As the Chicago Bulls continue to look for a Jabari Parker trade, the team is trying to package either Robin Lopez or Justin Holiday along with him, according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune.
Jabari Parker is no longer in the Bulls' playing rotation and his representation has reportedly been working with Chicago's front office to find a trade that will get Parker out of The Windy City.
Both Robin Lopez and Justin Holiday are in the final years of their deal, and since the Bulls are in rebuild mode, moving one of the two veterans would make sense, both financially and basketball wise.
A league source said the Bulls have tried to package the benched Parker’s expiring deal with at least one of Holiday and Lopez in preliminary talks with some teams
In 30 games this season, Robin Lopez is averaging 6.0 points and 2.6 rebounds while shooting 50.3 percent from the field. The big man is making $14.4 million this season. His playing time has been reduced since the Bulls have been playing rookie center Wendell Carter Jr. more minutes.
Justin Holiday, meanwhile, is averaging 11.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game for Chicago and shooting 38.8 percent overall, 36.2 percent from beyond the arc and 89.1 percent from the free-throw line. The 6-foot-6 shooting guard is earning $4.4 million this year.
Jabari Parker, who is making a whopping $20 million this season, averaged 15.2 points and 6.9 rebounds in the 29 games he appeared in with the Bulls. There's no doubt he can score the basketball, but Parker has been atrocious on defense this season, the main reason why head coach Jim Boylen isn't playing him anymore.
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