Bulls Converting Bitim to a Standard NBA Deal

jnrjr79 · Post #1 » by **jnrjr79** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:20 pm

I guess this means the Bulls are doing this instead of hitting up the buyout market?

SalmonsSuperfan · Post #2 » by **SalmonsSuperfan** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:25 pm

good news. hopefully he doesn't just warm the bench. figure out a way to add pokuševski too. should've traded caruso.

MrSparkle · Post #3 » by **MrSparkle** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:27 pm

I hope this means Billy can now algorithmically add him to the rotation?

Don’t get why they did this before playing him in the NBA, but OK.

FriedRise · Post #4 » by **FriedRise** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:29 pm

They could've let him play the rest of the season on his 2-way contract AND sign a buyout guy.

I don't get this move at all.

jnrjr79 · Post #5 » by **jnrjr79** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:34 pm

FriedRise wrote:They could've let him play the rest of the season on his 2-way contract AND sign a buyout guy.

I don't get this move at all.

Yeah, it's curious, but at the end of the day I'm happy to see the minutes go to a developmental guy rather than a veteran band-aid, so in that sense I guess it's good.

kodo · Post #6 » by **kodo** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:38 pm

I liked the few seconds I've seen of Bitim. Great signing?

Post #7 » by **AshyLarrysDiaper** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:41 pm

This feels like not just a vote of confidence in Bitim but a mini white flag by AK. There’s no way we’d have used the roster spot on a prospect if we weren’t locked into the 9th or 10th seed.

RIP to the “bunched up” standings.

drosestruts · Post #8 » by **drosestruts** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:45 pm

curious to see who we add to a 2-way deal now that Bitim is no longer on one.

I imagine the deal has a lot of team options or non-guranteed years.

meekrab · Post #9 » by **meekrab** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:45 pm

AshyLarrysDiaper wrote:This feels like not just a vote of confidence in Bitim but a mini white flag by AK. There’s no way we’d have used the roster spot on a prospect if we weren’t locked into the 9th or 10th seed.

RIP to the “bunched up” standings.

The trade deadline was two weeks ago, the time for white flags was then :banghead:

Post #10 » by **AshyLarrysDiaper** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:46 pm

meekrab wrote:
AshyLarrysDiaper wrote:This feels like not just a vote of confidence in Bitim but a mini white flag by AK. There’s no way we’d have used the roster spot on a prospect if we weren’t locked into the 9th or 10th seed.

RIP to the “bunched up” standings.

The trade deadline was two weeks ago, the time for white flags was then

You’re preaching to the choir, brother.

jnrjr79 · Post #11 » by **jnrjr79** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:47 pm

AshyLarrysDiaper wrote:
meekrab wrote:
AshyLarrysDiaper wrote:This feels like not just a vote of confidence in Bitim but a mini white flag by AK. There’s no way we’d have used the roster spot on a prospect if we weren’t locked into the 9th or 10th seed.

RIP to the “bunched up” standings.

The trade deadline was two weeks ago, the time for white flags was then

You’re preaching to the choir, brother.

Whaddya mean? Didn't you enjoy that competitive 17-point loss last night?

League Circles · Post #12 » by **League Circles** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:49 pm

Does multi year deal mean he's guaranteed for next year now???????

Post #13 » by **AshyLarrysDiaper** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:51 pm

jnrjr79 wrote:
AshyLarrysDiaper wrote:
meekrab wrote:The trade deadline was two weeks ago, the time for white flags was then

You’re preaching to the choir, brother.

Whaddya mean? Didn't you enjoy that competitive 17-point loss last night?

I definitely felt the FO was meeting its obligation to the players, the city, and me as a fan.

sco · Post #14 » by **sco** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:57 pm

I've been rooting hard to see this guy play. He may suck, but there's a chance. We need an offensively capable guy inserted into the rotation. IMO Terry and Phillips are unplayable together.

jnrjr79 · Post #15 » by **jnrjr79** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:15 pm

League Circles wrote:Does multi year deal mean he's guaranteed for next year now???????

Yes, and this could be an attempt to seal up a roster spot next year at a number less than a vet minimum guy, given the Bulls are going to be flirting with the tax if they continue their #continuity plan.

FriedRise · Post #16 » by **FriedRise** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:30 pm

jnrjr79 wrote:
FriedRise wrote:They could've let him play the rest of the season on his 2-way contract AND sign a buyout guy.

I don't get this move at all.

Yeah, it's curious, but at the end of the day I'm happy to see the minutes go to a developmental guy rather than a veteran band-aid, so in that sense I guess it's good.

Yeah that's probably the main reason. They might've had a guy or two they liked from the buyout market (like Gallo), but couldn't get a deal done. Nobody else is really worth taking a flyer on, and they may have already made up their mind that they wanna keep Bitim beyond this season.

I mean, I'm not mad at more developmental minutes to see what we have. It's what I've been asking for because you never know if you're gonna get another Coby or Ayo if we never play them. I've always been intrigued by Bitim so hopefully we'll get to see more of him.

Bitim is 6'6, so I'm sure he'll play PF here lol. He's a 43% shooter with the WCB at 7.5 attempts in just 32 minutes. A very efficient player at 61% TS and can pass a little too (2.5 A/TO ratio, 18% AST%). A former dunk contest winner who averages 4 rebounds, 4 assists, shoots a lot of 3s at a high clip, and not much of a defender. Kinda reminds you of someone lmao.

GoBlue72391 · Post #17 » by **GoBlue72391** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:34 pm

Why? It's not like we're going to play him.

He must have really impressed in those 90 seconds of playing time last night /s

GoBlue72391 · Post #18 » by **GoBlue72391** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:36 pm

League Circles wrote:Does multi year deal mean he's guaranteed for next year now???????

Highly doubt any of it is guaranteed beyond this season, but I wouldn't put it past AKME.

GoBlue72391 · Post #19 » by **GoBlue72391** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:44 pm

jnrjr79 wrote:
League Circles wrote:Does multi year deal mean he's guaranteed for next year now???????

Yes, and this could be an attempt to seal up a roster spot next year at a number less than a vet minimum guy, given the Bulls are going to be flirting with the tax if they continue their #continuity plan.

Where did you see that it's guaranteed beyond this season? Are you just assuming or did you actually read something?

A player can't make less than the minimum, hence it being the minimum, so I'm not sure about your theory.

jnrjr79 · Post #20 » by **jnrjr79** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:00 pm

GoBlue72391 wrote:
jnrjr79 wrote:
League Circles wrote:Does multi year deal mean he's guaranteed for next year now???????

Yes, and this could be an attempt to seal up a roster spot next year at a number less than a vet minimum guy, given the Bulls are going to be flirting with the tax if they continue their #continuity plan.

Where did you see that it's guaranteed beyond this season? Are you just assuming or did you actually read something?

A player can't make less than the minimum, hence it being the minimum, so I'm not sure about your theory.

Read the thread.

The initial Shams tweet said it's a multi-year deal. You can't have multiple option years on an NBA contract, so minimally this thing is guaranteed for next season.

And I didn't say they would be paying him less than the minimum, I said they'd be paying him less than the veteran minimum, just meaning that because he has 0 years of NBA service, his contract will (presumably) be for the absolute cheapest salary permitted by the CBA of about a million bucks a year.