Los Angeles Lakers Receive: G Lonzo Ball, G Alex Caruso, F Patrick Williams, 2023 First-Round Pick (POR via CHI)
Chicago Bulls Receive: F/C Anthony Davis
Historians of recent NBA events will probably laugh at this proposal. Get your chuckles out now, and then proceed.
Yes, Lonzo Ball was a key part of the trade that brought Davis to LA in the first place, and yes, Caruso left the Lakers to join the Bulls in free agency. There is an obvious irony in the Lakers trading Davis for two pieces they already had, sans Brandon Ingram.
Circumstances change. When the Lakers landed Davis, LeBron James was a few years younger. They hadn’t made the mistake of trading for Russell Westbrook yet. They were a sleeping giant preparing to wake up.
More significantly, Davis hadn’t spent the past two seasons on and off the injury list.
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He has not looked like the former MVP candidate we know and love in recent years, and at 29, he could be the type of big man that’s due for an early career regression.
Can the Bulls afford to invest so much in a player who fits that description?