Chicago Bulls Receive: G/F Talen Horton-Tucker

Los Angeles Lakers Receive: G Coby White

Just like teams rostering stars, every young player hopes to hit their ceiling as soon as possible in the NBA. Also as with star-studded rosters, it doesn’t always work out.

In fact, the rate of success is realistically lower. Building a successful NBA career is tough. There are many obstacles a young player may face. Sometimes, the team they’re drafted to ends up being one of them.

Perhaps the team selected them for pure upside, knowing the fit was questionable. In any event, the relationship between a player and a team isn’t always perfect.

Sometimes, a change of scenery will be necessary for a young player to reach their peak.

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Coby White and Talen Horton-Tucker might both be hoping that’s all they need. After all, both have fallen short of expectations throughout their young NBA careers so far.

Is it worth either of these sides’ time to swap one for the other?