Bulls Trade Rumors: Robin Lopez, Justin Holiday 'Available All Day' Amid Rebuild
Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez and small forward Justin Holiday are reportedly "available all day, every day" in trade talks.
On Wednesday, K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune reported the Bulls are willing to move both of those players for the "right asset" following a 2-5 start to the 2018-19 NBA season.
Lopez has struggled to carve out a consistent niche in the rotation. He's averaged 3.7 points and 1.3 rebounds across three appearances while playing 17.7 minutes per game. He hasn't appeared in any of the team's last four contests.
The Stanford product expressed disappointment in not playing more regularly but said he realizes "we're trying to do what's best for the team right now," per Johnson.
"My teammates do the same for me," Lopez said Sunday. "When I'm out there playing, they support me. They root for me. I'd be a jackass not to be supportive of them. Whatever I can do to help the team, I'm going to do it."
He averaged a career-high 11.8 points for the Bulls last season.
Meanwhile, Holiday has continued to draw starts at the 3, but he's struggled with efficiency. While he's put up 11.1 points per game through seven appearances, he's shooting just 40.9 percent from the field. On the plus side, he's connected on 37 percent of this three-point attempts.
If the Bulls traded Lopez, 30, and Holiday, 29, Cristiano Felicio would become the oldest member of the roster at 26 years old. They already have the youngest average age in the NBA at 24.4, per RealGM.
Amid the trade speculation, Chicago will be back in action Wednesday night in a Halloween clash with the Denver Nuggets.
