Tag: Torrey Craig

Torrey Craig predicted as most likely Bulls free agent to leave

It seems likely that Torrey Craig will move on from the Chicago Bulls.

The Chicago Bulls have a few guys who could end up leaving in free agency this year. Aaron Kellerstrass of Pippen Ain’t Easy wrote an article predicting the likelihood of each of them coming back. He believes that Torrey Craig only has a 10% chance of returning to Chicago – the lowest percentage of the bunch.

“Craig can opt out of the final year of his deal and hit free agency,” wrote Kellerstrass. “He has to make his decision by June 29th and is likely waiting to size up his options. At 33-years-old, Craig may look for a better situation for minutes and/or a run at a title, or he could opt out in search of one last multi-year deal.

“Craig can likely get more from some other team and the Bulls may let him.”

During his time in Chicago, Craig dealt with a ton of injuries, and he just doesn’t seem like a long-term part of the Bulls’ future.

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Mock trade sees Bulls land 21-year-old guard, draft pick for veteran

In a recent mock trade, the Chicago Bulls would snag Jaden Springer and a draft pick from the Boston Celtics.

As the Chicago Bulls look to reshape their roster this summer, bringing in more young players should be a top priority. They should be planning for the future rather than adding for the present. Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report recently proposed a mock trade that would see them move Torrey Craig to the Boston Celtics for Jaden Springer and the 30th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.

“A perennial contender looking perhaps as strong as ever, the Celtics have no incentive to even consider making a significant move this summer,” Buckley wrote. “Even this could be more than they want to stomach, as they sound legitimately interested in Springer’s defense and could see this draft pick as a way to help balance their pricey payroll.

“Then again, if Jrue Holiday, Payton Pritchard and Derrick White are all on the roster, this backcourt could be too crowded to work Springer into the rotation. The same holds true for whichever player Boston would target at No. 30. Regardless of position, it would be tough for a rookie to log meaningful minutes for this club next season. Craig may not have that problem, though. He’s a shapeshifting defender who has shot at least 39 percent from three in back-to-back seasons. That archetype fits everywhere in the modern league and could look especially enticing in Boston, where the wing rotation thins out in a hurry behind Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.”

Adding Springer’s defensive play and a draft pick would be a solid haul for Craig.

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How should we grade the seasons of Coby White, Jevon Carter, and Torrey Craig with the Chicago Bulls?

White perhaps out of all of them had the best individual season in terms of results and growth, but Craig and Carter had flashes as well.

How should we grade the seasons of Coby White, Jevon Carter, and Torrey Craig with the Chicago Bulls in 2023-24? The trio of Bulls players may not have collectively had the season with the Bulls we had hoped they would, but there are things to point to for all three among positives and negatives both.

White perhaps out of all of them had the best individual season in terms of results and growth, but Craig and Carter had flashes as well when healthy. To talk it over on a recent episode of their show, the hosts of the “Locked On Bulls” podcast, Haize and Pat the Designer, took some time to dive into their respective play in Chicago’s 2023-24 campaign.

They also compare the short-term future of the Bulls with the Chicago Sky.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear their thoughts on White, Craig, and Carter with the Bulls this season.

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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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The Chicago Bulls are starting to feel the pinch of the injury bug

The Bulls were hoping that internal development and improving health might have them in the mix for the play-in tournament.

The Chicago Bulls are starting to feel the pinch of the injury bug again after a few healthy weeks. Word is that veteran forward Torrey Craig is going to miss at least two to four weeks with a knee injury. Craig has not been back long since returning from another injury earlier in the season, just as the Bulls’ front office was hoping that internal development and improving health might have them in the mix for the play-in tournament.

Now, new and additional injury intel is percolating through the Chicago media landscape, with forward Patrick Williams being put on the injury list as well. Williams evidently cannot run at the moment due to his own malady below the belt, which is sort of a required component of playing NBA basketball.

“Locked On Bulls” cohost Pat The Designer sat down and held a magnifying glass to the situation in light of the front office’s decisions at the trade deadline.

Check it out above!

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Several Chicago Bulls get updated overall player ratings for NBA 2K24

And despite how this season has been going might make you think, they are mostly for the better!

The NBA has put the All-Star Game and All-Star Week festivities behind them as the Chicago Bulls and the rest of the league gears up for the stretch run. But there is at least one other annual update to consider for fans of the video game version of the Association.

The folks who keep the NBA 2K franchise running smoothly and up-to-date on the state of the play (and players) of the league have updated overall player ratings around the Association. Those updates include a number of players on the Chicago Bulls roster (and most of them are for good), reflecting internal development on the team.

So, with that in mind, let’s take a look at which Bulls saw their player ratings change with the new update.

Breaking news: Bulls’ Torrey Craig to miss 4-6 weeks with a knee injury

The Chicago Bulls may just have to deal with the NBA’s 2023-24 season being a snakebit one.

The Chicago Bulls may just have to deal with the NBA’s 2023-24 season being a snakebit one in terms of injuries. We are hearing word that veteran forward Torrey Craig now needs to miss between two and four weeks with a knee injury starting to percolate through the NBA media sphere.

The Bulls could simply elect to ride out the season with the players they have already on the roster, or they could sign a buyout candidate or 10-day guy to help out while Craig heals up. They could also consider leaning into one of their two way players to fill the gap as the team tries to fight its way into the NBA’s 2024 play-in tournament.

The host of the “Chicago Bulls Central” podcast, Haize, took some time on a recent episode to talk us through what the Craig injury means for the Bulls plans for the rest of the 2023-24 season.

Check it out above!

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DeMar DeRozan discusses how much Bulls miss injured players

Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan recently discussed how much they miss their injured players.

The Chicago Bulls have pulled their way back into the Play-In Tournament, which is impressive, considering they started the year 5-14. Perhaps more impressive, however, is the fact that they’ve performed so well with so many of their core players sidelined with various injuries.

Zach LaVine hasn’t played in a game since November 28, Nikola Vucevic has missed a string of games, and Torrey Craig has missed some time as well. With them absent, DeMar DeRozan and Coby White have had to carry a heavy load, which is no easy feat. Luckily for Chicago, they’ve been doing a great job and have kept the Bulls in the win column.

After the Bulls’ 116-110 loss to the New York Knicks, DeRozan spoke about how much they miss the players who have been out. (H/t Sam Smith of NBA.com)

“Not to make an excuse, but we miss a lot of critical guys at a critical time,” DeRozan said. “We’ve all been doing our part, hold down the fort as best as we can. But it’s come to the point where we’re missing other guys that can contribute, more bodies that we can throw out there. We need the rest of the troops, that type of feeling. We’ve been competing our butts off, but those stints like tonight. That’s when you wish you had a guy out there like Vooch [Vucevic], TC [Craig], Zach [LaVine] to kind of shift the game a little bit for us.”

The Bulls have been playing well, but they could use some reinforcements sooner rather than later.

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