Should we trade for Taj Gibson?

meh. not for a pick. young or hunter, sure. he is ok, but nothing special.

agree on portis, I loved him in college. oh well.

hardwoodhoudini.com/2016/06/28/boston-celtics-should-trade-for-taj-gibson/

With the acquisition of Robin Lopez, Taj Gibson and his expiring contract have become available. The Bulls have talked to many teams about trading Gibson to open minutes for second year player Bobby Portis and third year forward Nikola Mirotic. While the teams pursuing Gibson have not been disclosed, it would seem likely the Celtics were talking with the Bulls.

Unlike trading for a star like Jimmy Butler, the price tag for Gibson would be much lower. Reports have surfaced that the Bulls asking price is a first round pick and another player. That could easily be done as the Celtics could offer the lesser of their 2018 first round picks and one of their young guards.

With the departure of Derrick Rose, young point guard Terry Rozier could be an intriguing player for the Bulls. Rozier failed to see a lot of playing time as a rookie for the Celtics, and with the draft choice of Demetrius Jackson, he might fall farther down the depth chart. It would give the Bulls a young, high-potential guard looking for minutes, and help open up the Celtics back court logjam.

Even though we have yet to see Jackson play in Summer League, I’m confident he’d be able to assume Rozier’s role. Also, Rozier only saw 10.9 minutes per game in March when his minutes started to increase, and it would likely be the same amount of playing time next year. He’s not an offensive or defensive spark off the bench yet, he needs minutes to develop and that’s what Chicago would give him.

In return, the Celtics would receive a starting caliber power forward. Gibson has never been the team’s everyday starter, however, that was mostly due to the Bulls strong starting front court. Joakim Noah has always manned the center position and the Bulls went from Carlos Boozer to Pau Gasol when Gibson was expected to become the regular starter. Still, Gibson has started 72 games over the past two seasons.

Gibson is extremely athletic, which is why he likes to do most of his work in the paint. He’s not a great back to the basket player, although he’s one of the best finishers off offensive rebounds in the game and has a nice face-up game from 16-feet in. In his career, 45 percent of his shots have come in the paint, and 36.3 percent from 3-to-16 feet out.

He has always been reliable down low, but his jump shot has significantly improved throughout his career. After six straight seasons of shooting under 40 percent from 3-to-10 feet out, Gibson connected on 44.7 percent of his shots from that range. It makes him a great pick-and-roll option, and also someone who can compliment Kelly Olynyk or Jonas Jerebko’s three ball, or Jordan Mickey’s down low play.

Like previously noted, Gibson is extremely athletic which helps him on the offensive glass. In 26.5 minutes per game, he was able to bring down 6.9 rebounds and 2.8 offensive boards per contest last season. His per 36 minutes average ended up being the third-highest of his career at 9.4.

Defensively is arguably the strongest part of his game. He brings a lot of energy to the game, but he’s also very quick on the perimeter and has great leaping ability. Despite coming off the bench for most of his career, Gibson has averaged at least one block per game every season and at least two blocks per 36 minutes three times.

He’s not Hassan Whiteside or DeAndre Jordan, but players know they’re not going to get an easy layup when he’s guarding the paint.

As far as guarding the perimeter, Fred Hoiberg showcased his excellent perimeter play last year by playing him at small forward 11 percent of the time. The prior year, Gibson played there 17 percent of the time. It shows he’s a versatile defender who does a little of everything on that end.

Never being an everyday starter comes with some worries, but I would have more faith in Gibson than starting Kelly Olynyk, Jonas Jerebko, Jordan Mickey, or Amir Johnson. Besides, Gibson’s numbers significantly increase in the starter role.

Coming off the bench in his career, Gibson has posted 8.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game in 22.7 minutes. Although, as a starter in 29.4 minutes per game – only 6.7 minutes more – he contributed 10.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks. It’s evident that he can thrive in either role, however, with his field-goal percentage increasing to 50.6 percent as a starter, Gibson would thrive being the regular starter.



He'd definitely fill an offensive gap at PF until Bentil proved himself with the flexibilty we need for cap space with his contract ($9mm) expiring after the upcoming season, as long as that 1st rd pk is our own or worse and the player is Young or as predicted above, Rozier (Sorry dfries). With Mickey still unproven, and Jerebko & Oly being stretch 4's, he'd be a nice compliment at PF at a reasonable price. I like it!

I must admit, I supported trading for Gibson at the trade deadline this past season. He could have helped the scoring/rebounding in playoffs (esp with Oly hurt) and could be very helpful this year if we don't need cap space for two FA's which seems fairly obvious at this point.

Which PF's do you have confidence in and want to keep? Offensive & defensive ...

Sully?

Mickey?

Jerebko?

Johnson?

Oly?


Is there room for improvement?

I agree 100% with those, the rest can go or be replaced and Gibby's a good replacement for any or all of them as long as we sign a FA center.

If he isn't part of a trade before 7/3, wouldn't they opt out to save $ (after all, they are cheapskates aren't they?) and open a roster spot and playing time for Mickey and Bentil?

In fact, if they do a trade before 7/3, Amir can be sent with a pick/s alone for Gibby and the Bulls can keep or cut him and open an additional $10mm in cap space for free agents.


espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=zj33bvu

Not us but a twist in the Gay to Clippers trade involves the Bulls and possibly Suns;


www.inquisitr.com/3367618/nba-rumors-chicago-bulls-phoenix-suns-and-sacramento-kings-talk-three-way-trade/


Taj Gibson is on the move, and Rudy Gay is coming to the Chicago Bulls.

That is the latest buzz going around in the NBA rumor mill. The NBA rumor involving the Bulls and Sacramento Kings is not the straight up, salary-for-salary deal. This NBA rumor is based on a three-way trade that is currently circulating.

According to Christian Today, the latest NBA rumor has the Chicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings, and the Phoenix Suns engaging in talks. The principal players involved are Taj Gibson, Rudy Gay, and Brandon Knight. In the trade proposal, the Bulls would send Gibson to the Suns, the Suns ships Knight to the Kings, with Gay coming to back to the Chicago Bulls.

Brandon Knight provides scoring, passing, and rebounding. Is Knight a pure point guard or a combo guard? Either way, he could help the Kings if they were to add him in a trade.

The true question is if Brandon Knight is too much of a shoot-first point guard for a team such as the Kings. Whoever they bring in would have to work seamlessly with center DeMarcus Cousins. If the Cousins is not happy, it will doom the Kings. Unhappiness in the locker room has hurt the Kings before. Eventually, they must change some things around.

The Bulls are trying to help the Kings out with their situation, while trying to help themselves. The Bulls rumored offer of Taj Gibson may not be what the Kings want, therefore getting a third party to join in is being discussed. The Bulls need more shooting, so their interest in Rudy Gay is clear. Sacramento needs a point guard, so now the talk is to get the Suns in on the trade. That leaves the Suns needing a veteran post player to team up with Tyson Chandler and their young bigs.