Pau Gasol rumors: Chicago Bulls still chasing sign-and-trade
By Josh Sanchez
Late Friday night, news surfaced that the Chicago Bulls were nearing a deal with free agent big man Pau Gasol.
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With a deal seemingly imminent, many are wondering how the deal will get complete.
Chicago could find a way to just sign Gasol as a free agent, but they would have to figure out what to do with Carlos Boozer.
Because of the team’s unwillingness to amnesty Boozer, they remain in heavy pursuit of a sign-and-trade with the Los Angeles Lakers.
From Marc Stein of ESPN.com:
Bulls, of course, have option of releasing Carlos Boozer via amnesty clause by July 16 to make room to sign Pau Gasol outright. But ...
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 12, 2014
Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has long resisted idea of sending Boozer away via amnesty. So Chicago continues to chase sign-&-trade for Pau
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 12, 2014
Regardless of what the Bulls do to make room for Boozer, it appears that a deal is going to get done.
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