The Chicago Bulls and Robin Lopez are expected to soon discuss a contract buyout.

Lopez is on an expiring contract.

Lopez has been linked to the Golden State Warriors if he's bought out.

The Washington Wizards have agreed to trade Otto Porter Jr. to the Chicago Bulls for Bobby Portis, Jabari Parker and a 2023 second round pick.

Washington previously was reluctant to discuss a trade of Porter.

The Wizards will have a team option on Parker for 19-20.

The Los Angeles Lakers have discussed a deal involving Kentavious Caldwell-Pope moving to the Chicago Bulls for Jabari Parker, according to Brian Windhorst.

"Caldwell-Pope is available and has been floated out there for some spots. One place that they have talked to, now I’m not saying this deal is going to get done, but one place they have talked to is Chicago for Jabari Parker. … The Bulls really like Caldwell-Pope," said Windhorst on his "Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective" podcast. 

Caldwell-Pope, on a 1-year deal worth $12 million, would have to waive his no-trade clause to make the deal work. Parker, making $20 million this season, has a team option worth $20 million for next year. 

The Chicago Bulls will listen to trade offers for every player on their roster except Lauri Markkanen and Wendell Carter Jr., according to Zach Lowe.

Although Lowe does not expect the Bulls to trade Zach LaVine or Kris Dunn due to their high asking price. 

The Bulls recently traded for Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot from the Thunder, while waiving Carmelo Anthony to make roster space. 

The Chicago Bulls have waived Carmelo Anthony to open up a roster spot to acquire Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot from the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Anthony was never asked to report to the Bulls after they acquired him from the Rockets on January 22nd.

The Thunder will save $7.3 million off their luxury tax bill by trading Luwawu-Cabarrot. 

Jimmy Butler explained his confrontational nature during a recent episode of the Posted Up With Chris Haynes podcast.

“Damn right I'm confrontational. I am confrontational...I would be the first to tell you, I don't give a damn. I've always been like that. I haven’t said it all the time. I’ve always acted it though. Like if you know me and you’re around me, man, if you not around me everyday, I don’t give a damn what you say because you don’t know what I go through," said Butler.

Butler said he modeled his work ethic and approach to the game after Luol Deng.

Butler added that he doesn't care how he's perceived by other people and that he liked being misunderstood.

"If you just come be around me for X amount of hours, X amount of days, you’ll be like, ‘ah, I get it. I understand. I know a little bit about him. I know why he do what he do. I know why he think the way that he thinks. I know why he move the way that he move.’ But you’re not (around me.) You only see bits and pieces from what you get out of the media or from what somebody is telling you."

Carmelo Anthony stated that he's at a point in his life where he's looking for happiness.

"At this point, I just want to be happy. I think I've put myself in a good, peaceful mind state right now, [being] able to focus in on what I need to focus in on. And whatever's going to make me happy, then we're going to make it happen," said Anthony when discussing where he may end up in the future. 

Anthony was in attendance at Madison Square Garden to watch Dwyane Wade. He received a standing ovation when he was shown on the Jumbotron.

Wade added that Anthony was in a good place mentally. 

"Forget basketball. I just want to make sure that everything that's happened in the last year and a half, whatever, that his mental is OK and that's doing all right. He seems to be. Through our conversations, I can tell, the videos are sent in our group chat, I can tell all those things, that his spirit is up, that he's feeling better. Hopefully, [he'll get] an opportunity to come back out on this NBA floor, whether it's this year, whether it's next year, to continue to play this game that he loves and he's still good at," added Wade.

The Chicago Bulls announced that rookie Chandler Hutchison suffered a fracture right toe.

Hutchison will be in a walking boot for 2-4 weeks, and be re-evaluated after the All-Star break.

Hutchison became a starter after the Bulls traded Justin Holiday. He averaged 5.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. 

The Houston Rockets have traded Carmelo Anthony, the rights to Jon Diebler, and cash considerations to Chicago in exchange for the rights to Tadija Dragićević.

Dragićević (6-9, 247) was the 53rd overall pick by Utah in the 2008 NBA Draft. His rights were acquired by Chicago in 2014. Dragićević has played professionally in several countries during his career, most recently in Spain this season.

The Houston Rockets have agreed to trade Carmelo Anthony and cash to the Chicago Bulls.

The Rockets will save approximately $2.6 million towards the luxury tax with the move.

Anthony lasted only a few weeks with the Rockets before they parted ways.

Chicago will waive Anthony.