Chicago Bulls Add Former NBA Champ To Roster

 

The Chicago Bulls have been searching for a big body to add to their roster for much of the season. Today, it's being reported that they will add a player in Jordan Bell who not only has a championship ring to his credit, but has also been one of the top performers in the G League this season. 

Bell actually started one game in the 2019 Finals for the Golden State Warriors, having won a ring the year before. He's only 26 years old. 

The Chicago Bulls are planning to sign F/C Jordan Bell to a 10-day hardship deal, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Bulls drafted Bell in the second round of the 2017 NBA Draft before trading him to Golden State.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 29, 2021

Playing for the Santa Cruz Warriors, Bell leads the G League in rebounding at 12.8, while scoring 10.8 points per game, and distributing at a very high rate for a big man, averaging 4.4 assists. According to an ESPN report, the 6'8" PF/C brings "versatility, energy and smarts" to any roster.

It's sort of a homecoming for Bell, as he was actually drafted by the Bulls in the 2nd round of the 2017 NBA Draft before being sold to the Warriors for "cash considerations."

Bell then rubbed it in in his first game against the Bulls as a member of the Warriors.

Jordan Bell confirms he rubbed it into the Bulls during starting lineup intros by rubbing hands together like money: “I wanted to see how cash considerations was doing over there.”

— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) November 25, 2017

Bell posted an all-around game against the team that drafted him, with 7 points, 6 rebounds, 6 blocks and 4 assists. 

No hard feelings, apparently, as the Bulls are ready to give him a shot for real this time, on a hardship deal. 

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