Bulls Reportedly Acquire Tomas Satoransky in Sign-and-Trade With Wizards
By Thomas Carannante
The initial free agency frenzy is over, but there are still plenty of quality players out there changing teams.
A few moves happened overnight and early this morning, including the Chicago Bulls acquiring Tomas Satoransky in a sign-and-trade with the Washington Wizards, according to reports.
Chicago has reached agreement on a sign-and-trade with Washington for guard Tomas Satoransky, league sources tell ESPN. Bulls are signing Satoransky to a three-year deal, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2019
Satoransky is expected to make $30 million on his new deal.
The point guard played in 80 games for the Wizards and started 54 of them, proving that he's a solid all-around offensive player, which is probably why the Bulls gave him a new three-year deal.
The 27-year-old averaged 8.9 points, 5.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 48.5% from the floor and 39.5% from 3-point range.
As for the Wiz, this move helps their cap situation.
Washington is right at $116M in salary after the three-year $25M Thomas Bryant signing. The room does not take into account the $5.9M Tomas Satoransky cap hold. The guard is a restricted free agent and a priority for Washington to bring back. The... https://t.co/uvQBGrWiWG
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) June 30, 2019
These two teams haven't been very active on free agency front, so perhaps this move sparks more acquisitions for them after disappointing campaigns that left them out of the playoffs.