Chicago Bulls Receive: G De’Anthony Melton, G/F Furkan Korkmaz, F Danuel House Jr., G/F Matisse Thybulle, G Jaden Springer, 2029 First-Round Pick (PHI)
Philadelphia 76ers Receive: G/F DeMar DeRozan
On the other hand, there are risks involved in building a super team.
In doing so, you’re forced to exhaust assets. That’s fine – if you build an NBA champion. Otherwise, you’re left a bunch of aging veterans and little to show for it.
The Chicago Bulls are perhaps the most recent team to fall victim to these problems. In assembling a core around Zach LaViine, Nikola Vucevic, and DeRozan, they attempted to build a super team.
At 15-19, this team looks anything but super.
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Perhaps they don’t have enough collective defense. On the other hand, maybe their stars are all too ball-dominant. Whatever the case may be, the Bulls are seen as candidates to blow up their core.
Is this a good return for DeRozan?