NBA Free Agency 2018: 5 potential destinations for Jabari Parker

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1. Chicago Bulls

Parker was born and raised in Chicago, and just two years ago he wrote a piece for The Players’ Tribune professing his love for his hometown. The Bulls also happen to be in the initial years of a reset/rebuild, with promising pieces like Zach Lavine, Lauri Markkanen, Kris Dunn and Bobby Portis in place. The seventh overall pick is also coming in the draft, so a rebuild may not really take that long in Chicago if it’s done right.

Only three teams have more projected 2018-19 cap space than the Bulls do right now. At the start of the 2017-18 campaign their average age was 24.5 years old, so Parker would fit right into the youth movement with a little bit of playoff experience to boot.

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The hometown angle should not be overplayed. But Parker may really want to play for the Bulls, as much as he has any choice in the matter this summer as a restricted free agent. The Bulls could see him as the face of their rebuild, and one of the driving forces for a quick rebound back to playoff contention in the East. Most importantly, they have the financial ability to blow the Bucks out of the water with a big, patently unmatchable offer sheet.

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