Blake Griffin has been involved in numerous NBA trade rumors in recent weeks. Some of the rumored teams willing to acquire the Los Angeles Clippers power forward are the Chicago Bulls, the Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, and Orlando Magic. New reports, however, claimed that the Bulls are doing all they can to sign Griffin even if it means losing their potential future stars.
According to the Morning Ledger, the Bulls are more likely to trade Griffin and gain players from it than lose him to trade agency without the team benefiting from it at all. The Bulls recently acquired Rajon Rondo and Dwyane Wade, but they also lost Derrick Rose, Pau Gasol, and Joakim Noah.
It remains to be seen whether the Bulls' trio of Jimmy Butler, Rondo, and Wade would work out successfully on the court. Adding Griffin to the three players' dynamic could propel the team as a major competitor in the Eastern Conference once more. Griffin's 21.4 points and 8.4 rebounds every game would improve the Bulls' front court.
Rumors are claiming that the Bulls are willing to trade some of their big players in exchange for Griffin. The Clippers could ask for budding star players Nikola Mirotic and Bobby Portis, who both have what it takes to help Bulls become a super team in the future, The Inquisitr reported.
It's still unknown whether the Bulls are willing to part with these two promising players just to acquire Griffin. Other Bulls players that the Clippers could sign in exchange for Griffin are small forward Doug McDermott and shooting guard Denzel Valentine, the Morning Ledger noted.
Aside from the Bulls, OKC reportedly wants to sign Griffin as well and pair him with Russell Westbrook after suffering a huge loss in Kevin Durant playing for the Golden State Warriors. The Inquisitr, however, said that Griffin is a better match to Westbrook than Durant ever was.Despite these trade talks, Clippers' coach Doc Rivers said that they want to keep Griffin and Chris Paul, another player of the team involved in trade rumors. Rivers said that he's hoping that Griffin, Paul, and DeAndre Jordan -- the Clippers' "Big Three" -- would end their careers playing for the team, Parent Herald previously reported.
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