Chicago Bulls Receive: F Julius Randle, 2022 First-Round Pick (No. 11 – NYK), 2023 First-Round Pick (MIA)
Miami Heat Receive: G/F DeMar DeRozan
New York Knicks Receive: G Tyler Herro, G/F Duncan Robinson
The Chicago Bulls face tremendous uncertainty heading into this summer. With Zach LaVine hitting unrestricted free agency, there’s no telling what their roster may look like in 2022-23.
If LaVine skips town, the Bulls ought to at least entertain the possibility of shipping out their veterans. They should specifically consider dealing DeMar DeRozan. The veteran had a career year in 2021-22, so his value ought to be high.
Here, the Bulls land two first-round picks in exchange for the scorer. That’s about as much value as they’re going to get for a 32-year-old. If 2021-22 was a career year for DeRozan, the safe money is on it being viewed as such a decade from now when he’s retired.
This trade finds him reuniting with close friend and former teammate Kyle Lowry in South Beach. DeRozan’s fit alongside Jimmy Butler is, admittedly, not the cleanest. They’re both weak three-point shooters who thrive with the ball in their hands.
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Consider this a bet that they’ll make it work. With the expectations they’d set by teaming up, there’d be too much on the line not to.
