Bulls head coach Billy Donovan announced that forward Chandler Hutchison has tested positive for COVID-19, ESPN’s Eric Woodyard writes.
Hutchison is currently in Washington, D.C., where Chicago beat the Wizards on Thursday. In addition to Hutchison, the Bulls were without Lauri Markkanen, Ryan Arcidiacono and Tomas Satoransky for Friday’s tilt against the Bucks under the NBA’s health and safety protocols.
“He’s going through the NBA safety and protocols,” Donovan said of Hutchinson.
This is not the Bulls’ first encounter with COVID-19 this season. Noah Vonleh tested positive during the preseason and was subsequently released. Guard Garrett Temple confirmed he tested positive in late November.
Hutchison, 24, has appeared in four games for Chicago this season, averaging 3.3 PPG and 4.3 RPG off the bench. He will have to clear the league’s safety and protocols before returning, which includes a quarantine period and producing several negative COVID-19 tests.
It looks like those league protocols are useful after all and not just a conspiracy to put the Rockets a couples of games behind everyone else.
But what about building team chemistry with all those new teammates harden isn’t going to pass to anyway..?
Isn’t Harden like top 10 triple doubles all time? That includes assists so…yeah I think he can pass.
If you come here just to bash Harden at least come up with something original (and factual) to say. I’ll wait…
I apologize. I didn’t realize you were so sensitive.
Don’t worry being sensitive and being smarter than u r not mutually exclusive.
Another day, another dunk lol
I don’t tend to equate people too lazy to write out the words “you” and “are” as smarter than anyone. But that’s just me.
Even more damning for rodgers ^
If we’re discussing a real Harden deal for Chicago
Harden
PJ Tucker
Lavine
Thad Young 2022 team option TBD
Satornsky 2022 team option TBD
WCJ 4th year player TBD
Future 1st top 10 protected 2023
Future 2nd round pick unprotected 2024
Future unprotected 2025 pick
White
Harden
OPJ
Tucker
Gafford
Wall
Lavine
Gordon
Wood
WCJ
SMH I forgot Markkanen would be the stretch 4, then Tucker is the 3. OPJ off the bench. My fault.
Houston would never accept that package for Harden alone let alone Harden and Tucker.
A better package for the two would be
Porter
White
Markkanen
Carter
along with 1sts in 22, 24, & 26
Anything less and Houston will probably just keep Harden and muddle along.
White in untouchable. Harden already had massive baggage and is a notorious coach killer. I would do that deal and replace White with LaVine, and make those picks Top 10 protected until 2026.
When you are a mediocre team trading for a top 5 player in the game, there is pretty much no one that is untouchable.
Plus any team trading for Harden is not likely to be picking in the top 10, so I don’t think protections are that important.