The Chicago Bulls are shopping point guard Rajon Rondo and forward Nikola Mirotic, reports Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times:
According to multiple sources, the Bulls have been actively shopping Rajon Rondo and Nikola Mirotic in hopes of shaking up the roster, as well as making a second-half run in the wide-open Eastern Conference.
However, according to one of the sources, neither player is moving the needle as far as what general manager Gar Forman deems a worthy return.“Obviously, you knew that would be the case with Rondo,’’ the source said. “But they don’t like what they’re hearing back on [Mirotic] either. Then again, that’s a [front office] that tends to overvalue its assets.’’
It is unsurprising to hear that the Bulls are looking to move Rondo, who was benched in favor of Michael Carter-Williams after a disappointing start to the season. Mirotic is one of the Bulls’ few good shooters, but even he has been unable to consistently connect from range this season; the 25-year-old is shooting just 31.1% on three-pointers.
When his outside shot isn’t falling, there isn’t much to Mirotic’s game. He isn’t an incredible playmaker or inside scorer, and he’s a subpar defender. Given that he has struggled to shoot the ball consistently, it makes sense that his value would be fairly low at the moment. It’s unlikely that the Bulls would be able to get much in return for either Mirotic or Rondo.
