Clippers Rumors: Kris Dunn Eyed by LA After Bulls Don't Issue Qualifying Offer

The Los Angeles Clippers are reportedly interested in guard Kris Dunn after K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports reported that the Chicago Bulls don't intend on extending him a qualifying offer. 

Johnson added that the Bulls do intend to extend a qualifying offer to wing Denzel Valentine. 

That qualifying offer would have been for $7 million, an expensive price to pay for a player who averaged 7.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game last season, shooting just 25.9 percent from three in 51 contests.

Granted, Dunn does offer solid perimeter defense, but if the Bulls have other plans at guard (perhaps with the No. 4 overall pick) moving on from Dunn makes sense, with Coby White and Zach LaVine looking like the current future of the team's backcourt. 

The Clippers would be an interesting suitor, considering their primary need is a true point guard to run the offense. Dunn wouldn't fit that need. Plus, in Patrick Beverley, Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers have a number of excellent perimeter and on-ball defenders. It's fair to question if Dunn's inability to space the floor and his mediocre playmaking would be the most natural fit. 

Granted, you can never have too many wings, and Dunn seems like his future role will be as an off-ball cutter on offense and defensive specialist down the other end. If the Clippers want to smother teams defensively, he'd be a good addition, even if he won't offer nearly as much offensively. 

Regardless, he should have several interested teams to choose from in free agency. At just 26, he's entering his prime years, and his athleticism and defense will make him a good addition for contending teams.