According to Alex Kennedy of Hoopsworld.com, the Golden State Warriors have dealt PG C.J. Watson in exchange for a second round draft pick. As a restricted free agent, the Bulls will sign Watson to a 3 year $10.2 mil deal.
Coming off the bench, Watson will be asked to be the primary ball handler for 10-12 minutes a game so Derrick Rose can rest. He should also see some time at SG and replace Flip Murray as a scorer off the bench, which shouldn't be difficult. Last season with Golden State, Watson averaged 10.3 points, 2.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. He did a wonderful job in February and March filling in for the injured Monta Ellis, recording 9 straight games of 15 points or more.
The Bulls now have 10 roster spots filled, and will find 2 scrubs to ride the end of the bench, maybe F Samardo Samuels and PG John Lucas (both looked decent in the summer league). As of right now their depth chart looks like this:
PG - Derrick Rose, C.J. Watson
SG - Ronnie Brewer, Kyle Korver
SF - Luol Deng, James Johnson (Bust!)
PF- Carlos Boozer, Taj Gibson
C - Joakim Noah, Omer Asik
Unlike so many other teams, Chicago didn't overpay for a single one of their free agents. Considering Amare Stoudemire got $100 mil from the Knicks and Chris Bosh got $110 mil from the Heat, 5 years and $75 mil for Carlos Boozer seems like a remarkable bargain. GMs Gar Forman and John Paxson did the best job possible this summer after losing out on the "Big 3" of Bosh, James, and Wade. As I have previously posted, the Bulls will enter this season with high expectations and compete for the conference crown.
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