![]() He's making high-IQ plays with the pass, hitting nifty floaters on drives, and draining tough 3s. Is he worth it? Maybe.ĭenzel Valentine looks back on track after missing all of last season. The Sixers should be able to get him for pennies on the dollar, maybe even in a straight-up deal for Zhaire Smith. But that’s out of my control, so I’m not about to let it make not happy every day.” “I’m definitely not happy about it,” Valentine told the Chicago Sun-Times. He recently fell out of favor with Bulls coach Jim Boylen who dropped him out of the rotation, a move that didn’t sit well with Valentine. ![]() The 26-year-old has struggled with knee and ankle injuries since being taken 14th overall in the 2016 NBA draft. He is only averaging 5.8 points in 12.2 minutes per game for the Bulls but it’s not all his fault. Johnson, the Sixers and Grizzlies are two possible landing spots for Valentine. He’s definitely worth a look.Īccording to NBC Sports Chicago’s K.C. But Denzel Valentine is available and the Sixers may be able to acquire him on the cheap. Although teams have reportedly called the Bulls about their leading scorer. The Sixers may be interested in acquiring a first-round draft pick who plays in Chicago. We can’t have any more boneheaded plays to close games if we want to be in a play-in game.Bulls guard Denzel Valentine has fallen out of favor with the coaching staff in Chicago. The Bulls are pushing for the 10th seed and have a tough schedule ahead. Valentine needs to put himself back into his normal role as a bench guard and not the team’s savior. Sports Analytics 24/7 January 31, 2020įeel free to make your own judgment here. Valentine just released a new EP on Valentine’s day this year and in case you haven’t heard his rap have a listen. So why not talk about stuff off the court that will also anger Bulls fans. Valentine’s on the court play has made Bulls fans frustrated and upset. It backfired just like his rap career did and you can believe Bulls fans all over are bringing that up. Clearly, in this game, he was trying to be the hero and it backfired. He’s averaged 17.6 minutes per game in 55 games. I wouldn’t expect to see a change in Valentine’s minutes after this. Bulls fans would have loved to see that timeout called but here we are. Officials told Donovan it wasn't granted b/c Valentine was in act of shootingĭonovan claims he tried calling a timeout but with just 5 seconds to get that timeout call in it apparently didn’t work out. Donovan was asked about Valentine’s ill-advised shot and he avoided the subject.īilly Donovan on Denzel Valentine's bad, wayward 3-point shot early in shot clock with 51 seconds left: "I was upset because I called timeout before the shot ever went up and I wasn't granted timeout." Obviously with LaVine out the Bulls needed additional guard play but even before that Valentine played in 55 of 60 games. If he didn’t then we wouldn’t see Valentine in games as much as we do and on the court towards the end of games. You can’t really argue that Donovan likes Valentine’s play. ![]() He has made quite a few boneheaded mistakes in his time with the Bulls.ĭenzel Valentine is the worst player in NBA history. Feel free to take a look through this thread and decide for yourself. While that seems to be quite the stretch he did provide a slew of examples where Valentine has messed up. Things got so heated on Twitter that one person was bold enough to say that Denzel Valentine is the worst player in NBA history. However, this certainly could be the nail in the coffin for many Bulls fans when it comes to Valentine. This is not the only time Bulls fans have been upset with Valentine’s play. They had some momentum after that missed shot and Valentine races up the court and shoots 5 seconds into the shot clock. The Bulls had clawed their way back into this game after being down 17 going into the fourth quarter. While there were other points in the game where the Bulls could have gotten back into it this was huge. You can hear the pain in the commentator’s voices after that shot went up. Yup, he chucked up an airball from three and gave the ball right back to the Heat. No no no no no no no no no no no no Denzel Valentine!!!!!!!! /l8yp4mroI9 ![]()
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