{"id":1608,"date":"2016-10-16T12:26:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T16:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=1608"},"modified":"2016-10-16T12:26:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-16T16:26:33","slug":"michael-carter-williams-traded-bulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2016\/10\/16\/michael-carter-williams-traded-bulls\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Michael Carter-Williams Traded to Chicago Bulls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Rookie of the Year<\/strong> award winner\u00a0Michael Carter-Williams<\/a><\/strong> has reportedly been traded to the Chicago Bulls<\/strong><\/a>. Bulls small forward Tony Snell<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has been sent to\u00a0the Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong> in exchange for Carter-Williams. This is already the second time that Carter-Williams has been traded in his three-year NBA<\/strong> career.<\/p>\n

The deal was confirmed by Jeff Goodman<\/strong> of ESPN.com<\/strong> on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Michael Carter-Williams Traded to the Chicago Bulls\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Carter-Williams, 25, has had some highs and some lows in his NBA career. After having a good rookie year, the future looked bright for Carter-Williams. In the two seasons since that rookie year, however, Carter-Williams has struggled to stay healthy. He’s played just\u00a0120 games in the\u00a0last two seasons,\u00a0leading to\u00a0Carter-Williams being traded twice in his young career.<\/p>\n

Last season, Carter-Williams averaged 11.5 points, 5.2 assists, and 5.1 rebounds per game in just 54 games.<\/p>\n

The Bulls made this deal because the team is looking for a solid backup for Rajon Rondo<\/a><\/strong>. On the other hand, the\u00a0Bucks<\/a>\u00a0added Snell to help out on the\u00a0wing.\u00a0Milwaukee\u00a0lost starter Kris Middleton<\/strong><\/a> to a long-term injury, so Snell adds necessary depth. Middleton is a key<\/a> player for the Bucks. The injury has led to\u00a0the Bucks adding<\/a> both Snell and Michael Beasley<\/a><\/strong> in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

With the addition of Carter-Williams, the Bulls have added another good player. However,\u00a0Carter-Williams also brings problems. The Bulls lack three-point shooters; Carter-Williams simply cannot shoot the three ball. Last season, Carter Williams shot just\u00a027.3\u00a0percent\u00a0from beyond the arc. Chicago’s last remaining reliable three-point shooters are\u00a0forwards\u00a0Nikola Mirotic<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Doug McDermott<\/a><\/strong>. But with both McDermott and Mirotic set to come off the bench, the Bulls starting line-up <\/a>seems\u00a0to have little to no three-point shooting.<\/p>\n

Head coach Fred Hoiberg<\/a><\/strong> enters the season on the hot seat<\/a>. The Bulls missed the playoffs last season, finishing with a record of 42-40. Hoiberg has a difficult season ahead<\/a>, as the Bulls\u00a0try\u00a0to make it back to the NBA playoffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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