that knee is lightly used, he’ll make a full come back, and his defense won’t drop off. His playing will improve more and more.

[lamonteshockley]

Absolutely excited about Lonzo. He is young enough to take a chance on. He is very talented that makes his teammates better. If you signed Patrick Williams with no proven effectiveness at any time you damn well take a chance on a difference maker still in his 20 s.