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Knicks Trade Rumors: Latest buzz from around the NBA as of Dec. 27

By Maxwell Ogden

NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 13: Kent Bazemore #24 of the Atlanta Hawks reacts during the first half of a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on November 13, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 13: Kent Bazemore #24 of the Atlanta Hawks reacts during the first half of a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on November 13, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE, WI – DECEMBER 26: Nikola Mirotic #44 of the Chicago Bulls works against Malcolm Brogdon #13 of the Milwaukee Bucks during a game at the Bradley Center on December 26, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WI – DECEMBER 26: Nikola Mirotic #44 of the Chicago Bulls works against Malcolm Brogdon #13 of the Milwaukee Bucks during a game at the Bradley Center on December 26, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

Rumor: Nikola Mirotic Still Wants Out

Since Nikola Mirotic returned to the lineup, the Chicago Bulls have been a completely different team. After opening the season at 3-20, the Bulls won seven consecutive games, with Mirotic playing a featured role in all seven outings.

According to Joe Cowley of The Chicago Sun-Times, Mirotic’s representatives have informed the front office that the team’s recent success hasn’t changed that he wants to be traded.

"According to a Bulls source, Mirotic and his representatives have still made it known to the front office that he’d waive his no-trade clause if it meant being dealt to a playoff contender when he’s eligible to be moved in mid-January."

A recent winning streak inspired the belief that Mirotic would be willing to remain with the Bulls, but it appears as though his stance has changed.

Mirotic, who will turn 27 in February, signed a two-year deal worth $25 million this past offseason. The second of two years is a club option, thus giving whichever franchise he finishes 2017-18 with the right to either accept or decline the $12.5 million he’s owed.

That’s an appealing reality for rival executives, but the prevailing thought in many circles is that it may be worth waiting this situation out.

Mirotic doesn’t exclusively want out because the Bulls have hit the reset button. His desire to leave Chicago is also based on the fact that he and teammate Bobby Portis engaged in a fist fight prior to the regular season, which continues to impact his morale.

With Chicago maintaining that it won’t simply dump Mirotic for nothing, however, the New York Knicks will likely join 28 other organizations in waiting for the asking price to come down.

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