Chicago Bulls Receive: C Mo Bamba, G/F Malik Beasley, F/C Jarred Vanderbilt, G/F Austin Reaves, 2029 First-Round Pick (LAL), 2030 First-Round Pick (Swap – LAL) 

Los Angeles Lakers Receive: G/F Zach LaVine 

Alternatively, your team might not make the move you wanted. 

After all, an NBA team’s decisions are seldom black-and-white. Usually, there are grey areas to consider. What you think is best may not be what your team’s front office would prefer to do. 

For example, take the Lakers. This is another team that was heavily monitored at the deadline. Unlike the Bulls, they did make significant changes. 

They just didn’t necessarily make the ones everyone wanted. Plenty of fans thought the Lakers would trade more to receive more.

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Instead, they made a series of crafty moves to bring in several quality young players. 

With that said, if they miss the playoffs again this season, they may wish they’d done more. Would acquiring LaVine this summer be enough?