On March 1, Beijing time, the Bulls officially announced that the team officially cut player Goran Dragic! With this operation, the Bulls not only vacated a roster spot, but the team's total salary space was also less than $1.2 million in luxury tax.
According to sources, the parting of the Bulls and Dragic is a joint decision, and management has been working since signing Beverley to make room for Dark Bay. The cut rear paw machine was also the first time to tweet: "Thank you bull, I wish you all the best in the future." ”
So far this season, Dragic has played a total of 51 games for the Bulls, averaging 6.4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 15.4 minutes per game! He shot 42.5 percent from the field, 35.2 percent from three-point range and 65.9 percent from the free throw line. The performance is relatively bad, the offensive end is not ideal, the defensive end has big holes, and even the proud organizational aspect is not as good as before.
Even if the Bulls didn't bring in Beverley, Dragic was no longer used, there were too many young and dynamic guards on the team, Ayo Dosenm, Kobe White, Caruso and rookie Darren Terry were all capable players, and now that Black Bay arrives, the claw machine is even more redundant.
If you really want to talk about the merits of Dragic, it should be experience! As a veteran of the league, this year's Dragic is 36 years old and this season is also the 15th season of the claw machine! He played a total of 939 regular season games in his entire NBA career, including 530 starts, averaging 13.3 points, 3 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 27.2 minutes per game! He shot 45.9 percent from the field and 36.1 percent from three-point range.
Claw Machine played in the playoffs for 6 seasons, played a total of 60 games, started 37 times, averaged 26.9 minutes per game, contributed 14.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists! 44.8% shooting. Dragic has also proven his strength in the playoffs more than once, he is a player who can play tough battles! But in this state this year, is he really okay?
Counting the honors in the NBA, Dragic has been selected as an All-Star once, All-NBA Third Team once, Player of the Week 4 times, and Fastest Improving Player 1 time. Don't forget, Claw Machine is also Europe's MVP winner (Euro 2017)! It is worth mentioning that in the morning, it was reported that not only Dragic was cut, but the Raptors also cut Juan Hernangomez! Unexpectedly, the two European Cup MVP players couldn't play in the NBA.
Now the three most popular next homes for Dragic on the Internet, the first is the Heat. Lowry has been plagued by injuries recently, and bringing in a claw machine is a good option, but according to the Heat reporter, the team will not pursue Dragic at the moment, is there a more suitable candidate?
The second is the Lone Ranger! Fans have said that they will return to old teammate Doncic, and the two are already old acquaintances. Moreover, in recent years, there have been "scandalous news" about the claw machine and the lone ranger on the Internet, and Doncic has also expressed his hope to join forces with Dragic, but unfortunately there has been no chance. Seeing the end of his career, if he doesn't join forces, he may not have a chance.
The last one is the Lakers! After Will Barton was snatched by the Raptors, Dragic can be said to be a good fit for the Lakers, just the team roster is still missing a person, after Schroder was put in the starting lineup, the bench does lack an experienced pure point guard, young Reeves is not very suitable for this position, he is better at playing the No. 2 position.
What do you guys think? Which team do you think Dragic goes to?