Chicago Bulls Receive: G/F Evan Fournier, G Derrick Rose, 2023 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2025 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2027 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2028 First-Round Pick (Swap – NYK)
New York Knicks Receive: G Zach LaVine
Of course, the Bulls just re-signed LaVine to a huge contract extension. Is there any precedent for a team re-signing a star player, only to trade him the following season?
There is. Get ready for a history lesson. We’re going to tell you all about Blake Griffin’s time with the Los Angeles Clippers.
For our younger readers: the Clippers, for a long time, were a laughing stock. Throughout the 90s and early 00s, They were regularly among the worst teams in the NBA. Then, Griffin, along with Chris Paul, changed their fortunes.
Suddenly, the Clippers were “lob city”. While they stayed in the mix for an NBA title for a long time throughout the 10s, they never climbed that mountain. Eventually, Paul had enough, forcing a trade to the Houston Rockets.
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The Clippers remained intent on retaining Griffin, even throwing a jersey retirement ceremony in hopes of convincing him to re-sign. It worked, and in the summer of 2018, Griffin committed to the franchise.
A few months later, they traded him to the Detroit Pistons anyway. Could the Bulls give LaVine the same treatment?
