The Chicago Bulls have made a number of moves this offseason as they try and build a championship roster and after adding Pau Gasol, the team is looking at free agent E'Twaun Moore and this comes after the team previously offered a trade with Taj Gibson and Doug McDermott for Kevin Love that was rejected by the wolves and now the team is looking for more support for Derrick Rose.
According to Pro Basketball Talk, Moore is a target for the team as a reserve on the bench and that comes as the Cleveland Cavaliers have also looked at Moore as a bench option. The team also has Kirk Hinrich and Aaron Brooks as well as Jimmy Butler and Tony Snell and that gives the Bulls a deep team this season. Brooks averaged 9.0 points and 3.2 assists a game last season while playing with the Nuggets and Rockets and he could be very important if Derrick Rose needs rest or time off while coming back from his injuries.
Moore likely won't play much, but he adds yet another solid option for the team off the bench and adds depth overall to the roster. The team already added Aaron Brooks and he will be a nice upgrade over DJ Augustin, who was the backup for Derrick Rose last season. Moore averaged just six points and two rebounds per game last season, but that was in limited minutes and he has the chance to be a solid reserve.
The Bulls were one of the teams in the mix for Kevin Love and they were battling with the Cleveland Cavaliers for Love and now he is on his way to Ohio. The Bulls made a solid push and they offered Taj Gibson, Doug McDermott and Nikola Mirotic, but the Timberwolves felt that the Cavaliers deal with Andrew Wiggins was a better option. The Bulls were originally one of the teams looking at Love before dropping out and they made that late push to try and snag the deal.
The Bulls feel they have a strong team coming back for this season and adding Pau Gasol to the mix really changes things for the team. Carlos Boozer was hit with the amnesty clause this offseason and he was a productive player for the minutes he played, but at his salary he was a liability. Gasol gives the team a massive upgrade on both ends of the floor and he should be able to make up and expand upon what Boozer did last season.
