Tag: Andre Drummond

Billy Donovan expresses frustration after Craig-Drummond collision

After the Torrey Craig-Andre Drummond collision, Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan shared his thoughts.

The Chicago Bulls took on the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. After a brief period when the game was close at the start, the Knicks earned a fairly comfortable victory. New York took down Chicago by a score of 128-117, and at its largest, their lead was 17 points in the third quarter.

But as if that weren’t bad enough, the Bulls also had a viral moment at the beginning of the second quarter. Torrey Craig was on a fastbreak when he decided to throw the ball off the backboard for a self-alley-oop. However, Andre Drummond thought he was throwing it to him, so the two players collided mid-air.

Head coach Billy Donovan expressed his frustration with the play after the game. (H/t ESPN)

“To me, it was just really disappointing,” Donovan said.

The Bulls need to win as many games as possible down the stretch of the season, but plays like this won’t help.

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Torrey Craig shares thoughts on viral blunder with Andre Drummond

After their viral moment in the Chicago Bulls’ loss to the New York Knicks. Torrey Craig spoke about his collision with Andre Drummond.

The Chicago Bulls are fighting to maintain home-court advantage in their 9-10 Play-In game against the Atlanta Hawks. They are just one game ahead of the Hawks in the standings. Unfortunately, while the Hawks lost on Tuesday night, giving the Bulls a chance to pull ahead, Chicago also fumbled, falling to the New York Knicks by a score of 128-117.

And to make matters worse, the Bulls had a viral moment during the game – in the worst way possible. At the beginning of the second quarter, after the Knicks had led the way for most of the first, Torrey Craig got a fastbreak. He threw the ball off the backboard, going for a self-alley-oop, but Andre Drummond also went for it.

The two players collided mid-air, and they both missed the shot. After the game, Craig spoke about the moment. (H/t ESPN)

“I just wanted to try to create some excitement,” Craig said.

It was an ugly sight, and the Bulls went on to lose the game.

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Bulls teammates Torrey Craig and Andre Drummond went for a dunk at the same time, and it didn’t go well

Oh no. This was rough.

The Chicago Bulls learned the hard way on Tuesday night that all fast breaks are not good breaks.

During an absolutely bizarre sequence against the New York Knicks, Bulls forward Torrey Craig got a clear lane for an easy basket that he lobbed to himself on the backboard for the obvious dunk.

Well, his Bulls teammate Andre Drummond got confused and thought the lob was for him, as he went for the dunk at the same time as Craig did.

The shocking miscue sent Craig flying to the ground and the ball in a different direction from the hoop entirely.

Drummond was unfortunately injured right after this sequence, making it a very frustrating series of events for him and Chicago.

The Bulls have been a fringe playoff team all season, but the fringes can be an unflattering place to be in moments like this.

These types of mishaps don’t often happen to title contenders, more like teams that could use a good offseason reset.

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Andre Drummond compares Bulls win over Cavaliers to 2010s NBA

Andre DDrummond compared the Chicago Bulls’ win over the Cleveland Cavaliers to the 2010s NBA.

The Chicago Bulls picked up a great bounce-back win on Wednesday night, taking down the second-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in double overtime one day after falling to the lowly Detroit Pistons. It was a hard-fought victory, as the Bulls had to fight tooth and nail to pick up the win. But it didn’t come in typical fashion.

In today’s NBA, teams win with three-point shooting and fast-paced offense. Against the Cavaliers, the Bulls won due to their diligence on the glass. They corralled 25 offensive rebounds, including nine from Andre Drummond and seven from Nikola Vucevic. It was a ridiculously impressive display.

After the game, Drummond spoke about how the game felt like an older version of the NBA. (H/t Julia Poe of the Chicago Tribune)

“It kind of reminded me of the 2010s,” Drummond said. “Two bigs in the paint, just going at it. It was a very hard-fought game, a very physical game. I’m glad the refs allowed us to play.”

Drummond used his best skill to earn a win for Chicago.

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Andre Drummond on Bulls’ two-center lineup with Nikola Vucevic

The Chicago Bulls have continued rolling with the Andre Drummond-Nikola Vucevic lineup, and Drummond recently spoke about its success.

The Chicago Bulls have had to get a bit creative with lineups this year. Zach LaVine has missed a ton of time and is out for the season, and now, the same can be said for Patrick Williams. Even Torrey Craig, who the Bulls signed this past summer to help shore up their frontcourt, has missed most of the season.

In turn, head coach Billy Donovan has gone to some non-traditional lineup. He’s put multiple guards on the floor, run Alex Caruso as a forward, and, most notably, he’s played Andre Drummond and Nikola Vucevic together in a two-center lineup.

This look helped propel the Bulls past the Cleveland Cavaliers in a double-overtime win on Wednesday, and Drummond spoke about the lineup after the game. (H/t Julia Poe of the Chicago Tribune)

“The math is very simple,” Drummond said. “You got two guys that are very good at rebounding. One of them historically being the best to ever do it — and the other one is right behind me. It makes it very hard for teams. They got to make a decision who are they going to try to block out, me or him? They gotta pick their poison.”

The two big men combined for 17 offensive rebounds, and the Bulls as a team grabbed 25, dominating the glass en route to a gritty victory.

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Should the Chicago Bulls regret not moving Andre Drummond for draft assets?

“The Bulls don’t need him as much as they could’ve used those picks,” writes one NBA analyst.

Should the Chicago Bulls regret not moving Andre Drummond for draft assets? The Bulls’ front office had an opportunity to flip the UConn alum for as many as three second round draft picks ahead of the NBA’s 2024 trade deadline. But instead, they elected to stand pat for the third season in a row, banking on internal development and continuity just days before injuries would derail those plans.

Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley points out that it is not “very often that teams can turn a 30-year-old reserve center on an expiring contract with severe limitations in his game into actual assets,” which Chicago passed on.

Despite thinking they had a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers done, the Bulls pulled out, leaving the team where they are at present. “Is Chicago so focused on reaching the play-in tournament that it can’t even stomach the idea of subtracting someone averaging fewer than 17 minutes per night?” asks Buckley. “Apparently so.”

“Drummond is good at what he does (rebounding and staying active on the interior), but he is very limited and offers almost zero value away from the basket,” he adds.

“At this point of his career, he’s an adequate reserve and nothing more. The Bulls don’t need him as much as they could’ve used those picks.”

And with the season now looking like a lost one, double so.

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Should the Chicago Bulls regret not trading away Andre Drummond at the NBA’s 2024 trade deadline?

It will be especially rough for Chicago’s execs if the UConn alum ends up leaving for nothing in free agency this summer.

Should the Chicago Bulls regret not trading away Andre Drummond at the NBA’s 2024 trade deadline? By now, it is clear that most of the team’s fans are thinking they should have, especially in light of recent injury news further dampening any possibility of a postseason for Chicago.

And if you ask Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley, the Bulls should indeed feel regret for having passed on the draft assets Big Penguin could have garnered for Chicago. “The Chicago Bulls’ decision to stand pat for a third consecutive season arguably came as close to being shocking as anything else,” writes the B/R analyst. “Chicago has always seemed far less interested in overhauling this roster than everyone else thinks it should be.”

“As the Bulls stumble through whatever remains of their season—probably a play-in tournament appearance, almost certainly not any postseason success—they’ll come to regret their latest dormant deadline for a number of reasons,” he adds.

With word that the front office turned down three second round picks for Drummond’s services out there, it will be especially rough for Chicago’s execs if the UConn alum ends up leaving for nothing in free agency this summer.

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Andre Drummond talks free agency plans, potential future with Bulls

Andre Drummond recently spoke about his free agency plans and potential future with the Chicago Bulls.

The trade deadline has come and gone, and for the third straight season, the Chicago Bulls chose to do nothing. Rather than selling assets and planning for the future, Arturas Karnisovas committed to pushing for the postseason despite the fact that Chicago likely has no realistic chance of a deep playoff run.

The most confusing part of the decision is the fact that some of Chicago’s guys will be free agents this summer. DeMar DeRozan and Andre Drummond will have the option to leave in free agency this offseason, and the Bulls would get nothing back in return. They could have traded them both.

Drummond recently spoke about his free agency plans and a potential return to the Bulls. (H/t KC Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago)

“I’m excited to see what happens in the offseason. Whatever team sees me as an asset, I’m ready. Obviously, I’m here now, and I love it here. I would love to be here still,” Drummond said. “That’s why my main focus is on finishing out the year strong and making some noise in the playoffs.”

The veteran big man has given the Bulls some valuable minutes this season.

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Report: Bulls ‘pulled out’ of Andre Drummond trade with 76ers

The Chicago Bulls reportedly “pulled out” of an Andre Drummond trade with the Philadelphia 76ers ahead of the deadline.

According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Chicago Bulls “pulled out” of an Andre Drummond trade with the Philadelphia 76ers ahead of the trade deadline. He noted that “the Bulls wanted three second-round picks for Drummond, league sources said.” Ultimately, the Bulls weren’t able to secure the return they wanted for the big man.

Drummond has been putting up solid numbers for the Bulls this season and was particularly impressive when filling in as a starter for Nikola Vuecvic. So far this year, Drummond is averaging 8.1 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 1.1 steals while shooting 55.7% from the field. The 30-year-old center is in his 11th NBA season.

Chicago wanted to hold firm on their asking price, but Drummond is in the final year of his contract. He’ll be an unrestricted free agent this summer, meaning the Bulls could lose him for nothing.

If there was an offer for two second-round picks, or even one, before the deadline, Chicago should have been willing to take the best deal available.

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Report: Bulls’ asking price for Andre Drummond revealed at deadline

The asking price for Chicago Bulls big man Andre Drummond at the deadline has been revealed.

The trade deadline has come and gone, and the Philadelphia 76ers made their move by bringing in Buddy Hield and Cam Payne. The two are expected to provide a number of good things for Philadelphia such as shooting and playmaking.

However, the Sixers were looking to add to their backup big man depth with Joel Embiid sidelined until March at the earliest. Paul Reed and Mo Bamba have done a serviceable job filling in for Embiid, but a guy such as Chicago Bulls big man Andre Drummond, for example, would have been a great pickup.

However, it appears the asking price was too high. Per HoopHype’s Michael Scotto, the Bulls were asking for a great deal in return for Drummond:

The 76ers believed they had a trade done to acquire Bulls center Andre Drummond before Chicago pulled out of talks hours before the deadline, league sources told HoopsHype. The Bulls wanted three second-round picks for Drummond, league sources said. For context, the Nets acquired three second-round picks in the three-team Royce O’Neale trade.

It is surprising the Bulls asked for that much. Drummond has been very good for Chicago, averaging 8.1 points and 8.6 rebounds coming off the bench, but he will be a free agent in the offseason. There isn’t any real reason the Bulls asked for that much in exchange.

It’s also smart of Daryl Morey to not give up that much for Drummond. The Sixers can continue to lean on Reed and Bamba until Embiid is ready to return.

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