Chicago Bulls Receive: C James Wiseman, 2026 First-Round Pick (Top 5 Protected – GSW)
Golden State Warriors Receive: G/F Alex Caruso
On the other hand, if your team simply needs an energy guy, consider yourself lucky. They’re probably pretty good.
Generally, that archetype of a player is most valuable to contending teams. Quality role players are important, but they’re somewhat wasted on teams that have higher priority needs.
For example, look at the Chicago Bulls. They did not expect to be here. After assembling a cast featuring offensive stars like Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic, they must have hoped to have been an energy guy or two away from contention.
At 9-12, that has not been the case. This Bulls team has a lot of needs.
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Frankly, their problems run much deeper than any player like Caruso can solve.
Is this the right return for him?