Chicago Bulls Receive: F/C Jaxson Hayes, G Kira Lewis Jr., 2024 First-Round Pick (LAL via NOP)
New Orleans Pelicans Receive: G/F DeMar DeRozan
On the other hand, not every NBA team is in a position to control their own fate.
Sure, you may have win-now aspirations. That doesn’t mean you’ll win. There will be competition, and by that virtue, some teams will not be able to rise above it.
Just look at the Chicago Bulls. When this team assembled its current core, they were hoping to contend.
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A trio of Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic, and DeRozan has plenty of star power.
It didn’t matter this season. The Bulls didn’t even make the playoffs. Now, they’re widely viewed as having one of the worst situations in the NBA.
Does this deal improve that situation?