What do free agents look for when choosing a new team in the offseason?
The desires of each player are unique and based on his current circumstances, of course, and so teams do their best to cater their sales pitches directly to the player.
For example, you don't sell a four-year pro who has never been hurt on the training staff for hours and hours. That's for the 12-year veteran coming off a major injury who needs every ounce of help he can get.
Even with that in mind, though, the free-agency pitches all boil down to what can be reasonably guaranteed.
Usually, that means guaranteed money and a guaranteed contender. If a team can offer those two things, it'll be an attractive free-agent destination for about 95 percent of the available free agents.
The question is, will the Chicago Bulls be able to offer both of those things this offseason? Let's take a look.
Guaranteed Money
As it stands right now, the Bulls aren't in the position to be a major player in free agency. Next year's projected cap is $62.1 million, and the Bulls have $63 mill ...
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