Illini in the Pros (Basketball)

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phats22
illini510 said:
Dosunmu should be a Chicago Bull and Karnisovas is who we have to thank for screwing that up. The fact that he was out 2 months after making that trade tells you all you need to know about how much that guy didn't have a clue what he was doing. Would love to see Ayo re-sign with the Bulls in the offseason but starting to think that him getting a taste of playing with a competent organization will definitely impact his decision on where to sign in the future

The fact that AK never saw Ayo as a cornerstone for the future of the Bulls explains how moronic that guy truly was. All of us Illini fans have seen it for years now. Not a surprise to any of us yet AK clearly devalued him. All I can do is shake my head

I will stick to this opinion: The Bulls were one big man star away from being a competitive 4/5 seed caliber in the East. Between Giddey, Matas, Ayo, and Coby, they had the wings and the positional length and all they needed was a big man to complement that core 4 either through free agency or a trade
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haven't seen this discussed here but Mn acquired Ayo's Bird rights with the trade.

assuming they view this as a championship window they might be willing to push into luxury tax to do what it takes to resign Ayo
 
#305      
illiniguy24
Rocket City Illini said:
Ayo was one of the stars of the game. Great post game interview. Announcers really fawning over him. Super proud of that kid at the Jordan Brand store who picked us over Wake Forest. Great human being too.
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Extremely happy for him. Incredible job capitalizing on this opportunity on the big stage with the Wolves.

Amazing PR for us Illini fans and I can’t say enough how awesome it is that he played so well last night with Illini family in person
 
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