The Baseline: Bulls newest drama and Unwritten NBA rules

With Christmas rapidly approaching we give our fans and listeners gifts weekly with our show. On this episode we discuss:

The Breakdown:

• The Chicago Bulls fired Fred Hoiberg. What is the current state of the Bulls after another coach has been dismissed? Who are the team’s leaders? Zach LaVine doesn’t seem thrilled with the state of the organization after getting embarrassed by the Celtics and his new coach.

The Drop:

• What are the unwritten rules of the NBA? Late game scoring, disrespectful acts after dunks…we discuss all that is supposedly taboo around the association.

• Three Team Trade: Bucks get George Hill, Jason Smith and Wizards 2021 2nd round pick, The Cavs received Matthew Dellavedova and center John Henson, along with 2021 first- and second-round draft picks from Milwaukee. The Wizards acquired Sam Dekker from Cleveland via Milwaukee and swapped second-round draft picks with Cleveland
• Goran Dragic returns for the Miami Heat
• Ish Smith out 3-6 weeks
• Carmelo Anthony to the Lakers..not so fast