Report: Warriors reject Bulls’ LaVine trade offer before CP3 waiver originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The Warriors reportedly had a chance to land a two-time NBA All-Star this weekend.
Golden State has rejected a trade offer from the Chicago Bulls that would send guard Zach LaVine to the Bay, TNT’s Chris Haynes reported Sunday on NBA TV’s “Free Agent Fever.”
“I was told that the Chicago Bulls were trying to get something going with the Golden State Warriors, to put together a Zach LaVine package,” Haynes said. “What I was told was that it could have been a Zach LaVine for a Chris Paul or an Andrew Wiggins. The Warriors, from what it was explained to me, the Warriors, didn’t feel that was a sufficient amount of money to structure a deal, so things didn’t go as planned, so that fell through, which led to the Golden State Warriors electing to let Chris Paul go.
“And I was told it was Mike Dunleavy, the general manager, who called Chris Paul and told him the news.”
The bid, as Haynes reported, consisted of either Paul or Wiggins, with other assets possibly involved.
LaVine, along with New Orleans Pelicans guard Brandon Ingram, were mentioned as possible players for the Warriors after they failed to strike a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers for star forward Paul George.
LaVine, 29, dealt with several back, foot, shoulder and ankle injuries this past season, and he was limited to just 25 games. He averaged 19.5 points5.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists in those games while shooting 45.2 percent from the field and 34.9 percent from the 3-point line. LaVine is still owed approximately $138 million over the next three seasons on his contract.
Golden State waived Paul on Sunday, clearing the way for the veteran guard to test the market as an unrestricted free agent. He quickly agreed to a one-year deal with the San Antonio Spurs. The Warriors also reportedly plan to trade Wiggins, who has two years and approximately $54 million remaining on his contract, with a $30 million player option for the 2026-27 season.
Even though the Warriors reportedly wanted to part with Paul and Wiggins, it appears the Bulls’ proposed package was too rich for their tastes.
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