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February 8, 2019

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Inside Slant

This is pretty much it for a while

Friday, Feb 8

Just pretend the Bulls already signed a big free agent already. That's essentially how the Bulls look at the trade they made to bring forward Otto Porter Jr. to the team in exchange for Jabari Parker and Bobby Portis. Executive vice president John Paxson even said: "We're not in the position to go after the big names." So there you have it. Expect Robin Lopez to stick around, but don't expect changes on the Bulls bench, as Paxson also said the team "absolutely" expects to bring Jim Boylen back next season. Readers wasted no time firing questions at Bulls writer K.C. Johnson, be they about Porter or the obligatory "does the front office know what it's doing?" queries. All this talk of transactions and business terms is weighing on Phil Rosenthal, who's annoyed at what free agency has become.

Oh Zion

"If you don't pick Zion at No. 1, do you get run out of town?" Very possibly. So what is it about Duke's Zion Williamson that has Scottie Pippen calling him the best NBA prospect since Michael Jordan?

Status: Charging

Don't look now — wait, do look! — but the Blackhawks edged closer to a playoff spot Thursday by knocking off the Canucks in OT. And they've gotten a lot of help lately from Mr. Roller Coaster, aka goaltender Cam Ward.

Homegrown help

The pool that is Cubs pitching prospects is getting pretty shallow, and that lack of homegrown arms is a problem the Cubs vow they're going to fix. (They made no promises to sign Bryce Harper, in case you were wondering.)

Need for speed

It was in the Montreal suburb of Chateauguay that Corey Crawford found his passion. Hockey? OK, probably. But it's hard to rip a '69 Camaro on the ice.

Fasten your seat belts

Why roll up to training camp in a Maybach or Bentley when you could drive a "go-kart/car (with a) stick shift"? That's what Bears running back Tarik Cohen is thinking, anyway.

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