Kumingga can completely destroy the Warriors! Zhou Zhihao pleads guilty and Giddy is dissatisfied with the Bulls

Josh Gidey is dissatisfied with the Bulls

According to the US media "Hoops Wire", Josh Gidey is dissatisfied with the performance of the Chicago Bulls in the contract negotiations. He hopes the Bulls can give themselves a contract with an annual salary of $30 million, but the Bulls have not met his demands until now.

Last season, the Chicago Bulls used Alex Caruso to get Gidey from the Oklahoma City Thunder. Last season, Gidedy averaged 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks per game with the Bulls, shooting 46.5% from the field, 37.8% from three-pointers and 78.1% from free throws. He also scored 30 double-doubles and 7 triple-doubles.

The Boston Celtics are the biggest favorite to sign Ben Simmons, according to sports bookmakers, the Celtics are currently the most likely team to sign former Los Angeles Clippers guard Simmons. The Celtics have an odds of +185, followed by the Suns +255, the Knicks +375 and other teams.

Simmons played 51 games with the Brooklyn Nets and the Clippers last season, starting in 24 games, averaging 5.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and played 22 minutes.

NBA insider Jack Fisher revealed in a live broadcast of Bleacher Report that Nikola Vucevic's trading market has been not very good since the last trading deadline. He is more likely to be bought out by the Bulls than the deal. ”

The Chicago Bulls are actively working on rejuvenating the team while controlling salary expenditure. They traded Demar DeRozan in July last year, sent Zach Laven away in the middle of the season, and sent Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the offseason for Isaac Okoro.

Last season, Vucevic played 73 games for the Chicago Bulls and started 72 games, averaging 18.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists per game, playing 31.2 minutes, shooting percentage reached a career-best 53% and three-point shooting percentage of 40.2%.

Kevin Love is interested in New York and Los Angeles market teams

Earlier this month, the Miami Heat traded Kevin Love to the Utah Jazz in a tripartite deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. There are rumors that the Jazz will buy out the remaining $4.15 million in his contract. Once the buyout is reached, Love will be interested in joining teams in the New York or Los Angeles market, including the Knicks, Nets, Lakers and Clippers.

Love played 23 games for the Heat and started in 9 games last season, averaging 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists, averaging 10.9 minutes per game, shooting 35.7% from the field and shooting percentage from three-pointers 35.8%, free throw shooting percentage 69.6%. If Jonathan Kumingga accepts the qualification offer, the Warriors will completely complete the renewal negotiations between Kumingga and the Warriors. Kumingga is not interested in the offer given by the Golden State Warriors, and the Warriors rejects the Suns and the Kings' trading plan. The Warriors' intention is to sign Kumingga so that they can trade him, but the qualification offer will make it more difficult because his salary is not enough to match other contracts. A US media executive pointed out that if Kumingga accepts the qualification offer from the Warriors, the Warriors will be completely finished.

The executive said: "If Kumingga accepts the qualification offer, from the perspective of team building, the Warriors will be finished because they need to sign a contract so that they can trade him. This is key to them. ”

According to Spotrac data, Stephen Curry earns $59.6 million and Jimmy Butler earns $54.12 million, which are the two highest-paid players in the Warriors. The combined salary of the two in the 2025-26 season is $113.7 million. Add to Draymond Green's $25.89 million, Moses Moody's $11.57 million and Buddy Hilder's $9.21 million, the Warriors' annual salary is no longer possible. The annual salary required by Cumingga is at least $25 million.

Cumingga is the 7th pick in the 2021 draft. Last season, he started in 10 games, averaging 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 24.3 games per game. Minutes.

Memphis Grizzlies plead guilty

According to US media reports, Memphis Grizzlies star center Zhou Zhihao reached an agreement with prosecutors to settle his reckless driving case.

By pleaded guilty to speeding violations and agreed to pay a $639.50 fine. In exchange, the court dropped the charges of reckless driving he had faced previously.

Last season, Zhou Zhihao played 66 games for the Grizzlies, started 55 games, averaged 9.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.3 blocks per game, played 21.5 minutes, shot 58% from the field and three-point shooting percentage 34.6%, free throw percentage 70.9%. According to Basketball Reference, Zhou Zhihao ranked 17th in the league in rebounds per game, 8th in total offensive rebounds, 6th in total offensive rebounds per game, and 20th in total blocks,