Atlanta Hawks Receive: G Zach LaVine
Oklahoma City Thunder Receive: F Danilo Gallinari, 2023 First-Round Pick (ATL), 2025 First-Round Pick (ATL), 2026 First-Round Pick (Swap – CHI), 2027 First-Round Pick (ATL), 2027 First-Round Pick (CHI)
Chicago Bulls Receive: G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
This feels more like a Sam Presti deal.
Gallinari might not be excited for his second tour of duty with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Maybe they buy him out, or maybe he gets an extended, $21.4 million dollar vacation. Again: business in the NBA.
On the other hand, the Thunder get a pile of picks in this package, and most of them aren’t even swaps. If anything would tempt Presti to move on from his star guard, this is the package.
Meanwhile, LaVine heads to Atlanta to team up with Trae Young. It’ll be the league’s best offensive, and worst defensive backcourt. It’ll at least be a lot of fun.
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Finally, Gilgeous-Alexander takes his place in Chicago. It’s hard to say what else the franchise does from here. They’d have an aging DeMar DeRozan alongside a youth movement in SGA, Williams, Caruso, and co. One thing that he’ll likely enjoy in his new duds? They’ll be trying to win.
